Latin America

Monday, January 22nd 2018 - 09:11 UTC
Crowd of 1.3 million at Pope's final Mass in Peru, contrasts with visit to Chile

More than one million people turned out Sunday for Pope Francis’ final Mass in Peru, giving him a warm and heartfelt farewell that contrasted sharply with the outcry he caused in neighboring Chile by accusing sex abuse victims of slandering a bishop.
Saturday, January 20th 2018 - 09:33 UTC
Francis blasts corruption, calls for greater transparency in public entities, private sector, and... the Church

Pope Francis made a forceful call to combat corruption in Peru, calling it a social “virus” a month after the Andean nation’s president pardoned a former autocratic leader who had been jailed for graft and human rights abuses.
Saturday, January 20th 2018 - 08:16 UTC
Francis strongly sides with indigenous peoples and calls the Amazon, God's “holy ground”

From deep in the Amazon rainforest, Pope Francis demanded on Friday that corporations stop their relentless extraction of timber, gas and gold from God's “holy ground,” and called on governments to recognize the indigenous peoples living there as the primary forces in determining its future.
Thursday, January 18th 2018 - 10:23 UTC
Francis calls on Mapuches to shun violence, which “turns a most just cause into a lie”

Pope Francis urged Chile’s indigenous Mapuche people on Wednesday to shun violence, saying unity was the best weapon against “the deforestation of hope,” as they struggle to defend their culture and reclaim ancestral lands.
Wednesday, January 17th 2018 - 22:37 UTC
Falklands' lawmaker in Guyana to discuss self determination and border controversies

Falkland Islands lawmaker MLA Ian Hansen made on Wednesday a courtesy call on Guyana's Minister of State Joseph Harmon at his office in the Ministry of Presidency, in Georgetown, the country's capital.
Wednesday, January 17th 2018 - 09:32 UTC
Hard times in Cuba: electricity and fuel cuts, slashed imports and payments to suppliers delayed

Cuba has not provided a detailed breakdown of key economic activity in its annual statistical abstract for the first time this century, leaving would-be investors more in the dark than usual about the cenrtralized-run economy.
Wednesday, January 17th 2018 - 08:37 UTC
Uruguayan farmers surprise government and take to the roads to protest fiscal policies

Uruguayan farmers with their tractors, harvesters, trucks, vans and on horseback took to the roads to protest the cost of fuel, power, increased taxes and an over bloated national budget and bureaucracy which they blame for making several farm activities unprofitable, and have had an overall negative impact for the different camp activities.
Monday, January 15th 2018 - 02:41 UTC
Francis arrives in Chile to a divided church with threats of violence and protests over abuses allegations

Pope Francis' trip to South America is supposed to be all about peace, unity and hope. But the pontiff could also be welcomed with protests, threats of violence and controversy over allegations of abuses by the Catholic Church. Argentina born Francis comes to his home continent for a two-country, six-city apostolic visit that starts in Chile this Monday and ends in Peru a week later.
Sunday, January 7th 2018 - 09:01 UTC
Released Fujimori calls to set aside “grudges”; anticipation of an alliance with Kuczynski?

Recently pardoned former president Alberto Fujimori called for Peruvians on Saturday to set aside their “grudges” in order to unite against violence and crime, appealing to his right-wing political base two days after being freed from prison by a presidential pardon.
Sunday, January 7th 2018 - 08:14 UTC
Chaos in Venezuela as shops are ordered to cut prices to last month's levels

Mobs gathered outside some Caracas supermarkets on Saturday after the government ordered shops to slash prices, creating chaos as desperate Venezuelans leapt at the chance to buy cheaper food as the country’s worsening economy causes severe shortages.