Latin America

Thursday, January 26th 2017 - 07:27 UTC
Mexicans furious with Trump; president Peña Nieto considering dropping White House visit

When Donald J Trump called some Mexican immigrants rapists, threatened to deport millions of them and promised to build a wall to keep others out, Mexican officials counseled caution, saying it was merely bluster from an unlikely candidate who, if elected, would never follow through. However with only five days in office president Trump is making Mexicans furious.
Wednesday, January 25th 2017 - 07:35 UTC
Falklands and Argentine governments regret and repudiate damages at the Darwin cemetery

The governments of the Falkland Islands and Argentina have regretted and repudiated damaging actions at the Argentine cemetery in Darwin, while an investigation into the vandalizing has been launched by the Falklands Royal Police, RFIP.
Saturday, January 21st 2017 - 07:57 UTC
Mexican top officials will meet Trump administration to discuss bilateral relations next week

Mexican officials will hold meetings on January 25 and 26 with U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump's top aides in Washington, to discuss bilateral relations such as security, trade and migration, the government said in Mexico City.
Friday, January 20th 2017 - 20:05 UTC
Extradited drug lord El Chapo to face Brooklyn court on Friday

Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the Mexican drug lord who was recaptured last year after six months on the run, arrived in the U.S. Thursday night just hours after the Mexican attorney general's office confirmed he was being extradited to the United States, the Department of Justice announced.
Wednesday, January 18th 2017 - 11:46 UTC
OAS praises strength of US electoral process but observes campaign financing

The strength of U.S. democracy goes beyond the particularities of an electoral process, said the Organization of American States, OAS, Electoral Observation Mission to the recent general elections in the United States in the presentation of its final report to the Permanent Council. However it also underlined that the campaign financing is “the most deregulated in forty years”.
Tuesday, January 17th 2017 - 10:06 UTC
IMF downgrades Latin America prospects because of lesser growth in Brazil and Mexico

The International Monetary Fund has become more pessimistic about Latin America in the January economic outlook update. IMF is now forecasting regional GDP growth of just 1.2% in 2017, down from the 1.6% projection it made in October. It also lowered its 2018 estimate for Latin America by 0.1% to a revised projection of 2.1% expansion.
Monday, January 16th 2017 - 08:05 UTC
Ex president Lagos nominated as pre-candidate for Chilean November election

Ricardo Lagos, a leading opponent of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet who later went on to serve as president from 2000 to 2006, on Saturday accepted his party's nomination to run in the 2017 presidential election.
Friday, January 13th 2017 - 08:33 UTC
Lula da Silva is “preparing” to run for the presidency in 2018

Former Brazilian President Lula da Silva, confirmed Wednesday that “he is preparing” to run for the presidency in 2018, should it “be necessary.”
Tuesday, January 10th 2017 - 09:52 UTC
Tony Mason, ex Falklands' Tourist Board, named CEO Latin American Travel Association

Tony Mason has been appointed to the role of Chief Executive Officer for the Latin America Travel Association. He is the former Chief Executive Officer of the Falkland Islands Tourist Board. Mason will support the Chair, Byron Shirto and Executive Committee in the governance of the Association.
Friday, January 6th 2017 - 12:02 UTC
Haiti election results confirm Jovenel Moise as next president

The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (EOM/OAS) in Haiti welcomed the announcement of the final results of the presidential election held on November 20, 2016.