Latin America

• Friday, December 2nd 2022 - 09:50 UTC

  Dispute between Chile and Bolivia over Silala settled by ICJ ruling

  

  The International Court of Justice (ICJ) Thursday announced a ruling validating Chile's claim that the Silala River is an international waterway and calling both parties to cooperate in the preservation of the natural resources in the area.

• Thursday, December 1st 2022 - 10:50 UTC

  US blocks sugar imports from Dominican Republic, claiming abusive labor conditions

  

  Imports of crude sugar from a company in the Dominican Republic will be blocked at all U.S. ports after the alleged use of forced labor in its production, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced this week.

• Wednesday, November 30th 2022 - 10:16 UTC

  Foreign investment in Latin America still below pre-pandemic levels

  

  Despite a 40.7% growth from 2021, Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) in Latin America continue to be below the levels recorded before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report released Tuesday in Santiago by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).

• Tuesday, November 29th 2022 - 22:42 UTC

  New impeachment request filed against Peruvian President

  

  The Peruvian Congress presented on Tuesday a request to dismiss president Pedro Castillo Terrones, for his alleged “moral incapacity” to hold office for the third time since he arrived the office, 16 months ago.

• Tuesday, November 29th 2022 - 10:50 UTC

  Ecuadorian poultry farm detected to have cases of bird flu

  

  Ecuadorian authorities have activated an epidemiological encirclement following a surge in cases of avian influenza. The first confirmation stemmed from a poultry production farm in the Andean province of Cotopaxi thanks to controls by the Agency for Regulation and Phytosanitary and Zoosanitary Control (Agrocalidad), the Agriculture and Livestock Ministry said.

• Tuesday, November 29th 2022 - 10:19 UTC

  BP awarded contract by Guyana to market its share of oil from two platforms

  

  UK's British Petroleum has been awarded a contract to market Guyana's share of oil produced at the Liza Destiny and Liza Unity platforms, reports Oilprice. With 11 billion barrels found to date, Guyana is home to one of the largest oil discoveries over the last decade.

• Tuesday, November 29th 2022 - 10:01 UTC

  Chile targets Brazil to promote and expand exports

  

  Chile is renewing its strategy to increase and diversify exports to the largest economy and market in South America. Spearheaded by ProChile, an arm of the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the plan is to expand its network in Brazil with new offices in Brasília and Belo Horizonte.

• Tuesday, November 29th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Peru's President lands in Chile for bilateral talks

  

  Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones and his entourage landed in Santiago on an official tour during which he is to participate in the IV Peru-Chile Binational Cabinet, among other engagements.

• Monday, November 28th 2022 - 10:30 UTC

  With no reelection possible, Mexican president begins preparing his party to continue ruling

  

  The debate on amendments to the electoral legislation and electoral authority in Mexico, sponsored by president Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador and strongly criticized by the opposition has led to an unprecedented dispute on the streets of Mexico City.

• Monday, November 28th 2022 - 09:57 UTC

  Peru's Judiciary Chief fails to hold appeasement meeting between President, Congress

  

  Peru's Chief Justice Elvia Barrios Saturday urged President Pedro Castillo Terrones and Congress Speaker José Williams to promote dialogue between the two branches of government and put an end to the political crisis that the country is going through.