Latin America

Saturday, August 26th 2023 - 23:24 UTC
Argentina set out to replace gas imports from Bolivia

Argentine authorities Friday launched the bidding process for the reversal of a pipeline so far used to import gas from bordering Bolivia in a move to supply the country's northern provinces with Vaca Muerta's output, it was reported.
Wednesday, August 23rd 2023 - 07:30 UTC
Panama Canal limits transit of vessels because of a severe drought

On both sides of the Panama Canal, fleets of ships find themselves immobilized, delayed by weeks as waterway authorities have slowed traffic to conserve water amid a severe drought. A report from the Brazilian news agency O-Globo gives a detailed picture of what is happening.
Tuesday, August 22nd 2023 - 10:29 UTC
Ecuador voted to ban mining and oil drilling in an Amazon national park

The Ecuadorian electorate voted on Sunday against oil drilling, according to results of an election-day referendum published early Monday. Voters were asked whether to ban mining in the highlands and further oil drilling in Yasuni National Park in the Amazon.
Monday, August 21st 2023 - 11:30 UTC
Elections in Ecuador: González and Noboa advance to runoff

Luisa González of former President Rafel Correa's Revolucion Ciudadana (RC) was the most-voted candidate in Sunday's elections in Ecuador marred by last week's murder of Movimiento Construye's (MC) hopeful Fernando Villavicencio.
Monday, August 21st 2023 - 11:25 UTC
Uruguayan-born Bernardo Arévalo de León wins Guatemalan elections

Uruguayan-born Bernardo Arévalo de León of the center-left Semilla (Seed) Movement, a sociologist with a PhD in Philosophy and also the son of a former head of state, will become Guatemala's next president after Sunday's landslide at the runoff victory over former First Lady Sandra Torres Casanova of the National Unity of Hope (UNE)
Monday, August 21st 2023 - 10:37 UTC
Cuban leader reaffirms support for Angola

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel ratified this weekend during an official trip to Luanda his country's support to the Angolan government, it was reported.
Saturday, August 19th 2023 - 10:31 UTC
Ecuador: 3 people arrested in Manta mayor murder probe

Ecuadorian authorities Friday announced the arrest of three people suspected of being involved in the July 23 murder of Manta Mayor Agustín Intriago and a young woman when gunmen opened fire at a municipal construction site.
Saturday, August 19th 2023 - 10:28 UTC
Peru: Congress Speaker to be removed?

The new Speaker of Peru's one-house Congress, first in line to succeed President Dina Booluarte in case of vacancy, has stepped under the spotlight following a barrage of allegations linking him to cases of corruption.
Saturday, August 19th 2023 - 09:52 UTC
Russia and Bolivia deepen nuclear alliance

Following talks in Moscow involving local, Venezuelan, and Bolivian military chiefs this week, the first Russian nuclear reactor vessel has arrived in La Paz, it was reported. The Aug. 16 gathering took place after Bolivia signed a “preventive and corrective maintenance” agreement with Iran for the use of drones in border control activities.
Friday, August 18th 2023 - 11:03 UTC
Sunday presidential elections in two countries where entrenched violence and corruption prevail, Ecuador and Guatemala

Next Sunday two Latin American countries suffering from extreme political turmoil will head to the polls in presidential elections, which hopefully can help both countries overcome situations of death, ongoing violence, and blatant corruption.