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Latin America

  • Thursday, November 28th 2024 - 10:27 UTC

    IDB grants funding for Paraguayan environmental undertaking

    The project will contribute to the recovery of degraded areas and improve the conditions of Lake Ypacaraí

    Paraguay has been granted US$ 154 million in loans from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) plus a US$ 7.7 million non-refundable contribution through the IDB CLIMA program, the Economy Ministry in Asunción announced Wednesday. The funding is to be allocated to improving the environmental conditions of the Ypacaraí Lake basin, in Central Paraguay, it was also explained.

  • Thursday, November 28th 2024 - 10:23 UTC

    Latin American Forum of Ideas 2024 kicking off in Asunción

    Former Uruguayan President Luis Alberto Lacalle Herrera will be among the event's attendees, it was announced

    Former Presidents and experts in various fields are to convene on Thursday and Friday at Asunción's Sheraton Hotel for the Latin American Ideas Forum (FLI) 2024, a space for innovation and international cooperation under the motto “Connecting the present with the future of Latin America”.

  • Wednesday, November 27th 2024 - 10:00 UTC

    YPFB okays Argentina pumping gas to Brazil through Bolivia

    The agreement with Argentina's Total Energies and Brazil's Grupo Matrix Energía “represents a crucial step,” Dorgathen said

    Bolivia's State-run Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) agreed to allow Argentina to pump gas to Brazil through the existing pipeline, company President Armin Dorgathen announced Tuesday during the International Forum on Hydrocarbons, Fertilizers, Renewable and Alternative Energies in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. “We will promote the efficient flow of gas between Argentina and Brazil, taking advantage of existing infrastructure and strengthening regional cooperation,” he said.

  • Wednesday, November 27th 2024 - 09:29 UTC

    Colombia and UK instate reciprocal visa requirement

    The UK lifted the need for visas for Colombians on Nov. 9, 2022, but backtracked due to an increase in irregular migration

    Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced Tuesday that his country would require tourist visas for UK nationals effective immediately in reciprocity for London's decision to reinstate the condition for citizens of the South American country.

  • Wednesday, November 27th 2024 - 07:20 UTC

    Greetings from the Falkland Islands

    In 1876 the Chilean corvette Chacabuco with Governor of Magallanes Diego Dublé Almeyda visited the Falklands, returning with an amount of sheep, thus initiating the Patagonian sheep farming

    By MLA Gavin Short for Infogate  - We have passed nearly through spring and are but a few days away from summer which has proved to be cooler and wetter than in previous years, which is a blessing after the dry seasons experienced over the last few years and I believe that despite the lower temperatures, grass growth is good which will be welcomed by our rural sector.

  • Tuesday, November 26th 2024 - 09:11 UTC

    Petro wants Biden to pardon high-profile FARC leader

    A former guerrilla himself, Petro said that releasing Trinidad would contribute to his country's peace

    Colombian President Gustavo Petro would like his US colleague Joseph Biden to pardon convicted Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) leader Juvenal Ovidio Ricardo Palmera, alias Simón Trinidad, who is serving a 60-year prison sentence for kidnapping in a federal facility in the State of Colorado.

  • Monday, November 25th 2024 - 22:09 UTC

    Inflation a problem in Bolivia as prices soar following road blockades

    We expect that prices in November will tend to go down, Arandia explained

    Former President Evo Morales' followers mounting road blockades at key locations nationwide resulted in shortages and the subsequent surge in the price of products that the government is now worried about inflation probably spiraling, National Statistics Institute (INE) Director Humberto Arandia admitted Sunday.

  • Monday, November 25th 2024 - 09:15 UTC

    Cost of Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean equivalent to 78% of public budget for education

    “Our study shows that crime is a significant burden on our societies and economic development,” said Ilan Goldfajn, IDB President.

    Latin America and the Caribbean social and economic development remains heavily burdened by crime and violence, a new Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) study shows. The direct costs of crime and violence in Latin America reached 3.44% of the region’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2022, mostly unchanged from a previous IDB study published in 2017. 

  • Monday, November 25th 2024 - 09:06 UTC

    Cuba takes delivery of Brazilian aid for hurricane victims

    Rivas underlined the importance of bilateral ties between Cuba and Brazil

    Cuban authorities received this weekend a shipment from Brazil of US$ 86,000 worth of humanitarian help in the wake of hurricanes hitting the Caribbean island in recent days. A similar package was sent from the South American country during the Covid-19 crisis, it was also explained, representing Brazil's commitment to cooperation and friendship between both nations.

  • Monday, November 25th 2024 - 08:52 UTC

    New sex violence case filed against Ecuador's President

    “My struggle is for an Ecuador where women's rights are respected,” Coello stressed

    Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa faces yet another sex violence complaint after the case was filed by the alleged victim, Democracia Sí Vice Presidential contender María Luisa Coello, before the Electoral Contentious Tribunal (TCE).