Latin America

Friday, June 3rd 2022 - 09:34 UTC
4th dose of covid-19 vax will be the last until next year, Buenos Aires Minister forecasts

Buenos Aires City Health Minister Fernán Quirós said he believed it was “very likely” that the fourth dose of covid-19 vaccine would be the last this year and that the next immunization campaign will be ahead of the 2023 fall.
Friday, June 3rd 2022 - 09:23 UTC
Mercosur nationals will need a visa to enter Schengen area

Nationals of 15 Latin American countries -including all members of Mercosur- and of 60 countries worldwide will need to apply for a European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS) visa to travel to or through the 26 territories within the so-called Schengen area, effective in 2023.
Thursday, June 2nd 2022 - 09:43 UTC
US lifts restrictions on air services to and from Cuba

The US Government of President Joseph Biden Wednesday lifted a series of restrictions on flights to and from Cuba stemming from the Donald Trump era, the Transportation Department announced.
Thursday, June 2nd 2022 - 09:34 UTC
Former Cali Cartel capo dies in US prison

Wednesday's death at a US prison of former Cali Cartel capo Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, aka El Ajedrecista (The Chessman), who used to wage his own war against rival trafficker Pablo Escobar of the Medellín Cartel, has revived stories of the 1980s and 1990s which have been romanticized through the entertainment industry.
Thursday, June 2nd 2022 - 07:25 UTC
Agatha leaves at least 11 dead at Mexican Pacific resorts

After entering history books as the most powerful hurricane to make landfall in Mexico's Pacific coasts during May, Wednesday's reports from the area mention at least 11 fatalities and at least 33 others missing, according to Oaxaca Gov. Alejandro Murat.
Wednesday, June 1st 2022 - 20:48 UTC
Colombia: Survey shows Hernández two points ahead of Petro

Colombia's surprising runner-up in last Sunday's elections Rodolfo Hernández is poised to become the country's next president, according to a survey conducted by the Centro Nacional de Consultoría.
Wednesday, June 1st 2022 - 09:48 UTC
Colombia: Coal miner dies, other 14 trapped inside after explosion

Miner Fabio Cáceres García died Tuesday as a result of “an explosion of methane and coal dust” in El Zulia in eastern Colombia, while 14 other workers remained trapped, it was reported.
Wednesday, June 1st 2022 - 09:45 UTC
Nicaragua's Parliament bans Language Academy and 82 other NGOs

Nicaragua's legal assembly has approved with no debate Sandinista Deputy Filiberto Rodríguez's bill to outlaw the Language Academy and 82 other NGOs which, according to the Ministry of the Interior (Mingob), have failed to comply with financial regulations regarding donations from abroad.
Wednesday, June 1st 2022 - 09:35 UTC
IAPA concerned over Judiciary deployment in Costa Rican newspaper case

Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) President Jorge Canahuati urged Costa Rica's judiciary to handle the process with transparency and to observe the due process of law as legal action has been taken involving Diario Extra.
Tuesday, May 31st 2022 - 10:55 UTC
“Colombian Trump” now 3 weeks from being elected

Non-leftwing voters have all their eggs now in Rodolfo Hernandez's basket, after the candidate many dub the “Colombian Trump” made it to the second round against all forecasts, to face off former M19 guerrilla leader and current Senator Gustavo Petro June 19.