Latin America

Tuesday, November 23rd 2021 - 23:21 UTC
UN Secretary-General arrives in Colombia for 5th anniversary of peace deal with FARC

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has arrived Tuesday in Bogotá to participate in the ceremonies marking the fifth anniversary of the peace agreement between the Colombian Government and the FARC Guerrillas.
Tuesday, November 23rd 2021 - 09:28 UTC
Nicaragua's regime arrests yet another dissident voice

Nicaragua's regime has arrested 79-year-old former diplomat Edgar Parrales. The former priest was one of the few critical voices still active within the Central American country, where dozens of opposition leaders have been either placed under arrest or gone into exile.
Tuesday, November 23rd 2021 - 09:04 UTC
Peru's Congressional Committee declares Evo persona non grata

A Committee within Peru's Congress Monday agreed to declare former Bolivian President Evo Morales a persona non grata for meddling with internal politics, it was announced.
Monday, November 22nd 2021 - 23:05 UTC
Kast is very much anti-Argentine, says ambassador

Argentina's Ambassador in Santiago, Rafael Bielsa, said right-wing candidate José Antonio Kast, who finished first in Sunday's elections was an anti-Argentine Pinochetist “that dares speak its name” and likened him to former US President Donald Trump and current Brazilian head of state Jair Bolsonaro.
Monday, November 22nd 2021 - 22:58 UTC
Vigilante group on horseback fends off Mapuche attack

Residents of the Argentine town of El Bolson Sunday confronted reasoning Mapuches on horseback and kept them from doing any further damage as authorities failed to provide an institutional response to the increasing unrest caused by the rebel groups in the area.
Monday, November 22nd 2021 - 09:58 UTC
Fears of devaluation loom over Argentina as Central Bank reserves run almost dry

Argentine Economy Minister desperately needs to reach an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) this week, because the Central Bank (BCRA) has only US $ 800 million left in cash with which to intervene in the local exchange market, which is pressing for a devaluation.
Monday, November 22nd 2021 - 09:48 UTC
Venezuela's PSUV grabs most of the seats at stake amid poor turnout

With 58% of Venezuelans not showing up to vote, the ruling PSUV Sunday won regional and local elections by a landslide.
Monday, November 22nd 2021 - 09:31 UTC
Malvinas Islands' crest in all Tierra del Fuego sportswear and school uniforms

In anticipation of the 40th anniversary of the Falklands/Malvinas War, in 2022, the Argentine Tierra del Fuego province legislative passed several bills making it mandatory that all teams' sportswear in all the different competitions representing the province must have the Malvinas Islands crest, “and hopefully this initiative will also be implemented by other provinces”.
Monday, November 22nd 2021 - 09:20 UTC
Colombia-Ecuador border to reopen Dec.1, presidents agree

The Presidents of Colombia (Iván Duque) and Ecuador (Guillermo Lasso), Sunday agreed to reopen the borders between the two countries as of Dec. 1 after they were closed in March 2020, due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Saturday, November 20th 2021 - 09:43 UTC
Nicaragua pulling out from OAS, FM announces

Nicaragua's Foreign Minister Denis Moncada Friday announced his country has started procedures to withdraw from the Organization of American States (OAS), because it does “not respond to the interests of their respective peoples.”