Latin America

• Monday, December 6th 2021 - 09:34 UTC

  Sustainability: Uruguay the example to follow, World Bank says

  

  Anna Wellenstein, Director of the World Bank's Latin America and the Caribbean, Sustainable Development Group, has said Uruguay was an example of turning its productions towards a market that will seek environmental guidelines met.

• Monday, December 6th 2021 - 08:14 UTC

  Norwegian cruise arrives at New Orleans with ten Covid-19 confirmed cases after a tour of Belize, Honduras and Mexico

  

  The Norwegian Breakaway, belonging to the Norwegian Cruise Line, docked in New Orleans, on Saturday with at least ten positive cases of Covid-19, according to the Louisiana Health Department.

• Saturday, December 4th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  UN Comittee lashes out at Bolivia's judiciary for lack of independence

  

  The United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) Friday published a series of findings which hit authorities from the Plurinational State of Bolivia as well as from countries in other continents (including Sweden).

• Saturday, December 4th 2021 - 09:01 UTC

  Presidents of Paraguay, Brazil to meet this month

  

  Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benítez Friday confirmed he would meet with his Brazilian colleague Jair Bolsonaro on December 13 on the construction site of the bridge between Carmelo Peralta and Porto Murtinho. Both leaders are expected to further discuss Itaipu's energy rate for 2022.

• Friday, December 3rd 2021 - 09:12 UTC

  Argentine Health Pass to be ready “next week,” minister says

  

  Argentina's Health Minister Carla Vizzotti Thursday announced the Government's Health Pass will be ready next week. The permit, which will ban those who lack it from accessing certain activities, is regarded as an incentive for people to take their COVID-19 vaccines.

• Friday, December 3rd 2021 - 09:04 UTC

  OAS Chief says Peruvian President determined to fight corruption

  

  Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary-General Luis Almagro Thursday said in Lima that President Pedro Castillo was determined “to fight corruption”

• Thursday, December 2nd 2021 - 19:10 UTC

  Amnesty International warns against increasing child pregnancies in Paraguay

  

  Amnesty International (AI) Wednesday launched an alert in the light of an increasing number of child pregnancies all across Paraguay, which has reached “epidemic” levels, it was reported.

• Thursday, December 2nd 2021 - 09:52 UTC

  Mercury has catastrophic consequences on Bolivian indigenous peoples, UN experts say

  

  United Nations specialists have sent the Bolivian Government a “Letter of Allegations” after finding irregularities resulting from the unauthorized use of mercury which has brought up environmental and human rights consequences, it was reported Wednesday.

• Thursday, December 2nd 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  Chile's Lower House votes against legalizing abortion

  

  Chile's Lower House Tuesday turned down a bill to decriminalize abortion up to the 14th week of pregnancy by 65 votes against, 62 in favor and one abstention. Thus the initiative will be shelved.

• Thursday, December 2nd 2021 - 09:40 UTC

  Fernandez and Bolsonaro seal close relations in the Day of Argentine/Brazilian Friendship

  

  In anticipation of the coming Mercosur presidential summit, 16/17 December when Argentina will hand the rotating chair of the group to Brazil, and celebrate the 36th anniversary of the signing of the Foz de Iguazu Declaration, which set the foundations for Mercosur, big reception for some 300 guests was held at the Argentine embassy in Brasilia.