Latin America

• Friday, September 24th 2021 - 10:01 UTC

  Body of Peruvian guerrilla leader to be cremated and ashes scattered to avoid shrine of pilgrimage

  

  Peru's Office of the State Attorney has ordered that the body of the late Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path) guerrilla leader Abimael Guzmán, who died in jail Sept. 11 while serving a life sentence, be cremated in the next 24 hours and his ashes be disposed of.

• Thursday, September 23rd 2021 - 23:14 UTC

  Foreign offenders expelled from Chile as deportation of irregular migrants set to resume

  

  Chilean migration authorities Thursday expelled 49 migrants who were found guilty of human trafficking in addition to carrying weapons illegally, the Department of Migration and International Police of Tarapacá reported.

• Thursday, September 23rd 2021 - 09:34 UTC

  Argentina and Brazil to expand development of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines

  

  While the World Health Organization (WHO) has suspended the approval process of the Russian-developed Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has chosen Argentina and Brazil to further manufacture mRNA immunizers.

• Wednesday, September 22nd 2021 - 09:55 UTC

  Argentina eases down on most COVID-19 restrictions, gradually reopens borders

  

  In what became Juan Manzur's first appearance as Cabinet Chief, the Government of Argentina Tuesday announced a gradual reopening of its borders as of October 1 as well as other measures lifting COVID-19 restrictions.

• Wednesday, September 22nd 2021 - 09:05 UTC

  Killings of social leaders in Colombia total 124 so far in 2021

  

  Monday's killing of five social leaders in Colombia have increased this year's figures to 124, the Institute for Development and Peace Studies (Indepaz) has reported.

• Monday, September 20th 2021 - 09:45 UTC

  Felipe Solá found out he was being sacked as Argentine FM while enroute to Celac Summit

  

  Outgoing Argentine Foreign Minister Felipe Solá found out during a stopover in El Salvador that his services would no longer be required, so he decided to cut short his trip which should have ended with his presence at the Celac Summit in Mexico City.

• Monday, September 20th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  Celac supports Argentina's stance regarding Malvinas issue

  

  The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) Saturday ratified its support to “the legitimate rights of Argentina in the sovereignty dispute over the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands and the spaces surrounding maritime areas,” it was reported.

• Monday, September 20th 2021 - 09:18 UTC

  Chilean cities of Osorno and Puerto Montt want restrictions eased on Argentine tourists

  

  In the Chilean cities of Osorno and Puerto Montt, the local chambers of commerce have asked that requirements for Argentine tourism arriving by air be simplified.

• Saturday, September 18th 2021 - 09:24 UTC

  Latin America viewing Celac as a substitute for OAS during Summit starting in Mexico City

  

  The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) Summit will start Saturday in Mexico City as the body seeks to replace the Organization of American States (OAS) in regional matters.

• Saturday, September 18th 2021 - 08:58 UTC

  Paraguay River reported to be close to historic downspout levels

  

  Paraguayan authorities have reported the Paraguay River is merely 9 centimeters from its all-time low as it dropped yet another 3 centimeters Friday in Asunción.