Latin America

Monday, December 2nd 2019 - 09:49 UTC
Keiko Fujimori out of prison struggling to recover her party's position as leader of the Peruvian opposition

Peruvian opposition leader Keiko Fujimori, who was released from prison on Friday, grew up during her father Alberto Fujimori's deeply divisive reign as president from 1990 to 2000. Keiko, now 44, sided with her father when her mother Susana Higuchi accused Alberto's men of torturing her and divorced him in 1994. Keiko Fujimori took over first lady duties at the age of just 19.
Monday, December 2nd 2019 - 09:35 UTC
Peru says the country is ready to responsibly begin mining uranium

A representative from the Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines said this weekend that the country is ready to start mining uranium in the southern Puno region. During a workshop on uranium mining targeted at public service personnel, Martha Vásquez, head of the Mining Management Division at the ministry, said that the country is well-equipped to responsibly exploit the radioactive mineral.
Monday, December 2nd 2019 - 09:29 UTC
3 reasons why Latin America has erupted in protests

From Chile to Venezuela and Bolivia to Nicaragua, it’s no understatement to say that Latin America is on fire.
Monday, December 2nd 2019 - 09:27 UTC
More clashes with drugs gunmen bring closer Trump's intention to designate the Mexican gangs as terrorists

Clashes between police and suspected cartel gunmen in a northern Mexican town killed 21 people this weekend, authorities said, adding fuel to a debate sparked by US President Donald Trump, who has vowed to designate the gangs as terrorists.
Sunday, December 1st 2019 - 01:19 UTC
Suriname president Bouterse convicted of murder for the execution of 15 opponents in 1982

A court in Suriname on Friday convicted President Desi Bouterse of murder for the execution of 15 opponents in 1982 following a coup to seize power, sentencing the man who has dominated the former Dutch colony's recent history to 20 years in prison.
Saturday, November 30th 2019 - 07:53 UTC
Lower trade barriers helped faster economic and wage growth in Latin America, IDB report

Latin America and Caribbean region saw faster economic and wage growth thanks to a lowering of trade barriers, a new report by the Inter-American Development Bank shows. The study also provides policy recommendations to ensure the region is better positioned to take advantage of trade liberalization and make its benefits more tangible to citizens.
Saturday, November 30th 2019 - 07:20 UTC
Uruguay expects some 200 cruise calls this 2019/20 season

Uruguay is expecting some 200 cruise calls this 2019/20 season, which is 30% higher than in 2018/19, while Montevideo has become an exchange port for incoming and outgoing cruise passengers, given its good services and connectivity, announced Tourism minister Liliam Kechichian during the official launching of the current season.
Friday, November 29th 2019 - 12:19 UTC
Bolivia ready to restore diplomatic relations with Israel after a decade

Bolivia says it will restore diplomatic ties with Israel, a decade after then-President Evo Morales severed relations because of an Israeli military offensive in Gaza.
Friday, November 29th 2019 - 08:51 UTC
EU condemns Cuba for detention of leading dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer

The European parliament joined the United States on Thursday in condemning Cuba's detention and reported mistreatment of leading dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer, whom the Communist government in Havana calls a US-backed counter-revolutionary.
Friday, November 29th 2019 - 07:51 UTC
Falklands South America inaugural second weekly flight occurred in May 1979

The following letter was posted in the Penguin News edition of this week, signed by GW Cheek, who for several decades was head of Civil Aviation in the Falkland Islands.