Latin America

Friday, February 7th 2025 - 09:18 UTC
Bolivian meat producers declare emergency after export ban

The Bolivian government's ban on beef exports represents daily losses of approximately US$ 500,000 for the country's cattle farmers, warned Thursday the National Chamber of Exporters of Bolivia (Caneb). The suspension was announced by Productive Development Minister Néstor Huanca, citing the need to regulate supply and reduce the price of meat in the domestic market.
Thursday, February 6th 2025 - 10:04 UTC
No free ride for US ships through Panama Canal

The Panama Canal Authority Wednesday denied an earlier announcement by the U.S. State Department that ships flying its flag would pass through the iconic interoceanic waterway toll-free.
Tuesday, February 4th 2025 - 13:25 UTC
IMF tips inaccurate, Bolivia says

The Government of Bolivia stressed Monday that the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) devaluation and fiscal adjustment proposals were missing the target because they hinged on old data.
Tuesday, February 4th 2025 - 10:02 UTC
Boric meets in Montevideo with Lacalle Pou, Orsi, Mujica, and Topolansky

Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font landed in Montevideo Monday in what is his first visit to Uruguay since taking office. He held meetings with like-minded President-elect Yamandú Orsi and former head of State José Pepe Mujica, among other local leaders to discuss how to further strengthen regional integration.
Tuesday, February 4th 2025 - 09:18 UTC
Bukele offers Rubio to house US prison inmates for a fee

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele Monday offered US Secretary of State Marco Rubio the opportunity to “outsource” its prison system to house the most controversial convicted criminals in the Central American country “for a fee”.
Monday, February 3rd 2025 - 19:28 UTC
US tariffs on Mexico on hold after deal between Trump and Sheinbaum

US President Doland Trump agreed Monday to put on hold for at least a month his decision to impose 25% tariffs on Mexican products after a conversation with his colleague Claudia Sheinbaum, during which new conditions were agreed upon.
Monday, February 3rd 2025 - 10:55 UTC
Rubio tells Mulino US to take necessary measures to end China's control over Panama Canal

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Sunday with Panamian President José Raúl Mulino, whom he told about the increasingly worrying control “control by the Chinese Communist Party” of the waterway linking the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. This situation is a threat to US interests, Rubio argued.
Monday, February 3rd 2025 - 08:22 UTC
Mask mandates decreed in Bolivia as school year starts amid Covid-19 fears

Bolivian authorities decreed schoolchildren should wear facemasks and adopt other sanitary measures such as alcohol gel and hand washing as they return to school Monday to prevent respiratory diseases (i.e. Covid-19) which have been reported to be on the rise.
Friday, January 31st 2025 - 21:09 UTC
Trump’s envoy delivers stern warning to Maduro in Caracas as US flag displayed in Miraflores

Richard Grenell, the special envoy appointed by U.S. President Donald Trump, met with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro at the Presidential Miraflores Palace in Caracas on Friday. During the meeting, Grenell conveyed a non-negotiable message from White House official Mauricio Claver-Carone: Maduro must “receive back the Venezuelan criminals that have been sent to the United States.”
Friday, January 31st 2025 - 09:40 UTC
Dengue epidemic reported in Ecuador

Ecuador's Health Ministry confirmed Thursday that the South American country was going through a dengue epidemic. Surveillance, Prevention, and Epidemiological Control Undersecretary Teresa Aumala made the announcement during a virtual press conference after 2 deaths and over 4,500 cases were recorded.