Latin America

Saturday, January 8th 2022 - 12:34 UTC
Alberto Fernández takes over CELAC's pro-tempore presidency

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Friday said that the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) “was not born to oppose or confront other institutions” as he took over the body's leadership from Mexico.
Saturday, January 8th 2022 - 12:32 UTC
Chile's physicians discourage traveling to Argentina due to Omicron

Chile's Medical College said that the coronavirus situation in Argentina was “critical” as a result of the Omicron variant and advised against traveling to the neighboring country.
Friday, January 7th 2022 - 11:52 UTC
Argentina, Cuba sign bilateral deals to foster food sovereignty

Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla and Santiago Cafiero, Foreign Ministers of Cuba and Argentina respectively, Thursday signed in Buenos Aires a bilateral cooperation agreement for Agricultural Development “to promote the food sovereignty of Cuba,” it was announced.
Thursday, January 6th 2022 - 22:10 UTC
Flurona cases detected in Peru; one patient dies

Peruvian Health authorities have reported the detection of three infections and also one death of flurona, the new portmanteau disease resulting from the overlapping of COVID-19 with influenza.
Thursday, January 6th 2022 - 00:18 UTC
Luxembourg ends diplomatic mission in Nicaragua

Luxembourg has announced the withdrawal of its embassy in Managua while diplomatic ties with Nicaragua will be handled by the Embassy in Washington, DC as of Feb. 1. Charge d'Affaires Joe Geisbusch will end his mission Jan. 30.
Wednesday, January 5th 2022 - 10:44 UTC
River bathers killed, injured by piranhas in Paraguay

Two people were reported to have died as a result from attacks by piranhas -a species of carnivorous fish with a strong presence in fresh water courses in South America.- and many others were injured in various incidents along the Paraguay and Paraná rivers.
Wednesday, January 5th 2022 - 10:14 UTC
Suspect in murder of Haitian President arrested en route to Colombia

Former Colombian elite soldier Mario Antonio Palacios has been arrested by United States authorities in Panama during a stopover on his way back home from Jamaica, it was announced Tuesday.
Tuesday, January 4th 2022 - 09:15 UTC
New Uruguayan FA leader to strengthen ties with leftwing forces abroad

Uruguayan Broad Front (Frente Amplio - FA) newly-elected leader Fernando Pereira's has announced his international agenda which includes meetings with Chile's President-elect Gabriel Boric and Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva, whose return to the Planalto Palace seems unstoppable.
Tuesday, January 4th 2022 - 06:54 UTC
The Battle for Boric's Soul

By Jorge Castañeda - Chile has long been something of a bellwether in Latin America. So, when Chilean voters elected the left-wing Gabriel Boric, a 35-year-old former student leader, as president on Sunday, the rest of Latin America wanted to know: What does this mean for Chile – and for us?
Tuesday, January 4th 2022 - 06:28 UTC
Guerrilla group fights in Colombia put civilians in danger

Clashes between dissident Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) and National Liberation Army (ELN) in the department of Arauca near the Venezuelan border have left at least 16 people dead, it was reported Monday.