Latin America

Thursday, November 9th 2023 - 11:28 UTC
Nicaragua must still respect human rights outside of OAS, members of the organization said

Members of the Organization of American States (OAS) Wednesday insisted Nicaragua must still respect human rights regardless of its detachment from the group effective Nov. 19, two years after announcing its decision to leave according to the applicable rules.
Wednesday, November 8th 2023 - 18:43 UTC
Guyana asks The Hague court to stop Venezuelan referendum on the annexation of half of its territory

Guyana has asked the UN's highest court to stop a Venezuelan referendum on the annexation of the Esequibo, half of its territory and its oil-rich offshore, a claim going back to colonial times.
Wednesday, November 8th 2023 - 10:15 UTC
New Foreign Minister appointed in Peru

Political Scientist Javier Gonzalez-Olaechea Franco was sworn in Tuesday as Peru’s new Foreign Minister following the resignation of Ana Cecilia Gervasi over sloppy arrangements for a one-on-one presidential meeting between Dina Boluarte and her US colleague Joseph Biden in Washington DC.
Wednesday, November 8th 2023 - 09:01 UTC
Peña praises ECLAC and wants more Chilean investments in Paraguay

Paraguayan President Santiago Peña spoke Tuesday in favor of free trade and environmental protection during his appearance before the Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC) at its Santiago (Chile) headquarters.
Tuesday, November 7th 2023 - 10:24 UTC
Peru's Foreign Minister resigns after Biden meeting fiasco

Ana Cecilia Gervasi Monday turned in her resignation as Foreign Minister of Peru following strong criticism over a failed bilateral meeting between President Dina Boluarte and her US counterpart Joseph Biden during last week’s summit of leaders of the Americas in Washington DC.
Tuesday, November 7th 2023 - 09:52 UTC
Panama Canal drought emergency, ships booking slots cut to 25 per day and to 18 next February

Following on the driest October since at least 1950, the Panama Canal Authority has said it has been forced to cut the number of ships using the waterway. This will naturally have an impact on the cost of shipping goods across the world.
Tuesday, November 7th 2023 - 09:40 UTC
Seven Cubans defect during Pan American Games in Chile

Seven Cuban athletes have left the Caribbean country’s delegation at the Santiago (Chile) Pan-American Games unwilling to return home, it was reported in the Chilean capital. According to international media covering the sporting event, six members of the women’s field hockey team and one hurdler were involved in the incident.
Tuesday, November 7th 2023 - 09:12 UTC
Chile: 14 killed in migrant settlement fire in Biobio

At least 14 migrants were killed in a fire in the town of Coronel, some 530 kilometers south of Santiago, in the region of Biobio, it was reported Monday.
Tuesday, November 7th 2023 - 09:07 UTC
Colombian president Petro peace program with guerrillas in a blackout

More trouble for embattled Colombian president Gustavo Petro and his ambitious peace program. The main dissident group of former guerrillas, which refused to disarm when the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) accepted a peace deal in 2016, suspended peace talks with the Colombian government on Sunday.
Saturday, November 4th 2023 - 11:00 UTC
Biden pledges to boost regional trade before leaders of the Americas

US President Joseph Biden pledged in Washington DC before a dozen leaders from Barbados, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Peru, and Uruguay to boost economic ties while standing up to China and other global competitors seeking their slice of regional businesses.