The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) released a report Tuesday warning about the need to bolster public health capacities to ensure universal health access, equity, and resilience against challenges like Covid-19. The Implementation of the Essential Public Health Functions in the Americas: Evaluation and Strengthening of Capacities study was based on evaluations in 14 countries between 2021 and 2023.
Venezuelan ruler Nicolás Maduro, who remained in power following controversial elections that the opposition claims to have won, said Sunday's polls in Ecuador, where Daniel Noboa was reelected with 55.64% of the vote, were a “horrendous fraud.” The Chavista leader urged Ecuadorians to resist and defend their sovereignty.
Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi congratulated Daniel Noboa on his reelection in Ecuador after discussing the fraud allegations with Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin, it was reported in Montevideo. The Broad Front (Frente Amplio - FA) leader also mourned the passing of Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa and reviewed the Arazatí Water Project as well as the country's situation regarding soup kitchens and homelessness.
Presidents Donald Trump of the United States and Nayib Bukele of El Salvador got together Monday morning at the White House, marking the Central American visitor the first Latin American leader to he hosted by the Republican head of State since his return to office. It was also the first visit by a Salvadoran president since 2014, when Barack Obama welcomed Salvador Sánchez Cerén.
Peruvian writer and former Presidential candidate Mario Vargas Llosa passed away Sunday in Lima at the age of 89, his son Álvaro announced. He wrote over 20 novels, the first one appearing in 1959. In 2010, he was awarded the Literature Nobel Prize in Literature. Vargas Llosa was also a journalist, essayist, and university professor.
Daniel Noboa was reelected president of Ecuador with nearly 56% of the vote against Luisa González's almost 44.2% in Sunday's runoff, the National Electoral Council (CNE) confirmed. It was a rematch of the 2023 runoff in which Noboa prevailed as well.
Attacks by the Viv Ansanm gang coalition in the city of Kenscoff were reported earlier this past weekend, with five police officers wounded and one missing. The criminal organization also set three official vehicles on fire and stole tactical gear. The perpetrators used assault rifles and bulletproof vests.
Telefónica has sold its Peruvian subsidiary, Telefónica del Perú, to Argentine company Integra Tec International for approximately US$ 992,000, marking its exit from the Andean country after three decades. The sale, part of Telefónica's strategy to reduce Latin American exposure, follows divestments in Argentina and Colombia.
The State-run Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) is advancing efforts to find an international partner to develop the Mayaya Centro gas field in La Paz, which has been deemed one of 2024’s top ten global discoveries in the sector.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed that at least one US national and several US legal permanent residents died in this week's Jet Set nightclub roof collapse in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The tragedy, which occurred during a concert by merengue performer Rubby Pérez, claimed at least 184 lives, including prominent figures like former MLB players Octavio Dotel and Tony Blanco, as well as Monte Cristi Governor Nelsy Cruz.