Latin America

Friday, August 18th 2023 - 09:41 UTC
Lula and Pepe to help Cuba open up

Former Uruguayan President José “Pepe” Mujica is planning a trip to Havanna together with Brazilian leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to persuade the Cuban government of Miguel Díaz-Canel to pursue the path of greater openness regarding foreign relations and economy, it was reported Thursday in Montevideo.
Friday, August 18th 2023 - 09:32 UTC
Ecuador: Presidential candidate unharmed after gunshots

Ecuadorian presidential candidate Daniel Noboa escaped unharmed after a shooting took place in his campaign closing rally ahead of the Aug. elections, it was reported in Quito.
Thursday, August 17th 2023 - 10:43 UTC
Minister for the Americas Rutley represented UK at the inauguration of Paraguayan president Santiago Peña

UK's Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Americas and Caribbean, David Rutley returned to Paraguay on Tuesday to attend the ceremony of the presidential inauguration of President Santiago Peña – a significant milestone in the democratic history of Paraguay.
Thursday, August 17th 2023 - 09:07 UTC
Petro announces Colombia will renegotiate FTA with US

Colombian President Gustavo Petro Urrego announced Wednesday that his country had started renegotiating with the United States the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries in force for the past eleven years.
Thursday, August 17th 2023 - 07:59 UTC
Jesuit university closed in Nicaragua for “terrorism”

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega ordered the seizing of all assets belonging to the Central American University (UCA) which was accused of “terrorism,” it was reported in Managua. The educational institution was run by the Jesuit community.
Wednesday, August 16th 2023 - 11:28 UTC
Bi-oceanic project linking Brazil with the Pacific and crossing Paraguay is rapidly advancing

A key project to connect the ports of the Brazilian Atlantic with those of the Chilean Pacific, crossing Paraguayan territory is rapidly advancing.
Tuesday, August 15th 2023 - 10:19 UTC
Lula visits Lugo ahead of Peña's inauguration

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Monday visited former Paraguayan head of state Fernando Lugo while in Asunción for Santiago Peña's inauguration Tuesday.
Tuesday, August 15th 2023 - 10:15 UTC
Paraguay’s new President wants change at home and abroad

By Julieta Heduvan (*) – Santiago Peña assumes Paraguay’s presidency this Tuesday August 15 with a number of advantages, including a supportive Congress. But he faces also numerous challenges, as he tries to unite his party, manage the influence of his political mentor—businessman and former President Horacio Cartes—and handle international negotiations, from the Itaipú accord to U.S. sanctions against Paraguayan politicians.
Tuesday, August 15th 2023 - 10:02 UTC
Another Ecuadorian politician shot dead

Ecuadorian politician Pedro Briones of former President Rafael Correa's Revolución Ciudadana (RC) party, was shot dead just days after the killing of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio of the Movimiento Construye.
Monday, August 14th 2023 - 10:08 UTC
Ecuadorian party picks yet a new candidate to replace Villavicencio

Only hours after announcing that Vice Presidential candidate Andrea González Náder would pick up the baton from the assassinated Fernando Villavicencio, Ecuador's Movimiento Construye recanted Sunday and picked journalist Christian Zurita to top the ticket for the Aug. 20 elections. Náder thus returned to her original slot, it was explained in Quito.