Latin America

Sunday, October 15th 2023 - 13:38 UTC
Ecuador chooses new president to complete Lasso's term

Arguably one of the most violent countries in the world, Ecuador will pick its next President on Sunday in a runoff between Lawyer Luisa González and businessman Daniel Noboa.
Friday, October 13th 2023 - 09:41 UTC
PAHO new deputy director outlines agency's priorities

Pan American Health Organization Deputy Director Rhonda Sealey-Thomas of Antigua and Barbuda said Thursday that non-communicable diseases, climate change, the capacity for resilient health systems, and the urgent need to strengthen pandemic preparedness and response were the main health challenges for the region.
Tuesday, October 10th 2023 - 10:11 UTC
Statements linking former Paraguayan President Cartes to Pecci's murder to be investigated

Paraguay's Attorney General Emiliano Rolón announced Monday that statements linking former President Horacio Cartes (2013-2018) to the murder of anti-maffia Prosecutor Marcelo Pecci last year while honeymooning in Colombia were to be investigated.
Tuesday, October 10th 2023 - 09:41 UTC
Palestine diplomats in South America launch appeal to international community

Palestine's Ambassadors to Uruguay and Chile agreed Monday that the ongoing war unleashed by Hamas' attacks against Israel was something “horrible” to witness and therefore something needed to be done “to stop” it.
Tuesday, October 10th 2023 - 08:23 UTC
Winners of the competition, Why I would like to meet my neighbors in the Falklands?

The Falkland Islands Government and the British Embassies in Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay have announced the winners of this year’s regional student competition. Participants from the four countries were asked to submit a short video in English, in which they answered the question: “Why would I like to meet my neighbours in the Falkland Islands?”.
Monday, October 9th 2023 - 08:17 UTC
Evo in favor of Hamas' actions in Israel

Former Bolivian President Evo Morales Ayma celebrated Hamas' attacks on Israel and criticized a statement from his country's Foreign Ministry condemning the bloodshed in the Middle East.
Monday, October 9th 2023 - 04:15 UTC
The Fintech Boom in Latin America

After COVID, the trendiest industry in emerging markets has likely been fintech. Financial services have a famously sluggish rate of development, but the pandemic sparked a remarkable digital acceleration that tipped institutions, small and medium-sized companies and even the government toward adopting fintech and making infrastructure investments.
Saturday, October 7th 2023 - 10:17 UTC
Sentence against Peru Libre leader reduced

Peru's Judiciary Friday upheld a prison sentence of three years and a half imposed on leftwing political leader Vladimir Cerrón for corruption, it was reported in Lima.
Saturday, October 7th 2023 - 09:41 UTC
Uruguayan minister chosen unanimously to head Inter-American Board of Agriculture

Uruguay's Agriculture and Livestock Minister Fernando Mattos was voted unanimously by all 32 attending delegations to chair the Inter-American Board of Agriculture (IABA) for the period 2023-2025 during a convention held in San José, Costa Rica, it was announced Friday. Mattos' candidacy was put forward by the representatives from Argentina, it was also reported.
Saturday, October 7th 2023 - 09:26 UTC
Neverending Ecuador's violence leaves one prosecutor killed, one former mayor kidnapped

The latest episode of Ecuador's seemingly endless violence consisted of the assassination of Babahoyo Prosecutor Genaro R. and the kidnapping of former Durán Mayor Mariana Mendieta de Narváez, in addition to the death of six other prison inmates just over a week before the presidential elections.