Politics

• Wednesday, September 29th 2021 - 00:13 UTC

  Argentine national gov't to hunt down those unregistered for vax

  

  Argentina's Federal Health Council Monday announced that although immunization will not be mandatory, a nationwide house-by-house vaccination campaign will be launched for those who have not registered to take their injections.

• Tuesday, September 28th 2021 - 23:44 UTC

  Federal forces to be deployed in violence-riddled Argentine city of Rosario

  

  The Argentine Government Tuesday announced the sending of a 1.575-strong federal security team to the Rosario area in the province of Santa Fe within the next two to three weeks, as drug violence and crime are increasingly on the rise since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Tuesday, September 28th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  Argentina's ruling party keeps losing political ground, poll says

  

  Argentina's ruling Frente de Todos (FdT) coalition looks poised to a defeat at Nov- 14's mid-term elections worse than the one suffered Sept. 14 during the Mandatory, Open and Sim, simultaneous Primary (PASO) elections, according to a Solmoirago poll released Monday.

• Tuesday, September 28th 2021 - 09:49 UTC

  Uruguayan President to announce measures in view of Argentine border reopening

  

  Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou will be announcing Tuesday a package of measures to contain the impact on businesses in areas bordering Argentina for when the latter reopens its borders on October 1.

• Tuesday, September 28th 2021 - 09:49 UTC

  Brazil's Economy Minister favors one-on-one deals despite Mercosur's current ban

  

  Brazil's Economy Minister Paulo Guedes Monday said Mercosur would “modernize” and anyone against that was free to leave the bloc.

• Tuesday, September 28th 2021 - 09:48 UTC

  Former Argentine Environment Secretary handed down suspended jail sentence for fraud

  

  Former Argentine Environment Secretary Romina Picolotti has been sentenced to three years in jail for fraud and embezzlement, although the execution of the sentence has been suspended, it was announced Monday.

• Tuesday, September 28th 2021 - 09:35 UTC

  Visiting president Piñera and Lacalle Pou address health and post pandemic issues

  

  Trade, health and the post-pandemic, communications and the Pacific basin were some of the issues addressed by Chilean president Sebastian Piñera with his Uruguayan peer, Luis Lacalle Pou, during a one-day visit to Montevideo.

• Tuesday, September 28th 2021 - 09:06 UTC

  Falklands extends tourism recovery incentive for a second season

  

  Following the success of the initial Tourism Recovery Incentive Program – or ‘TRIP’ – which was designed to support tourism-related businesses and stimulate economic growth across the Islands during 2020/21, the Falklands Islands government announced that the scheme will run again this year.

• Tuesday, September 28th 2021 - 08:30 UTC

  Peruvian currency plunges against US dollar following PM's nationalization threat against gas supplier

  

  The Peruvian sol fell sharply Monday against the US dollar in Lima markets following Sunday's statements from Prime Minister Guido Bellido, who threatened the new government might stabilize the cooking gas supplier Camisea.

• Tuesday, September 28th 2021 - 08:17 UTC

  Fuel panic buying in UK; pool of Army truck drivers ready to fill the supply chain

  

  A pool of British Army tanker drivers is on standby and to be deployed if required to deliver fuel, the UK government announced on Monday following chain supply pressure which has left many gasoline stations empty or rationing the little supply left.