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Montevideo, November 21st 2024 - 21:17 UTC

Politics

  • Wednesday, October 23rd 2024 - 21:33 UTC

    Uruguay signs agreement to build prison for transgender people

    The initiative seeks to achieve “zero overcrowding” in penitentiary institutions, Martinelli explained

    The Uruguayan government of President Luis Lacalle Pou signed on Tuesday a public-private partnership (PPP) agreement for the construction of a new women's prison with accommodation for transgender inmates at a cost of US$46 million, it was announced in Montevideo.

  • Wednesday, October 23rd 2024 - 21:06 UTC

    Lula calls for peace in Middle East and Ukraine

    “Right now, there are two ongoing conflicts that could engulf the entire world. So we have to work together to resolve them,” Lula said

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Wednesday urged the international community, during his telematic appearance at the BRICS Summit in Kazan (Russia), to resolve the armed conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.

  • Wednesday, October 23rd 2024 - 10:56 UTC

    World Bank announced US$ 2 bn loans for Argentina

    Jaramillo made the announcement Tuesday on X

    World Bank (WB) Vice President Carlos Felipe Jaramillo announced Tuesday on X that his entity was “ready to accompany Argentina with more than US$ 2 billion in new loans in the areas of social protection and education and in supporting the poorest in their access to transportation and energy.” He made those remarks after a “very good meeting” with Argentina's Economy Minister Luis Toto Caputo in Washington DC.

  • Wednesday, October 23rd 2024 - 09:45 UTC

    Citizens of Ecuador, Costa Rica, Chile, and Uruguay turn to 'iron fist' policies to fight insecurity

    The study identifies politicians, weak judicial systems, and media sensationalism as key drivers of public fear.

    A recent study conducted by the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO) and the University of Santiago de Chile (USACH) reveals that citizens in Ecuador, Costa Rica, Chile, and Uruguay are increasingly open to harsh punitive measures, or mano dura, as a response to rising insecurity.

  • Wednesday, October 23rd 2024 - 09:41 UTC

    Bolivia denies having Iranian and Hezbollah bases

    Israel's Ambassador to Costa Rica Mijal Gur Aryeh had made the “unfounded” allegations

    Bolivia's Foreign Ministry Tuesday denied allegations by Israel's Ambassador to Costa Rica Mijal Gur Aryeh that the South American country had Iranian and Hezbollah military bases. “There are also other countries in the region that have Iranian and Hezbollah bases, particularly Venezuela and Bolivia,” the diplomat was quoted as saying by EFE.

  • Wednesday, October 23rd 2024 - 08:11 UTC

    Gang violence taking turn for the worse in Haiti

    Gangs control about 80% of Port-au-Price

    The already critical situation in Haiti has been reported to have taken a turn for the worse this week as gangs up their grip in the Caribbean country, threatening government officials and seeking to expand their influence to the areas they still do not control, the United Nation’s Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) warned Tuesday. “The situation in Haiti has regrettably worsened,” BINUH Chief Maria Isabel Salvador said in a briefing to the UN Security Council in which she mentioned mounting attacks over the past week. Over 5 million people are estimated to be going hungry, with thousands already facing famine.

  • Tuesday, October 22nd 2024 - 22:22 UTC

    Maduro lands in Kazan for BRICS Summit

    BRICS represents “a significant advance in the new world geopolitics,” Maduro said in Russia

    Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro landed late Friday in Kazan, Russia, for a guest appearance at the BRICS Summit as he intends to have his country join the bloc shortly. Upon arriving alongside First Lady and Congresswoman Cilia Flores, he was welcomed by local authorities. Also at the airport were Venezuela's Executive Vice President Delcy Rodríguez and Foreign Minister Yván Gil, who got to Kazan the day before.

  • Tuesday, October 22nd 2024 - 11:16 UTC

    Yacyretá dam crossing between Argentina and Paraguay to fully reopen next month

    Ituzaingó-Ayolas remains the only crossing between Argentina and Paraguay not fullyh reopened after the Covid-19 pandemic

    Argentine and Paraguayan authorities are planning to fully reopen for all type of vehicles the border crossing between Ituzaingó (Corrientes) and Ayolas on the Yacyretá dam, which is expected to boost the local economy, it was announced this week.

  • Tuesday, October 22nd 2024 - 10:32 UTC

    Former Peruvian President Toledo gets 20 years in prison for corruption

    If Monday's conviction is upheld, Toledo, 78, would not be eligible to leave jail until the early 2040s

    Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo was sentenced Monday to over 20 years in jail for his involvement in the Odebrecht corruption scandal in which he was found to have received US$ 35 million in bribes for the construction by the Brazilian company of a road linking the two countries. The 78-year-old Toledo was deemed guilty of money laundering as well and disenfranchised for three years.

  • Tuesday, October 22nd 2024 - 09:13 UTC

    Milei reshapes Tax Bureau, blends it with Customs

    The move entails a 15% staff downsizing and a significant salary cut for the higher-ranking officials, explained Adorni

    The Argentine Government of President Javier Milei announced Monday that it was dissolving the Federal Administration of Public Revenues (AFIP), which is to be replaced by a simplified agency known as ARCA which will also assume Customs functions.