Politics

• Tuesday, October 12th 2021 - 23:41 UTC

  Cuban authorities say no to “peaceful” demonstrations

  

  Cuban authorities have ruled against the staging of an opposition demonstration which was scheduled for Nov. 15 because it entailed “unconstitutional and destabilizing purposes.”

• Tuesday, October 12th 2021 - 23:25 UTC

  Costa Rica decrees compulsory COVID-19 for civil servants

  

  Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado Monday signed the decree mandating all civil servants to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and also allowing private employers to follow suit.

• Tuesday, October 12th 2021 - 22:15 UTC

  Argentine inflation is world's fourth highest, says IMF

  

  Argentina's inflation turned out to be the world's fourth-highest, according to the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) World Economic Outlook report released Tuesday in Washington.

• Tuesday, October 12th 2021 - 15:10 UTC

  Gibraltar Police officers awarded Guardia Civil Order of Merit by Spain

  

  Spain's Guardia Civil honored two members of the Royal Gibraltar Police for cross-frontier work in helping combat money laundering and drug trafficking operations.

• Tuesday, October 12th 2021 - 09:32 UTC

  Uruguay: IMF recommends addressing skill-mismatch between the labour force and new jobs

  

  Last week we published an IMF preliminary statement on the situation of the Uruguayan economy in which it praised the government's handling of the pandemic underlining Uruguay's solid institutions, well-functioning democracy and a high degree of social cohesion.

• Tuesday, October 12th 2021 - 09:20 UTC

  IMF Board reaffirms full confidence in Managing Director Georgieva Kristalina

  

  The IMF Executive Board on Monday concluded its review of the matter raised by WilmerHale’s investigation of the World Bank’s Doing Business 2018 report.

• Tuesday, October 12th 2021 - 09:19 UTC

  Argentine government slaps more controls on corn exports

  

  Argentina's Agriculture Minister has decided to up the number of requirements and restrictions on corn exports after the sector reached the exportable balance of 38.5 million tons, it was reported.

• Tuesday, October 12th 2021 - 09:10 UTC

  Demonstrators stage anti-gov't protests in Bolivia; Arce, Evo speak of “failed coup”

  

  Opposition demonstrators in Bolivia staged over the weekend a series of roadblocks and marches to protest against the Government of President Luis Arce's move to pass a law allowing for in-depth investigations into the personal wealth of citizens.

• Tuesday, October 12th 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  Southwest Airlines cancels 2,000 flights, blames weather, ATC

  

  US carrier Southwest Airlines cancelled a large number of flights over the weekend citing weather conditions and air traffic control (ATC) disruptions. Both company and pilot unions denied the events were related to mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations.

• Tuesday, October 12th 2021 - 08:48 UTC

  Uruguayan authorities halt second beef shipment to China which failed to meet quality standards

  

  Uruguay's Agriculture and Livestock Minister Fernando Mattos explained during the weekend that in addition to a batch of Uruguayan beef turned down by China at the port of destination for containing excessive amounts of fat, a similar case had been detected in the port of Montevideo, which was ready to be shipped.