Bolivia Navy Raids Illegal Mining Camp on Beni River
Bolivia illegal mining: the navy raided a foreign-run camp on the Beni river as scientists gave Pope Leo XIV a...
October 2, 2026
Mexico Judicial Reform Hits Projects at 28.8% of Firms
Mexico judicial reform: 28.8% of 3,721 firms polled by employers’ group Coparmex say they cut or postponed projects; 67.8% report...
October 2, 2026
Brazil’s ArcelorMittal Plans US$1.9 Billion More
ArcelorMittal Brazil plans over US$1.9 billion of new investment after anti-dumping duties cut steel imports. Its CEO says imports must...
October 2, 2026
Costa Rica Teachers Strike Over Pay Shortfall
Costa Rica teachers at a public school in La Unión, Cartago, stopped classes over planning pay missing since February, about...
October 2, 2026
Peru’s Puno Lithium Could Interest German Carmakers
Peru lithium: a German economy official says the US$834 million Falchani project in Puno could interest German carmakers via investment...
October 2, 2026
Colombia’s ANDI Chief Bruce Mac Master Quits
Bruce Mac Master resigned as head of Colombia’s ANDI business lobby on 1 October 2026, citing pressures after weeks of...
October 2, 2026
Bolivia Ombudsman Counts 120 Mining Deaths in Potosí
Bolivia mining deaths in Potosí reach 120 in 2026, most of them young day labourers without insurance, the Ombudsman's Office...
October 2, 2026
Trinidad and Tobago House Votes to Raise Drinking Age
Trinidad and Tobago drinking age bill passes the lower house 23–10: 21 for alcohol, 25 for cannabis and gambling. Police...
October 2, 2026
El Salvador IMF Board Releases US$138 Million
El Salvador IMF loan: the board released US$138 million on 1 October after two delayed reviews, as growth beats forecasts...
October 2, 2026