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Juan Martinez

Juan Martinez is a Chilean economist and journalist. He lives in South Florida and specializes in reporting on Latin America.

Peruvian President appoints new head of Health Ministry

The President of Peru, Pedro Castillo, appointed Kelly Portalatino as the new head of the Ministry of Health (Minsa) on Thursday after removing Jorge...

In Bolivia heavy transport begins blockade of borders due to suspension of exports of products

In protest of the temporary suspension of exports by the Bolivian Government of some products, national and international heavy transport began this Thursday the...

Argentina’s 2023 budget: more taxes, more public debt and more inflation

Although Juntos por el Cambio (right) rejected Martín Guzmán's budget last year as the opposition, this year, the party was instrumental in approving the...

Bolivia suspends exports of beef, sugar, soybean and oil to guarantee domestic supply

The Bolivian Government approved a measure that suspended the export of soybean grain, soybean cake, soybean meal, sugar, oil, and beef, starting this Thursday...

ARTBO International Art Fair reopens to the public in person in Colombia’s capital city

After three years of being held virtually due to the COVID-19 health emergency, the ARTBO International Art Fair returned today to Bogotá's great hall...

Peru lifts health emergency after two years of Covid-19 pandemic

The Peruvian government decided Wednesday to end the state of health emergency decreed in the country in March 2020 after the first case of...

Public investment in the Dominican Republic reaches the highest level in five years

The Dominican Republic approved 399 investment projects worth RD$238,257.7 million (US$4.431 billion) between January and September 2022, 81% more than the same period in...

Borrell calls for speeding up ratification of the trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur

The High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, called today, Tuesday, in Buenos Aires, for a...

Judge dismisses part of the proceedings against Argentina’s Cristina Kirchner

The Argentine federal judge Julián Ercolini announced this Monday the dismissal of the process opened against the vice-president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, in the...

Alberto Fernández announces change of Minister in the Argentine housing portfolio

The President of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, announced that the current Minister of Territorial Development and Habitat, Jorge Ferraresi, will leave his post on Nov....

Peruvian president Castillo dismisses health minister

Peru's President Pedro Castillo will remove Health Minister Jorge López from his post. The head of state was responding to a report that revealed López...

Growing desire to create an OPEC of the lithium triangle in South America

According to the Argentine Foreign Ministry, Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile are working to fix the lithium price. According to the report, a document is being...

El Salvador requests US$250.6 million defense budget for 2023

The Salvadoran Ministry of Defense plans to approve a budget of U$250.6 million for 2023. This is slightly less than the current year's budget, which...

Lasso’s government reduces Ecuador’s poverty rate by more than 7%.

Official figures from the Government of Ecuador show that the income poverty index in the South American country fell by more than 7% in...

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