Anjouan Casino Licences Are Sold in a Name the State Rejects
Anjouan casino licences are marketed worldwide from a Comoros island. The Comoran central bank says the bodies issuing them have...
September 19, 2026Section
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Central African Republic Economy Grows Again, and Slowly
The Central African Republic economy grew 3.3% in 2025, the African Development Bank says, but the recovery is too slow...
September 19, 2026
Jamaica Tourism Rebuild Plan Has No Budget, Bond Money Goes Elsewhere
The Jamaica tourism rebuild was unveiled with no budget attached. Jamaica separately priced a US$1 billion bond that funds a...
September 19, 2026
Sargassum Quintana Roo Record Collides With the Wedding Season
A record sargassum Quintana Roo season has fouled Caribbean beaches, and a business lobby says 10,000 wedding reservations have been...
September 19, 2026
Mexico Diesel Subsidy Held at 100% as Petrol Discounts Rise
The Mexico diesel subsidy stays at 100% for the week to 25 September 2026, while the excise discount on Magna...
September 19, 2026
Eugenio Zanetti, Argentine Oscar Winner and Stage Designer, Dies at 79
Eugenio Zanetti, the Argentine production designer who won an Oscar for Restoration, has died in Buenos Aires at the age...
September 19, 2026
Guyana Health Spending Reached About US$281 Million by Mid-Year
Guyana health spending reached about US$281 million in the first half of 2026, just over a third of the full-year...
September 19, 2026
Cuba Grid Failure Cuts Power to More Than 9 Million People
A Cuba grid failure on 18 September 2026 cut power to more than 9 million people, and fewer than one...
September 19, 2026
Seprod Layoffs Jamaica Hit 141 Workers Over Sugar Tax and Sales
The Seprod layoffs Jamaica is debating cover 141 factory workers for three weeks, with the company citing a new sugar...
September 19, 2026
El Niño Peru Children Risk: UNICEF Counts 3 Million Exposed
UNICEF counts 3,006,028 El Niño Peru children living in high or very high risk zones, 31% of all under-18s, in...
September 19, 2026
Puente Inca Route Closure at Machu Picchu Runs 20 to 25 September
The Puente Inca route closure at Machu Picchu runs from 20 to 25 September 2026. Ticket holders for Route 1-D...
September 19, 2026
Latin America’s Copper and Lithium: What the IPU Arusha Assembly Means for the Region
Chile-Argentina copper protocols, Brazil's Sigma Lithium ruling and Africa's minerals debate: what the 153rd IPU Assembly in Arusha (5-9 Oct...
September 19, 2026
Argentina’s Top Power Firm Sells Silver Stake for Six Times What It Paid
Argentina's largest private power producer sold its silver-mine stake at six times cost and will pay it out, as critics...
September 19, 2026
Brazil’s Helbor Moves Closer to Leaving the Stock Market After HBR Vote
HBR Realty shareholders backed a share-swap takeover of Brazilian homebuilder Helbor, whose shares have lost about 95% since their 2013...
September 19, 2026
Colombia’s Election Runner-Up Backs Union Protests Against New President
Colombia's runner-up Ivan Cepeda backs marches against President De la Espriella. Unions plan an October march and a November national...
September 19, 2026
Cost of Living in Brazil 2026: Monthly Budgets by City
Verified 2026 costs for São Paulo, Rio and more cities: rents, food baskets, transport fares, utilities and monthly budgets in...
September 19, 2026
Sacsayhuamán Graffiti Cleaned Off Rock as Peru Vows Complaint
Sacsayhuamán graffiti in red and pink paint hit a carved rock above Cusco. Peru’s Ministry of Culture cleaned it and...
September 19, 2026
Colombia’s President Rules Out ELN Hostage Exchange
Colombia's President De la Espriella ruled out an ELN hostage exchange for three police officers and a civilian, ordering military...
September 19, 2026
Brazil Supreme Court Refuses Search Warrant for Bahia Candidate
Brazil's Supreme Court justice Nunes Marques refused a search warrant for Bahia governor candidate ACM Neto, while authorising 24 others...
September 19, 2026
Brazil Finance Minister Pledges Lower Debt Than His Own Budget Shows
Brazil's finance minister Dário Durigan pledges debt below 80% of GDP by 2030, but the government's own budget bill projects...
September 19, 2026