Guatemala Central Bank Pick Rejoins Congress 13 October
Jonathan Menkos, blocked as Guatemala central bank chief by the top court, returns to Congress, leaving an acting governor in...
October 12, 2026Section
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Guyana Police Deputy Rejects 174 Days of Forced Leave
Guyana police deputy Fazil Karimbaksh, head of the financial crime unit and accused of rape, rejects an order to take...
October 12, 2026
Peru Wins 6 World Travel Awards Including Machu Picchu
Peru won six World Travel Awards for South America, including Leading Destination, and Machu Picchu was named the region's leading...
October 12, 2026
Taiwan Strait Risk and the Cost of a Closure
China set five live-fire zones from 12 October 2026, none in the Taiwan Strait. Here is what a closure would...
October 12, 2026
EU Budget Plan Cut by US$157 Billion
The EU budget cut of US$157 billion hits external funding hardest: Global Europe falls 17%, squeezing development money for Latin...
October 12, 2026
Tulum Events in October 2026, Tickets From US$14
Tulum events 16 to 31 October 2026: jungle disco, full-moon beach parties and Día de Muertos, with venues and ticket...
October 12, 2026
Playa del Carmen Events in October 2026, From Free
Playa del Carmen events 12 to 31 October 2026: jazz workshops, Wine Fest XI, theatre and Xcaret's Day of the...
October 12, 2026
Ecuador Police Arrest Los Lobos Suspect on 11 October
Ecuador's police arrested a Los Lobos suspect known as El Patrón in Quevedo, a city the US tells Americans not...
October 12, 2026
Mexico Sets US$68.60 Duty on Chinese Bicycles
Chinese bicycles for adults will cost importers in Mexico an extra US$68.60 each from 13 October, under a provisional anti-dumping...
October 12, 2026
Haiti Digicel Outage Hits 3 Times in Under a Month
The Haiti Digicel outage on 12 October followed damage to both international fibre links where gunfire was reported, and no...
October 12, 2026
Cuba Oil Law Takes Effect 19 October for Foreign Firms
Cuba’s new oil and gas law, published on Monday, lets foreign firms explore under contracts of up to 40 years...
October 12, 2026
São Tomé Lembá Bridge Runs 1 Year Late Over Soil Tests
The Lembá bridge in São Tomé and Príncipe is a year late after it was launched without soil studies; the...
October 12, 2026
Mali Draft Budget Cuts Rural Support Programme 41%
Mali's draft budget cuts its rural support programme by 41% next year, to about US$64 million, while spending on rural...
October 12, 2026
Rwanda IMF Talks in Bangkok Focus on 17.2% Inflation
Rwanda IMF talks in Bangkok on Monday covered growth and inflation, which hit 17.2% in September, as the central bank...
October 12, 2026
Somalia Opposition Bloc of 3 Warns of Mogadishu Clash
Somalia opposition leaders warned in a 12 October statement that troops near former president Sharif Sheikh Ahmed's Mogadishu home could...
October 12, 2026
Dominican Republic, Venezuela Weigh Direct Fuel Sales
Presidents Abinader and Rodríguez met in Rome and told Refidomsa and PDVSA to discuss direct sales of AC30 asphalt and...
October 12, 2026
Bolivia Orders Arrest of Marset’s Sister on 12 October
A Bolivian court declared Tatiana Marset, sister of US-charged drug suspect Sebastián Marset, in contempt on Monday and ordered her...
October 12, 2026
Paraguay Evacuates 60 Families as Paraná River Rises
At least 60 families have left their homes in Ciudad del Este as the Paraná River rises, and the Yacyretá...
October 12, 2026
Tanzania Puts 33 World Bank Projects at US$8.8 Billion
Tanzania's finance minister put 33 World Bank projects at US$8.8 billion at talks in Bangkok on Monday, as the country...
October 12, 2026
Morocco Opens 3-Day Cybersecurity Week in Rabat
Morocco opened a three-day cybersecurity week in Rabat on Monday, warning that artificial intelligence is accelerating the impact of cyberattacks.
October 12, 2026