Guatemala Diesel Cap Proposed as Road Blockades Continue
President Arevalo has sent Congress a bill capping diesel at about US$5.12 a gallon, as fuel-price road blockades enter a...
September 8, 2026Section
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Guyana Qatar Talks in Doha End With Nothing Signed
President Irfaan Ali held official talks with Qatar's Amir in Doha on 8 September, covering investment and energy. No agreement...
September 8, 2026
Jamaica Tourism Runs 17 Percent Below Last Year After Melissa
Jamaica tourism brought 2.34 million visitors and US$2.5 billion in earnings through 31 August, with arrivals 17 percent below the...
September 8, 2026
Uruguay AI Centre Opens in Montevideo on a US$10 Million Loan
Uruguay launched its national artificial intelligence centre in Montevideo on 7 September, funded by a US$10 million IDB loan over...
September 8, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — Tuesday, September 8, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for September 8: Canada's C$27.6 billion in counter-tariffs on American goods take effect at 12:01...
September 8, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief — Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief for September 8: Germany's near-final count puts the AfD at 44.1 per cent in Saxony-Anhalt, Russian strikes...
September 8, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief — Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief for September 8: China's August exports jump 25 per cent to a $119.1 billion trade surplus, Nepal...
September 8, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief — Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for September 8: Nigeria's government won't confirm a three-month ceasefire it quietly holds with Boko Haram, a...
September 8, 2026
Mexico 2027 Budget Goes to Congress With Its Rating in View
Mexico delivered its 2027 budget package to Congress on 8 September, on the constitutional deadline, with two of three rating...
September 8, 2026
Heidelberg Materials Buys 70 Percent of Peru’s Cementos Inka
Heidelberg Materials has agreed to buy 70 percent of Peru's Cementos Inka, a binding deal with no price disclosed, expected...
September 8, 2026
Cuba Tourism Falls 62.8 Percent in the First Seven Months
Cuba tourism fell 62.8 percent between January and July 2026, with 419,863 international visitors against 1,128,831 a year earlier, per...
September 8, 2026
YPF Metrogas Sale Clears a Hurdle as Argentina Suspends an Old Order
Argentina suspended two old gas-regulator rulings that constrained YPF's Metrogas stake, clearing one obstacle to the US$780m sale to Edenor.
September 8, 2026
Rubio Colombia Visit Opens a Latin America Tour in Barranquilla
The Rubio Colombia visit began in Barranquilla on 8 September with earthquake relief, counter-narcotics and trade on the agenda, and...
September 8, 2026
Brazil Poll Puts Flavio Bolsonaro Ahead of Lula for the First Time
A BTG Pactual and Nexus Brazil poll puts Flavio Bolsonaro on 46 percent against Lula on 45, the first time...
September 8, 2026
Brazil Federal Police Director Removed Over Surveillance Claim
A Supreme Court justice ordered the Brazil Federal Police director-general and its intelligence chief removed, saying he was monitored for...
September 8, 2026
São Paulo Nightlife Tonight — September 8, 2026
Sao Paulo nightlife tonight: 100 free tickets at Casa de Francisca, a Roxette tribute at Blue Note, and no free...
September 8, 2026
Rio de Janeiro Nightlife Tonight — September 8, 2026
Rio nightlife tonight: Alana Valentte at Carioca da Gema, Silvia Perez Cruz at the Teatro Riachuelo at 20:00, and Rio...
September 8, 2026
Chile Inflation Doubles the Forecast and Hits 4.1 Percent
Chile inflation reached 4.1 percent in the year to August and 0.6 percent in the month, double the 0.3 percent...
September 8, 2026
PISA 2025: Argentina’s Worst Result Since 2006, Chile Slips
PISA 2025 results show Argentina at its worst since 2006, Chile down in reading and maths, and Mexico at its...
September 8, 2026
Chile Audit of the Boric Years Ends With 1,529 Findings
Chile's six-month audit of the Boric administration closed with 1,529 findings, disciplinary steps at 57 services and four bodies sent...
September 8, 2026