VW Mexico Puebla Strike on Hold as Workers Vote on Deal
Volkswagen Mexico and its Puebla union agreed a tentative 24-month pay deal worth 13.16% overall. The strike is on hold...
October 2, 2026Section
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El Salvador Jails Barrio 18 Leader for 45 Years
A Barrio 18 leader got 45 years in prison in El Salvador, prosecutors said on 2 October, with 24 gang...
October 2, 2026
Grenada Parliament to Dissolve, Election Date Due Sunday
Grenada Parliament is due to be dissolved on Friday 2 October. Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell says he will name the...
October 2, 2026
Cuba Upholds 20-Year Terms for Power Sabotage
Cuba power sabotage case: the Supreme Court upheld 15- to 20-year terms for four men who stole 140 litres of...
October 2, 2026
Dominican Republic Arrests Spaniard in Punta Cana
A Spaniard arrested in Punta Cana faces extradition after a Spanish probe into cocaine and luxury villas led to 27...
October 2, 2026
Cuba Jails Seven in Moa for Transformer Oil Theft
Seven people in Moa, Cuba, got 12 to 15 years for sabotage after a transformer oil theft cut power to...
October 2, 2026
Dutch King Calls Findings on Colonial Past Painful
King Willem-Alexander called a Leiden study of his family's colonial past painful and confronting. What it found, and what it...
October 2, 2026
Dominican Republic Has 53,877 Unserved Arrest Warrants
Dominican police say 53,877 arrest warrants remain unserved, led by domestic violence cases. One man has 41 records, and 107...
October 2, 2026
Ecuador Doubles Guayaquil Power Substation Capacity With a US$12.9 Million Upgrade
Ecuador says its Las Esclusas substation in south Guayaquil now carries twice the power after a US$12.9 million upgrade. It...
October 2, 2026
Honduras 2027 Budget Puts University Behind Defence
Honduras 2027 budget draft gives the national university US$290m, up 8.7%, while the Defence Ministry gets US$497m, up 7.8%. What...
October 2, 2026
Costa Rica Magistrate Election Blocked Again
Costa Rica magistrate election stalls again: the ruling party sent nine court nominations back to committee, and the opposition says...
October 2, 2026
Venezuela Sentences 10 in Brazalete Blanco Plot Case
Venezuela Brazalete Blanco verdict: a Caracas court jails ex-officers for up to 18 years for conspiracy, while rights lawyer Rocío...
October 2, 2026
Latin America Faces 4.8 Million More Poor From El Niño
El Niño poverty warning: a UN body says an extreme event could cut regional GDP by at least 2% and...
October 2, 2026
Peru Extends Pataz State of Emergency by 60 Days
Peru extends the Pataz state of emergency by 60 days from 3 October, keeping troops in charge, a 22:00 curfew...
October 2, 2026
Peru Tomato Prices Jump 29% in Lima as El Niño Hits
Coastal El Niño pushed Lima tomato prices up 28.9% in September, INEI says, but cheaper fish and chicken kept overall...
October 2, 2026
Peru Energy Ministry Enters 120-Day Reorganisation
Peru energy ministry and two agencies enter a 120-day overhaul by decree, aimed at slow rural power projects, permit delays...
October 2, 2026
Venezuela Says Zulia Turbine Is Due on Grid in 72 Hours
Zulia power update: Venezuela's TZ07 turbine began start-up tests this week and is due on the grid in 72 hours,...
October 2, 2026
Guatemala SAT Says Tax-Free Fuel Earns No VAT Credit
Guatemala's fuel VAT exemption gives buyers no VAT credit until 2027, the tax authority says. The IDP levy alone raised...
October 2, 2026
Venezuela Opens Week of TSJ Nominations
Venezuela TSJ nominations: citizens can apply until 9 October for 12 seats on the panel that will shortlist candidates for...
October 2, 2026
Uribe Attacks Colombia Peace Deal as No Vote Turns 10
Álvaro Uribe says it is time to fix what Colombia's 2016 peace deal left, ten years after No won by...
October 2, 2026