El Salvador IMF Board Releases US$138 Million
El Salvador IMF loan: the board released US$138 million on 1 October after two delayed reviews, as growth beats forecasts...
October 2, 2026Section
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Peru Sets Regional Election Runoff for November
Peru regional elections: the JNE sets 29 November for runoffs where no governor candidate reaches 30%, and expects official results...
October 2, 2026
Venezuela Power Deficit Near 3,000 MW Amid Protests
Venezuela power deficit is about 3,000 megawatts, a fifth of demand, engineers estimate, as night protests over blackouts spread to...
October 2, 2026
Costa Rica Ex-Minister Loses Immunity, Faces Two Probes
Costa Rica ex-foreign minister Manuel Tovar lost his immunity when he was fired. Prosecutors now move two cases, one over...
October 2, 2026
Colombia Manufacturing PMI Rises to 54.6 in September
Colombia manufacturing PMI rose to 54.6 in September 2026 from 54.3, the strongest reading since October 2025, as new orders...
October 2, 2026
Brazil Seeks Probe of US$1M US Grant Against Top Court
Brazil’s government asked police and prosecutors on 1 October to probe a reported US$1M US grant against its top court,...
October 2, 2026
Mexico Social Security Workers Storm Union Over Raise
IMSS workers in Mexico City forced their way into their union’s headquarters on 1 October, rejecting a 2.9% pay rise...
October 2, 2026
Ecuador Orders Ola Bini Deported, Lawyer Cites Ban
Ecuador orders Swedish programmer Ola Bini, a friend of Julian Assange, deported after revoking his visa. His lawyer says he...
October 2, 2026
Jamaica Drought Hits 107 Water Systems, Tanks Ordered
Jamaica drought: the government will hand out 5,000 water tanks within three months as 107 supply systems falter and the...
October 2, 2026
Bolivia’s Detained Attorney General Seeks Release
Bolivia attorney general Roger Mariaca and two prosecutors challenge their arrests at a La Paz hearing on 2 October as...
October 2, 2026
Brazil’s Lula Calls Flávio Bolsonaro a ‘Mongrel’
Lula called Flávio Bolsonaro a ‘mongrel’ on a podcast on 1 October, as Argentina’s Milei backed his ‘friend’ Flávio before...
October 2, 2026
Panama Electoral Tribunal Rejects Election Law Changes
Panama Electoral Tribunal calls lawmakers’ changes to its election reform setbacks, citing higher donation caps and dual posts before the...
October 2, 2026
Mexico School Machete Attack Kills Deputy Head
Mexico school machete attack: two former pupils killed the deputy head and wounded four at a Torreón secondary school on...
October 2, 2026
Peru Probes Recording of Talk of Killing Fujimori
Keiko Fujimori threat: Peru police examine a recording in which an ex-Senate candidate spoke of killing the president. No plot...
October 2, 2026
Colombia’s Cabal Quits Uribe’s Party After 12 Years
Former senator María Fernanda Cabal quit Colombia’s Centro Democrático on 1 October 2026 after a split request went unanswered. She...
October 2, 2026
Dominican Electricity Subsidy Hits US$1.47 Billion
The Dominican Republic electricity subsidy reached US$1.47 billion by 25 September, 92.8% of its 2026 budget, as distributors lose 39%...
October 2, 2026
Senegal Warns of Storms as Late Rainy Season Returns
Senegal's weather agency forecasts storms nationwide from 2 to 6 October after a late, patchy season, as the indebted state...
October 2, 2026
Nigeria Wants 70% of Healthcare Products Made Locally
Nigeria imports about 70% of its healthcare products and wants to flip that by 2030. Officials cite US$2 billion in...
October 2, 2026
Kampala Mayor Says Market Stall Builders Must Be Paid
Kampala's mayor says Uganda must pay traders who built their own market stalls before the state takes over, a promise...
October 2, 2026
Ghana MPs Seek Funding Plan for Stalled Pwalugu Dam
Ghana approved a US$895 million dam in 2020 to stop floods from Burkina Faso. It is still unbuilt, and lawmakers...
October 2, 2026