Dominican Rice Farmers Say US Imports Risk 300,000 Jobs
Dominican rice farmers say ending tariffs on US rice puts 300,000 jobs at risk, while US exporters gain freer access...
October 6, 2026Section
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Peru Interest Rate Decision Comes on 7 October
The Peru interest rate decision comes on Wednesday 7 October, with Lima inflation at 4.55% and the top of the...
October 6, 2026
Brazil Trade Surplus Hits US$7.7 Billion in September
Brazil's trade surplus rose 146% to US$7.74 billion in September as exports grew 12.9% and sales to the US jumped...
October 6, 2026
Peru Sentences 4 Puno Police to 15 Years Over Cocaine
A court in southern Peru has sentenced four Puno police officers to 15 years for keeping 80 packages of cocaine...
October 6, 2026
Peru Sets 19 October Hearing on Shield of the Americas
Peruvian lawmakers have invited Foreign Minister Carlos Espá on 19 October to explain the Shield of the Americas, a US-led...
October 6, 2026
Lockheed Martin Scouts Moroccan Suppliers
Lockheed Martin set a supplier day with Morocco's industry ministry for 6 October. It is a scouting exercise, with no...
October 6, 2026
Brazil Pollsters Face Inquiry Push After 4 October Miss
Brazil pollsters face a call for a congressional inquiry after most final polls had Lula ahead and Flávio Bolsonaro won...
October 6, 2026
Mexico Exports to the US Hit Record US$60.6 Billion
Mexico exports to the US hit a record US$60.6 billion in August, and the US goods gap with Mexico, at...
October 6, 2026
Peru’s Fujimori Seeks 29 October Visit to Bukele Prison
Peru's President Keiko Fujimori asked the Senate to approve a 28 to 31 October trip to El Salvador, including a...
October 6, 2026
Venezuela Odds on Machado Return Jump to 64.5%
Polymarket prices a 64.5% chance María Corina Machado enters Venezuela by 31 December, up 28.5 points in a day, on...
October 6, 2026
Brazil’s First Runoff Polls Arrive on 8 October
Brazil’s first runoff polls on Flávio Bolsonaro against Lula come out on Thursday 8 October, led by PoderData and Datafolha,...
October 6, 2026
Colombia Finds Drones Spying on Migrants, 24% Extorted
Colombia's and Ecuador's ombudsmen say gangs near Tulcán are spying on migrants with drones, and 23.7% of 59 migrants interviewed...
October 6, 2026
Colombia Offers 17 Ex-Soldiers Legal Aid in Haiti Case
Colombia's president orders legal aid for 17 ex-soldiers charged in Miami over the 2021 killing of Haiti's president Jovenel Moïse.
October 6, 2026
Mexico Arrests Sonora Doctor Over 8 Vitamin Drip Deaths
A Sonora doctor sought for months over 8 vitamin drip deaths in Hermosillo turned himself in on 5 October and...
October 6, 2026
Dominican Republic Charges 13 Over US Grandparent Scam
Dominican prosecutors want 13 people and five firms tried over a grandparent scam that cost 141 people in the US...
October 6, 2026
Peru Asks Congress for US$2.4 Billion as El Niño Looms
Peru's economy minister urged Congress on 5 October to pass about US$2.4 billion in extra spending for El Niño, pensions...
October 6, 2026
US Coast Guard Saves 61 Migrants Off Dominican Republic
A US Coast Guard cutter and two Dominican Navy boats saved 61 migrants from a sinking boat off Samaná, eight...
October 6, 2026
Trump Calls Flávio Bolsonaro’s 47% Vote a Big Victory
Donald Trump called Flávio Bolsonaro’s 47% first-round result in Brazil a big victory on 5 October, ahead of the 25...
October 6, 2026
Brazilian in ICE Costume at Miami Polls Faces 5 Charges
A Brazilian man who wore an ICE costume at a Miami polling site during Brazil's election faces five Florida charges,...
October 6, 2026
POSCO Opens 23,000-Tonne Lithium Plant in Argentina
POSCO inaugurated its Sal de Oro Plant II in Argentina's Puna on 6 October, a 23,000-tonne lithium carbonate unit backed...
October 6, 2026