Peru Ombudsman Urges Calm After 4 October Loreto Unrest
Loreto election violence: electoral material was reportedly burned in two Peruvian Amazon districts, and the ombudsman urged calm on 5...
October 5, 2026Section
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Mexico Questions US Envoy on US$1.6M Police Academy
Querétaro police academy: Sheinbaum asked her foreign minister on 5 October to call US envoy Ronald Johnson and Governor Kuri...
October 5, 2026
Two Foreign Banks Apply to Open in Ethiopia
Ethiopia's central bank is reviewing bids from two foreign banks to open fully owned subsidiaries, almost two years after a...
October 5, 2026
South Africa Petrol Hits Record US$1.82 a Litre
South Africa's petrol price rises by up to US$0.20 a litre on 7 October, taking 95 unleaded in Gauteng to...
October 5, 2026
Honduras Returned Migrants Reach 36,658 by September
Honduras returned migrants reached 36,658 from January to September 2026, official data show, with 32,851 sent back from the United...
October 5, 2026
Bolivia Fuel Queues Persist Monday Despite Extra Supply
The Bolivia fuel shortage persisted on Monday despite extra YPFB deliveries, as officials blocked repeat buyers and drivers pushed for...
October 5, 2026
Singapore to Join 41 States on Panama Canal Neutrality
Panama Canal neutrality gains a new backer as Singapore says it will join the 1977 treaty protocol during President Mulino's...
October 5, 2026
Ecuador Homicides Hit Weekly Low of 117, Noboa Says
Ecuador homicides fell to 117 last week, the lowest weekly total of 2026, President Daniel Noboa said, after a curfew...
October 5, 2026
Ecuador’s Noboa Rules Out Home Blackouts on 5 October
Ecuador blackouts will spare homes, President Daniel Noboa pledged on 5 October, while more than 9,000 firms take rotating 48-hour...
October 5, 2026
Costa Rica Sets 14 October Opening for Gang Prison
Costa Rica high-security prison for organised crime opens on 14 October, the Presidency says. It copies El Salvador’s CECOT model.
October 5, 2026
Colombian Peso Gains 1.7% to Close at 3,211 per Dollar
The Colombian peso closed at 3,210.92 per dollar on Monday 5 October, 1.9% firmer than the official rate, after a...
October 5, 2026
Kenya Approves Dangote Refinery IPO Route for Investors
Kenya's market regulator has approved depositary receipts that let Kenyans join Nigeria's Dangote Refinery IPO before the offer closes on...
October 5, 2026
Cuba Sets 15% to 30% Dollar Duty on Excess Luggage
Cuba customs will let travellers clear goods above the limits by paying duty of 15% to 30% in US dollars,...
October 5, 2026
Supreme Court Voids Ruling Shielding Venezuelans in US
The US Supreme Court on 5 October voided a ruling that kept Temporary Protected Status, a deportation shield, for Venezuelans....
October 5, 2026
Cuba Grid Operator Forecasts 1,920 MW Blackout Monday
Cuba blackouts: the state grid operator forecasts 1,260 MW available against 3,150 MW of peak demand on Monday, with a...
October 5, 2026
Baker Hughes Signs Venezuela Gas Deal on 5 October
A Venezuela gas deal signed on Monday ties Baker Hughes to state oil firm PDVSA and two US partners to...
October 5, 2026
DEA Watched Two Dominican Drug Agents Since February
Two Dominican Republic drug agents face US cocaine charges in Miami. Dominican media say a DEA course invitation was used...
October 5, 2026
Dominican Republic Expects 174,000 Cruisers in October
Dominican Republic cruise arrivals: Disney Dream docks at Puerto Plata on 6 October, among 43 calls bringing a projected 173,983...
October 5, 2026
Dominican Republic Deports 1,139 to Haiti in One Day
Dominican Republic deportations stay near 1,000 a day, with 1,139 people removed on 3 October and 302 Haitians sent across...
October 5, 2026
Chile Peso Jumps as Treasury Sells Up to US$600M a Week
Chile dollar sales of up to US$600 million a week, announced by the Kast government's budget office on 5 October,...
October 5, 2026