Uruguay Trade Balance Swings to US$42.8 Million Deficit
Uruguay trade balance swung to a US$42.8 million deficit in August 2026 as crude oil imports jumped and exports fell...
October 2, 2026Section
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Colombia’s Ecopetrol Debt Funded 59% of Asset Growth
Ecopetrol debt and other liabilities funded 59% of the Colombian oil firm's asset growth from 2015 to 2025, a study...
October 2, 2026
Dominican Republic Police Killings Top 180 This Year
Dominican Republic police killings top 180 this year. Two legal groups demand independent probes as the president tells fugitives to...
October 2, 2026
Guatemala Army Panel Names No Units in Eight Killings
Guatemala's army-only commission is reviewing the troops' role in eight Huité deaths but has named no unit, commander or deadline.
October 2, 2026
Guyana Load-Tests US$35 Million Linden Bridge
Guyana Linden bridge: trucks load-test the new US$35 million, four-lane Demerara River crossing that replaces a 1960s single-lane bauxite bridge.
October 2, 2026
Argentina’s Milei Faces Criminal Complaint Over Insults
Argentina’s Elisa Carrió filed a criminal complaint against President Milei on 1 October over posts calling journalist Maru Duffard ‘corrupt...
October 2, 2026
Chile Teachers’ Union Calls Police Response ‘Brutal’
Chile student march: the teachers’ union calls the police response ‘brutal’, the UC rector condemns an attack on students, and...
October 2, 2026
Mexico City Postpones Its Local Judicial Election
Mexico City judicial election moved to June 2028: the city’s Congress voted 46 to 17 on 1 October to align...
October 2, 2026
Argentina Tax Revenue Rises 38.3% in September
Argentina tax revenue rose 38.3% in September to about US$14 billion, roughly 3.7% above inflation, yet it is still down...
October 2, 2026