Central America: Diesel, Floods, TPS, Hospital Funds
Guatemala's diesel hits a five-year high, Costa Rica shelters hundreds after floods, and Honduras offers legal help to migrants losing...
August 18, 2026Section
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Latin America news in English from The Rio Times — daily coverage of politics, economy and culture across the region.
Dominican Court Ends Falcondo Nickel Concession
A Dominican court has terminated the Falcondo nickel concession for breach after seven decades, with the site idle since November...
August 18, 2026
Panama Week: Railway Plans, Court Rulings, Tocumen Growth
Panama's railway to David advances in engineering studies, a court confirms Panama Papers acquittals, and Tocumen traffic climbs 15 percent.
August 18, 2026
Uruguay Cattle Fund Bankruptcy Leaves US$272 Million Shortfall
Uruguay's Conexión Ganadera bankruptcy left a US$272 million shortfall, and a court has ordered the central bank to pay four...
August 18, 2026
Mexico Consumer Spending Flat, Manufacturing Jobs Sag
Mexican private consumption stalled in July and manufacturing employment has now fallen year on year for forty straight months.
August 18, 2026
Mexico Fertilizer Duty Is Anti-Dumping Case, Not Payback, Says Sheinbaum
Sheinbaum says Mexico's duty on Chinese ammonium sulfate comes from an anti-dumping case opened in 2025, not from China's pecan...
August 18, 2026
China Lifts Suspension on 8 Ecuadorian Shrimp Plants
China has restored export authorisation to eight Ecuadorian shrimp plants suspended since late 2025, while six from the June wave...
August 18, 2026
Bolivia Links Large-Buyer Diesel to World Prices
Bolivia has moved diesel for large buyers to a world-linked price of 18 bolivianos a litre, and six business groups...
August 18, 2026
Western Union Says It Has Doubled the Money It Moves in Peru
Western Union says it has doubled the money it moves in Peru in two years, and more than one transfer...
August 18, 2026