ICE Officials Hold Security and Repatriation Talks in Guatemala as US Trade Ties Deepen
Guatemala US relations deepened as senior ICE officials held repatriation talks and the tariff deal kept 70.4% of exports duty-free.
September 1, 2026Section
Latin America News in English
Latin America news in English from The Rio Times — daily coverage of politics, economy and culture across the region.
Colombia Jobs: 578,000 Created in a Year, but Farming Lost 204,000
Colombia jobs grew by 578,000 in a year, but agriculture lost 204,000 and seven of ten new July posts are...
September 1, 2026
Trump Puts Falkland Islands Back in Play as Argentina Presses Its Claim
Trump says the US reviews every position including the Falkland Islands, as a Pentagon review pressures London and Argentina presses...
September 1, 2026
Tolima Fires Quintuple to 50,000 Hectares as Damage Mounts
Tolima fires have burned 50,000 hectares, hitting 28,000 producers and causing COP75.3 billion (about US23.4 million) in damage in central...
September 1, 2026
Vatican Advance Team in Buenos Aires to Prepare Pope Leo XIV Argentina Visit
A Vatican advance team is in Buenos Aires inspecting venues for the Pope Leo XIV Argentina visit on 8-11 November,...
September 1, 2026
Guatemala Fuel Protests Shut Mexico Border Crossings as Transporters Block 17 Highways
Guatemala fuel protests shut both main Mexico border crossings as transporters blocked 17 highways against a 37% jump in gasoline...
September 1, 2026
Peru Plans New Mining Concession Rules as Chavimochic Contract Heads for November
Peru plans new rules for mining concessions — granting, validity, expiry — as the US$750 million Chavimochic stage-III contract heads...
September 1, 2026
Peru Exports Hit Record US$90 Billion in 2025, Leading the Andean Community
Peru exports reached a record US$90.1 billion in 2025, nearly half of the Andean Community's total, as the trade surplus...
September 1, 2026
Medellín Starts Water Rationing as El Niño Drains Reservoirs
Medellín water rationing starts as El Niño drains reservoirs; utility EPM warns the cuts could last into 2027, and a...
September 1, 2026