Argentina’s Navy Pulls Its Planes Out of the 101-Year-Old Punta Indio Air Base
Punta Indio naval base: Argentina's navy has decided to strip the aircraft out of its Punta Indio air base, a...
August 28, 2026Section
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Colombia’s Governors Close Ranks Behind Rodríguez Yee as the Ecopetrol Board Fight Escalates
Six oil-producing governors ratified Ricardo Rodríguez Yee for the Ecopetrol board as the new government prepares an assembly to remove...
August 28, 2026
OFAC Widens Venezuela General Licences for Oil, Mining, Telecoms
Washington amended eight Venezuela general licences on August 27, easing contract rules for oil, gas, mining and telecoms work. Sanctions...
August 28, 2026
Colombia’s Earthquake Reconstruction Turns to 8 Percent Mortgages and Frozen Student Loans
Eighteen days after the 7.4-magnitude earthquake, the Colombia earthquake reconstruction effort has become a financial story.
August 28, 2026
Costa Rica Broadcast Fee Bill Advances Despite Press Freedom Warnings
Costa Rica approved Bill 24,461 in first debate: a spectrum fee of up to 7.73% of TV revenue that the...
August 28, 2026
Colombia’s Development Plan Becomes the Tool to Slim the State
Colombia wants to slim down the state, and its four-year planning law is the vehicle chosen to carry the structural...
August 28, 2026
Argentina and Chile Press Their Cross-Border Mining Treaty at Santiago Summit
Chile convened a regional mining summit in Santiago and used it to advance its 1997 mining treaty with Argentina, a...
August 28, 2026
Reports Put 17 Venezuela Oil Fields on the Table in US Talks
Reports say Washington is negotiating long-term access to 17 Venezuela oil fields, and one outlet cited a 100-year lease. No...
August 28, 2026
Venezuela Weighs Leaving OPEC, the Group It Helped Found in 1960
Bloomberg says a Venezuela OPEC exit is under study, more than sixty-five years after the country helped found the group....
August 28, 2026