Venezuela’s state-run airline grows 85% in pandemic; posts positive 2020 results
Conviasa, as the state-run airline is known, says that its operations jumped 85% in 2020, making it one of the...
March 6, 2021Section
Regional
Venezuela to introduce 1-million-bolivar bill as inflation persists
Venezuela’s central bank said on Friday, March 5th, that it would introduce a banknote worth 1 million bolivars beginning next...
March 5, 2021
Argentine economy expected to grow 6.2% in 2021: central bank poll
Argentina’s economy is expected to grow 6.2% in 2021, according to a central bank poll on Friday, while annual 2021...
March 5, 2021
Sinaloa Cartel’s deadly twist: why it is switching from cocaine and heroin to fentanyl
The Sinaloa Cartel built a veritable cocaine empire that resulted, according to the DEA, in the shipment of over 1...
March 5, 2021
Peru disregards UNESCO and advances with airport that could impact Machu Picchu
Despite the fact that there is no heritage impact study, the Peruvian government insists that the works are located outside...
March 5, 2021
Cuba starts late stage trials of COVID-19 vaccine candidate in Havana
Cuba has begun late stage trials of its most advanced experimental COVID-19 vaccine, edging closer to a potential home-grown inoculation...
March 5, 2021
Wave of Chinese investments expected in northern Mexico
In the next 36 months, one in every two new investors seeking industrial real estate space in Mexico will be...
March 5, 2021
Brazil’s Bolsonaro endorses Argentina’s IMF negotiations, confirms meeting with Alberto Fernández
The announcement was made by the ambassador to Brazil, Daniel Scioli. He said that the first in-person meeting between the...
March 5, 2021
Argentina closed pandemic year with one of Latin America’s highest poverty rates
According to an Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) study, in 2020 the number of poor in...
March 5, 2021