Colombia’s Cali is shaken for third day by protests against Duque’s tax reform
Colombia's Cali shaken by protests against Duque's tax reform. The social unrest and political fallout across the country. Expert coverage...
May 1, 2021Section
Regional
Twitter hides former President Uribe’s tweet for inciting violence in Colombia
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Twitter hid a tweet by former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe for violating the rules of...
May 1, 2021
Paraguay seeks UNESCO recognition of “guarania”, its major musical genre
The Paraguayan government on Friday announced that it plans to submit a technical report on the guarania, its major musical...
May 1, 2021
General strike takes to the streets in Chile on May Day
Among the main demands of the strike are a minimum wage increase and the granting of a basic income.
May 1, 2021
Chile looks to the future with constitutional reform on neuro-rights
Chile is close to becoming the first country in the world to include neuro-rights, or brain rights, in its Constitution....
May 1, 2021
Bolivia reiterates priority of lithium industrialization
The President of Bolivia, Luis Arce, yesterday announced the International Call for Direct Lithium Extraction and stressed that lithium is...
May 1, 2021
Uruguay struggles to cease being “too small” an art market
Uruguay is facing the challenge of ceasing to be "too small a market" for art and must therefore invest in...
April 30, 2021
Colombia’s unemployment stood at 14.2 % in March
Colombia's unemployment in March 2021 stood at 14.2%, a 1.6 percentage point increase compared to the same month in 2020...
April 30, 2021
Controversy in Dominican Republic over new penalties for corruption
The punishment for corruption in the new Criminal Code bill under discussion in the Dominican Republic has sparked controversy in...
April 30, 2021