U.S. ambassador to Ecuador said the country’s prison crisis is the fault of transnational crime
"The current prison situation in Ecuador is caused by transnational crime and its local partners" said the US Ambassador to...
October 7, 2021Section
Society
Daily Interest News from Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Panama begins exhumation of victims of the 1989 invasion by the U.S.
Panama began exhumation procedures in the first reopening of graves for skeletal remains of victims of the U.S. invasion, 31...
October 7, 2021
Panama buries more dead migrants in Darien jungle
In Panama's Darien province, a group of migrants lost their lives trying to cross the most treacherous stretch on their...
October 4, 2021
Global organized crime index has bad news for Peru
Global Initiative against Transnational Crime (GI-TOC) released its first Global Organized Crime Index on September 28.
October 4, 2021
Technical careers, effective for economic recovery in Latin America – World Bank
Technical careers to boost employment and post-pandemic economic recovery is World Bank's bet to Latin America and the Caribbean
September 30, 2021
German court suspends trial of lawsuit linking Tüv Süd to Brazil Brumadinho tragedy
Court in Germany suspended the trial of the civil action filed by Brazilian municipality against Tüv Süd on the 2019...
September 28, 2021
Venezuelan vice-president demands Chile respect the physical integrity of its migrants
Venezuelan Vice President demanded that the national authorities respect the physical integrity of Venezuelan migrants in Chilean territory.
September 27, 2021
Land transportation carriers begin protest strike in Panama
Panama's cargo carriers started an indefinite strike claiming that shipping companies are trying to monopolize internal transport business
September 23, 2021
10% cut in energy consumption in Brazil could reduce GDP by 1% -Credit Suisse
Credit Suisse says 10% reduction in energy consumption in Brazil in 2022 can reduce the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by...
September 22, 2021