Costa Rica Nearly Halves Non-Contributory Pension Funds for 2027
Costa Rica's 2027 budget cuts non-contributory pension transfers by 48% to US$197 million. The CCSS says it cannot pay all...
October 5, 2026Topic
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Aruba’s Eman Hands Party Leadership to Wendrick Cicilia
Aruba's prime minister Mike Eman passed the AVP leadership to tourism minister Wendrick Cicilia on Sunday. He leaves government on...
October 5, 2026
Chile Security Reform Would Let President Declare Emergency Over Threats
A new Chile security reform would let the president declare a state of emergency over serious threats, while Congress could...
October 5, 2026
Venezuela Election Date Must Be Set, Machado Says, Vowing to Return
In a New York Post op-ed, María Corina Machado calls for a Venezuela election date within a year and says...
October 5, 2026
Mexico City’s Brugada Pledges ‘City of Utopias’ in Second Government Report
In her second government report, Mexico City's Clara Brugada claimed a 30-year homicide low, 150,000 new jobs and promised more...
October 5, 2026
Renan Calheiros Loses Brazil Senate Seat Held Since 1995
Renan Calheiros lost his Alagoas Senate seat to Arthur Lira and Marina JHC, while his son Renan Filho lost the...
October 5, 2026
Peru Lima Mayor Race: López Aliaga Warns Election Judges
Former Lima mayor Rafael López Aliaga ran as first councillor. With his list narrowly ahead, he warns Peru's election judges...
October 5, 2026
Bolivia Attorney General Oath in Doubt as Lara Objects
Bolivia attorney general pick José Urioste waits for his oath after Vice President Edmand Lara questioned the removal of Roger...
October 5, 2026
Brazil’s Governors Map: 20 Won Outright, Seven Runoffs
Brazil's governors map after the 4 October vote: a record 20 states decided outright, Moro wins Paraná, and seven states...
October 5, 2026