Haiti: A country trapped between two presidents, kidnapping gangs and chronic poverty
Haiti's chronic hardship and hunger have always been linked to a long string of corrupt, autocratic and brutal politicians who...
February 15, 2021Topic
Latin America News
HBO Max plans Latin America, Caribbean launch in June
Video streaming service HBO Max will launch in 39 regions across Latin America and the Caribbean in late June, AT&T...
February 12, 2021
Pandemic set women’s working conditions in Latin America back by a decade – ECLAC
A year of crisis has meant a decade of labor regression for Latin American women. The Economic Commission for Latin...
February 12, 2021
Mitsubishi Materials completes Chile’s Mantoverde copper mine stake deal
Japan’s Mitsubishi Materials Corp said on Friday, February 12th, it had completed its purchase of a 30% stake in Chile’s...
February 12, 2021
Analysis: Colombia’s oil industry triggered an economic miracle and is also cause for its downfall
Colombia is not a country usually associated with crude oil. Low proven petroleum reserves and falling production see Colombia rank...
February 10, 2021
Vehicle sales in Latin America drop 25% in wake of pandemic and crisis
Despite vehicle sales in Latin America sliding 25% in 2020 in wake of the worldwide health pandemic and correlating economic...
February 10, 2021
Indigenous candidate charges fraud to exclude him from Ecuador’s second round vote
On Monday, February 8th, rez denounced an alleged fraud attempt to exclude him from the dispute.Indigenous leader Yaku Pérez, disputing...
February 10, 2021
New Colombia Central Bank Board Members may Back Rate Cuts
The announcement this week that Viviana Taboada and Mauricio Villamizar will join Colombia's central bank board generated not only confusion...
February 5, 2021
Paper Excellence BV to Complete Acquisition of Eldorado Brasil Celulose SA: Sources
Netherlands-based Paper Excellence BV has won an arbitration case against Brazilian group J&F Investimentos SA to complete the acquisition of...
February 4, 2021