Guillermo Lasso receives credentials as Constitutional President of Ecuador
The National Electoral Council (CNE) of Ecuador delivered this Wednesday the credential of Constitutional President of the Republic to conservative...
May 19, 2021Topic
Latin America News
Duque appoints Vice-President Marta Lucía Ramírez as Colombia’s foreign minister
Colombia's vice president, Marta Lucía Ramírez, was appointed this Wednesday foreign minister to replace Claudia Blum, who resigned last week...
May 19, 2021
IMF says Panama’s economy will grow by 12.5% this year
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) described Panama's economic "outlook" as "optimistic" and forecasts a 12% growth for 2021, after a...
May 19, 2021
Paraguayan Minister of Labor opens the door to a minimum wage readjustment
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Paraguayan Minister of Labor, Carla Bacigalupo, revealed that talks have already begun between the...
May 19, 2021
Peru: Opposition coalition calls national march against Keiko Fujimori for Saturday
Peruvian social and civil organizations have called for a large march against the presidential candidacy of right-wing Keiko Fujimori as...
May 19, 2021
Mexico kidnapping victims down 32.4% in April
The number of kidnapping victims in Mexico fell by 32.4% monthly in April to 104 people. Still, more than half...
May 19, 2021
Colombian Congress shelves controversial health care reform bill
The Colombian Congress on Wednesday shelved the controversial health reform bill, one of the demonstrators' main demands in the protests...
May 19, 2021
Donkey plasma serum, Bolivia’s new weapon against Covid-19
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Bolivia is betting on developing a hyperimmune serum against Covid-19 based on donkey plasma that...
May 19, 2021
Peru elections: Castillo appoints former legislators and technical professionals to transition team
Peruvian presidential candidate Pedro Castillo presented this Tuesday, the technical team that will advise him in his government plan, including...
May 19, 2021