Protest against merchants’ refusal to accept Venezuela’s devalued banknotes
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (EFE) Inhabitants of the towns of El Callao and Guasipati in the Venezuelan state of...
May 24, 2021Topic
Latin America
Panama agrees another US$150 million with IDB for MSMEs
Panama's Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) subscribed this Monday a loan with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for US$150...
May 24, 2021
Luis Heber, until now Minister of Transport, becomes new Uruguayan Interior Minister
The hitherto Minister of Transport and Public Works of Uruguay, Luis Alberto Heber, will be the new head of Interior...
May 24, 2021
Bolivia plans to eradicate 49,000 hectares of coca crops by 2025
Bolivia presented this Monday its strategy to fight drug trafficking and control the expansion of coca crops for the period...
May 24, 2021
Chamorro says opposition unity is “imperative” to defeat Nicaragua’s Ortega
Nicaraguan presidential hopeful Cristiana Chamorro said Monday that the unity of the various opposition forces, currently fragmented, is "imperative" to...
May 24, 2021
Alleged terrorist attack leaves at least 18 dead in central Peruvian jungle
An alleged attack by a column of the Shining Path terrorist group has left at least 18 dead in the...
May 24, 2021
Argentina’s beef sector fears damage from export closure, based on past history
Argentina's beef production sector, which employs 400,000 people and generates annual exports of US$3 billion, fears that the Government's decision...
May 24, 2021
World’s largest copper producer says 40% of its output at risk if Chile’s glacier bill passes
Chile’s state-run Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, said in a letter to lawmakers this week that as much as...
May 24, 2021
At least 129 people still missing in Colombia protests
Colombian authorities are still searching for 129 people who were reported missing during the protests of the last weeks, which...
May 24, 2021