Argentina
Argentina
Thu, 21 May 2026 11:53:00 GMTUnited States revokes visa of former Argentine official over role in illegal Patagonian toothfish case
The US Department of State on Wednesday revoked the visa of former Argentine official Pablo Ferrara Raisberg, former Foreign Ministry representative on the Federal Fisheries Council, over his alleged involvement in an illegal P...
Wed, 20 May 2026 23:59:00 GMT
Milei authorizes US Southern Command to patrol Argentine southern sea in strategic shift
Javier Milei's government on Wednesday announced the signing of a letter of intent with the United States for joint patrolling of the South Atlantic over the next five years, in a military cooperation agreement that ratifies Bu...
Wed, 20 May 2026 23:38:00 GMT
Argentina opens economic bids for Paraná-Paraguay waterway amid warnings of irregularities
The government of Javier Milei proceeded on Tuesday to open the economic bids submitted by the two international consortia competing for the 25-year concession of the Paraná-Paraguay waterway, Argentina's main fluvial trade ar...
Tue, 19 May 2026 12:17:00 GMT
Falklands marks in May the landing of British forces and the liberation of Goose Green
May is a month of commemoration for the population of the Falkland Islands, as the 44th anniversary of the Argentine armed invasion falls this month — an occupation that was defeated and expelled following the landing of the ...
Mon, 18 May 2026 05:37:00 GMT
The Falklands turn into a small South Atlantic economic power as the ghosts of 1982 return
The Falkland Islands are going through their traditional “commemoration season,” the cycle of ceremonies that recall the 1982 war each year, culminating in Liberation Day on 14 June, at a moment defined by two overlapping r...
Bahamas Weekly
Barbados Nation News
Thu, 21 May 2026 23:00:00 +0000Twenty-five Years of Awareness, Education, Hope
For 25 years, the National Wellbeing & HIV Commission has stood at the forefront of Barbados’ fight against HIV championing awareness, prevention, education, support and hope. Since its establishment in 2001 as the National HIV/AIDS Commission,...
Thu, 21 May 2026 21:50:19 +0000
DLP warns crime could threaten Barbados’ tourism image
The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) is warning that Barbados’ worsening crime situation could begin threatening the island’s tourism industry following the recent attack on a visitor near Savvy on the Bay at Bay Street, St Michael. “To have it sp...
Thu, 21 May 2026 21:44:32 +0000
NHC forecasts below-normal Atlantic hurricane season for 2026
The National Hurricane Centre (NHC) is predicting a below normal Tropical Atlantic Hurricane Season in 2026. Forecasters say this should be in the range of eight to 14 named storms, with three to six expected to become hurricanes, including one to th...
Thu, 21 May 2026 21:24:48 +0000
Ready if ebola comes
Barbados has activated heightened public health surveillance systems and intensified screening measures at its airport and seaport amid growing international concern over the latest ebola outbreak in Africa. Health authorities have pointed out that w...
Thu, 21 May 2026 21:19:32 +0000
US-bound plane diverts to Canada after person from Ebola-hit region boards ‘in error’
A plane from Paris to Detroit was forced to divert to Canada after a passenger from the Ebola-hit Democratic Republic of Congo boarded the plane “in error”, officials have said. US entry restrictions aimed at limiting the spread of the de...
Belize Times
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Tue, 14 Jan 2025 02:21:02 +0000Comisión de fiscales investigará emboscada a policías cerca de Challapata
(ABI).- Una comisión de fiscales de Oruro y Potosí fue conformada para investigar la emboscada a una patrulla de la Policía la madrugada de este lunes, en la localidad de Challapata, sector Uchusuma, caso que se sigue por los deli...
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 02:14:19 +0000
Panificadores anuncian paro nacional de 72 horas y exigen alza del precio del pan
El sector panificador rechaza la propuesta del Gobierno para mantener el precio del pan en 50 centavos y demanda subirlo a 70 centavos por unidad. Tras una reunión con representantes del Gobierno, la Confederación Nacional de Panificadores ...
Mon, 13 Jan 2025 12:21:07 +0000
Morales debe declarar el martes; la víctima pide investigar también a la fiscal y al Ministro de Gobierno
“Si alguien está dispuesto a venir, que está dispuesto a morir”. Esa frase es de uno de los seguidores leales del expresidente Evo Morales que se encuentra atrincherado en el Chapare, resistiendo una orden de aprehensión qu...
Sun, 12 Jan 2025 19:48:13 +0000
Estanflación en Bolivia: Realidad o percepción
En los últimos meses, diversos analistas han señalado la posibilidad de que Bolivia esté experimentando o se aproxime a una situación de estanflación, un fenómeno económico caracterizado por una combinación de ...
Sun, 12 Jan 2025 19:14:07 +0000
El puente entre los bancos y la función social
El Presupuesto General del Estado 2025 establece que las entidades financieras deben destinar a fines sociales el 6% de sus utilidades netas alcanzadas en la gestión 2024, esta medida fue reglamentada mediante el Decreto Supremo N°5306 y an...
Brazil
Wed, 20 May 2026 23:49:00 GMTBrazilian Public Prosecutor's Office asks not to renew license of country's sole uranium mine
Brazil's Federal Public Prosecutor's Office on Wednesday recommended that the Brazilian Institute of Environment (Ibama) not renew the environmental license of the country's only uranium mine, in operation since 1999, until the...
Tue, 19 May 2026 01:42:00 GMT
Chilean executive detained in Brazil for racist and homophobic insults to Latam flight attendant
Chilean executive Germán Naranjo Maldini has been held since Friday 15 May at the Guarulhos prison on the outskirts of São Paulo, charged with racial slur after directing racist and homophobic insults at a flight attendant of...
Sun, 17 May 2026 13:48:00 GMT
Brazil leads South America's military spending and Uruguay posts one of the largest relative rises, SIPRI says
Brazil consolidated its position as South America's leading defense spender during 2025, with a military budget of approximately USD 23.9 billion and a 13% year-on-year increase, while Uruguay recorded one of the steepest relat...
Tue, 12 May 2026 23:32:00 GMT
Lula seeks his own security recipe to counter Brazilian right wing's tough-on-crime narrative
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Tuesday unveiled in Brasília a public security plan worth around USD 2.25 billion aimed at weakening the finances of organized crime, regaining control of prisons, curbing arms...
Tue, 12 May 2026 13:31:00 GMT
Brazil's inflation accelerates to 4.39% in April driven by food and pharmaceuticals
Year-on-year inflation in Brazil accelerated to 4.39% in April, up from 4.14% in March, pressured mainly by rising prices for food and pharmaceuticals, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) reported on Tues...
Colombia
Thu, 21 May 2026 16:57:55 +0000Colombia’s election authority walks back suspension of controversial pollster
Colombia’s top electoral authority, the National Electoral Council (CNE), revoked the suspension of a pollster accused of publishing biased polling results. Following a meeting, the CNE said that the decision to suspend the activities of pollst...
Thu, 21 May 2026 14:53:12 +0000
US Senator calls on Colombia’s election authority to disqualify votes from violent regions
US Senator Bernie Moreno (R-OH) called on Colombia’s electoral authority to disqualify votes from “parts of the country that are not secure” ahead of presidential elections. In a conversation with the Atlantic Council think tank, Mo...
Wed, 20 May 2026 19:01:20 +0000
Bolivia expels Colombia’s ambassador to La Paz
The government of Bolivia expelled Colombia’s ambassador to la Paz, Elizabeth Garcia, in response to comments made by President Gustavo Petro about ongoing unrest in the Andean country. In a press statement, Bolivia’s Foreign Ministry sai...
Wed, 20 May 2026 14:32:31 +0000
Colombia suspends election poll amid inaccuracy concerns
Colombia’s top election authority, the National Electoral Council (CNE), suspended the publication of a major poll in response to concerns over its alleged lack of accuracy. In a ruling, decreed the “immediate suspension and temporary ban...
Tue, 19 May 2026 16:29:23 +0000
Petro administration clashes with judicial branch over EGC demobilization plans
The administration of President Gustavo Petro clashed with Colombia’s judicial branch over its attempt to lift the arrest warrants for members of paramilitary organization EGC. The president’s peace commissioner, Otty Patiño, last week a...
Colombia Bogota
Tue, 19 May 2026 16:08:40 +0000Remembering Totó La Momposina, the Voice of Colombia’s Caribbean Soul
When One Hundred Years of Solitude author Gabriel García Márquez accepted the Nobel Prize for Literature in Stockholm in 1982, Colombia arrived with him — not only in prose, but in rhythm, drumbeat and dance. Among the delegation of more than 200...
Thu, 14 May 2026 20:34:45 +0000
Battle of the Polls: Valencia to Face Cepeda in Second Round
A new national survey suggests Colombia’s 2026 presidential race is shaping into a high-stakes runoff between Iván Cepeda and conservative rival Paloma Valencia, with the first round on May 31 favoring the left-wing senator, but the second round ...
Wed, 13 May 2026 15:30:17 +0000
BOGOSHORTS Expands Global Audience at Cannes With Latin American Short Films
The Bogotá Short Film Festival – BOGOSHORTS – is strengthening its international footprint at the 79th Cannes Film Festival with a major presence at the Short Film Corner | Rendez-vous Industry, positioning Colombian and regional filmma...
Tue, 12 May 2026 22:04:10 +0000
Bogotá Fashion Week Strengthens International Push for Colombia’s Designers
Under a mirage of glowing escalators inside Bogotá’s Ágora Convention Center, the catwalks of Bogotá Fashion Week opened Tuesday with more than fabrics and silhouettes on display. Behind the runway lights lies a larger ambition: to turn Colombia...
Mon, 11 May 2026 20:36:22 +0000
Colombia tributes political legacy of ex-VP Germán Vargas Lleras
The departure of former Vice President Germán Vargas Lleras’s coffin from Bogotá’s Palacio de San Carlos on Monday morning blended state mourning with unmistakable political symbolism, as Colombia’s political elite gathered to bid farewell to...
Costa Rica News
Thu, 21 May 2026 15:11:41 +0000The drug plane in Chinandega that uncovered a Nicaraguan money laundering network in Costa Rica
Q COSTARICA — With the arrest of 47-year-old Francisco Javier Alfaro Flores, the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ)—Judicial Investigation Agency—concluded a nearly decade-long investigation into an alleged money laundering network link...
Thu, 21 May 2026 14:53:32 +0000
Jet Blue will suspend its direct route to a US destination starting in July
Q COSTARICA — Travel between Orlando, Florida and Costa Rica , here’s something important to know. After Spirit Airlines shut down its operations earlier this month, JetBlue has now announced it will stop nonstop flights between Costa Rica and Or...
Thu, 21 May 2026 13:47:55 +0000
Fernández: Attorney General is “a national disgrace”
RICO’s Q — President Laura Fernández has had a busy week, diving straight into a series of meetings starting Monday with members of the Legislative Assembly and key figures from the judicial branches, including the Courts and the Fiscalía. ...
Thu, 21 May 2026 12:35:14 +0000
The US indicts Raúl Castro for shooting down planes in 1996
Q24N — The U.S. government on Wednesday indicted former Cuban President Raúl Castro on charges of murder, conspiracy to kill U.S. citizens, and destruction of an aircraft in connection with the downing of two Cuban planes in 1996. These charges re...
Thu, 21 May 2026 11:22:07 +0000
U.S advises against travel to Nicaragua and urges people to delete cell phone content
The U.S. State Department updated its travel advisory for Nicaragua, maintaining the country at Level 3, a category that advises its citizens to reconsider travel due to critical security factors. U.S. News According to the alert shared by the U.S. E...
Dominica News online
Fri, 22 May 2026 02:57:15 +0000COMMENTARY: Featuring growth and inclusion, sustaining tea, and supporting communities
Are you a lover of tea? Brewing a cup of tea is a simple act that happens multiple times every second all over the world. You place a teabag containing dried leaves into a cup and add hot water. A...
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Thu, 21 May 2026 22:30:21 +0000
LIVE: Novena in honor of the Holy Spirit Night 8 Theme – Called to be Ambassadors for Christ
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Thu, 21 May 2026 21:43:14 +0000
Portsmouth parl rep Fenella Wenham-Sheppard condemns latest fatal shooting, violence in community
Parliamentary Representative of the Portsmouth Constituency, Fenella Wenham-Sheppard, has condemned the recent homicide and violence in the town of Portsmouth. Her statement came following a shooting incident which left one St Kitts national dead in ...
Thu, 21 May 2026 21:23:45 +0000
Expertise France and Guadeloupe sign MoU to strengthen regional resources in combatting sargassum crisis
Expertise France and the Guadeloupe Region have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at deepening cooperation in the fight against the growing sargassum crisis affecting Caribbean territories. According to a SARSEA press release, the agre...
Thu, 21 May 2026 19:35:10 +0000
NCCU sets June 3 date for 16th Annual General Meeting
The National Cooperative Credit Union Ltd. has announced that its 16th Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at the Goodwill Parish Hall beginning at 5:30 PM. A press release indicated that the meeting is...
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El Diario (sp)
Sun, 01 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0400Argentinos desinforman sobre hechos de Senkata
Luego del repudio y malestar expresados por la población boliviana ante la presencia de activistas argentinos en el país, esta comisión presentó ayer un primer informe distorsionado de los hechos registrados en la zona de Senkata de la ciudad de ...
Sun, 01 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0400
Campaña solidaria con afectados en conflictos
Con la participación de un grupo de voluntarios se realiza la campaña “Unidatón Bolivia Solidaria”, que busca recaudar fondos para resarcir en parte las pérdidas que sufrieron varias familias, luego de las elecciones del 20 de octubre pasado....
Sun, 01 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0400
Chi se quedó sin partido y Lema resigna candidatura
El Partido Demócrata Cristiano (PDC) va a participar en las elecciones, pero el candidato ya no será Chi Hyung Chung, dijo Álvaro Azurduy en Chuquisaca.
Esta decisión fue asumida en una reunión nacional. Asimismo, se informó que iniciaron conv...
Sun, 01 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0400
Iglesia pide diálogo en Colombia ante protestas
Urge la necesidad que tanto el Gobierno como los líderes de la protesta contra el presidente colombiano, Iván Duque, dejen de lado la “soberbia” y dialoguen, manifestó el vicario administrativo de la Arquidiócesis de Bogotá, monseñor Rafael...
Sun, 01 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0400
Atentado al gasoducto Carrasco fue planificado
El atentado al gasoducto del campo Carrasco de Cochabamba fue planificado con personas especializadas en el tema, probablemente fue un sabotaje interno, puntualizó del viceministro de Industrialización, Comercialización y Almacenaje de Hidrocarbur...
Falkland Islands / Malvinas
Fri, 22 May 2026 00:03:00 GMTUN C 24 previous seminar in Nicaragua; main meeting in New York 15/26 June
The United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization will hold the Caribbean Regional Seminar in Managua from 25 to 27 May within the framework of the fourth International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism (2021-2030)...
Thu, 21 May 2026 23:36:00 GMT
Reader's letter: a Head of the Bay farmer recalls the 1982 British landing
MercoPress this week received a letter from reader Michael (“Ted”) Jones, a farmer at Head of the Bay —a settlement located in the immediate vicinity of the site where British forces landed on 21 May 1982—, in response ...
Thu, 21 May 2026 20:07:00 GMT
Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly pays tribute to 1982 British landing
The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly on Thursday issued an official statement commemorating Landing Day, the date that recalls the arrival of British forces at San Carlos Bay on 21 May 1982, during the war between the Unit...
Thu, 21 May 2026 18:41:00 GMT
Gentoo Penguins Are Actually Four Different Species, Latest Scientists Research, Smithsonian Magazine
A new study indicates that the adaptable marine birds evolved into distinct lineages as isolated populations shifted to match their environmental conditions over time. The work has implications for how conservationists assess t...
Thu, 21 May 2026 18:11:00 GMT
Falklands reaffirms close relationship with IAATO; Marketplace Expo in USA
Reaffirming the close relationship and collaboration members from the Falkland Islands Development Corporation (FIDC) team led a coalition of Falkland Islands businesses for the inaugural Marketplace Expo during the Internation...
Honduras News
Jamaica Gleaner
Thu, 21 May 2026 09:56:58 -0400Cuba condemns ‘despicable accusations’ against former president Raúl Castro
Cuba on Wednesday condemned “in the strongest terms” what it described as the despicable accusations by the United States Department of Justice against former president Raúl Castro.
Thu, 21 May 2026 13:26:19 -0400
Gov’t honours former State Minister and MP Leslie Campbell with official funeral
Former State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and former Member of Parliament, Leslie Roy Campbell, has been accorded an official funeral by the Government.
Thu, 21 May 2026 10:55:58 -0400
924 containerised housing units in the island
Approximately 924 containerised housing units are in the island as the Government presses ahead with its temporary housing relief programme aimed at assisting families displaced by Hurricane Melissa.
Thu, 21 May 2026 14:19:41 -0400
Road death toll passes 100 amid sharp decline in fatal crashes
The number of people killed on Jamaica’s roadways this year has surpassed 100 amid a significant decline in road fatalities.
Thu, 21 May 2026 11:42:15 -0400
Heat wave empties roads and markets in north India as some farmers turn to nighttime work
Roads and markets have emptied during afternoons and some farmers have switched to nighttime work to avoid scorching temperatures as a heat wave grips large parts of India.
Jamaica Observer
Tue, Apr 12, 2022 07:01:00 GMTCharity makes donation to upgrade more restrooms at Little London High
SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland - Male students at Little London High School no longer have to be jealous that the girls' restroom is nicer than theirs. Last Friday, a group of alumni called Global Humanity Network Incorporated (GHNI) dona...
Tue, Apr 12, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
This Day in History - April 12
Today is the 102nd day of 2022. There are 263 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1961: Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man to fly in space, orbit the Earth and make a safe landing. OTHER EVENTS1606: Great Britain ad...
Tue, Apr 12, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
Sharif sworn in as Pakistan's new PM after week of drama
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's Parliament on Monday elected Opposition lawmaker Shahbaz Sharif as the new prime minister, following a week of political turmoil that led to the weekend ouster of Premier Imran Khan.Sharif took the ...
Tue, Apr 12, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
Arlene Swaby fuels her business with focus and Access
While the journey of entrepreneurship has been anything but smooth sailing for small grocery store owner Arlene Swaby, she is proof that with the right focus, and a little support, small business owners can thrive."I started out after m...
Mon, Apr 11, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
Hanging not solution to crime problem, says official
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Programme director, Community Renewal Programme, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Charles Clayton says the answer to the nation's crime problem is definitely not the resumption of hanging.In fact, Clayton poi...
Jamaica Star
Thu, 21 May 2026 13:29:40 -0500Fed-up St Mary residents launch own road repair project after 60 years of neglect
Tired of waiting on politicians, frustrated residents of Preston Hill in St Mary have taken matters into their own hands and started repairing a crumbling community road they say has been neglected for more than 60 years.
Thu, 21 May 2026 11:11:21 -0500
Funeral home insists ‘wrong body’ taken to church was collected from infirmary
Doyley’s Funeral Services says the body at the centre of Sunday’s chaotic funeral mix-up in Westmoreland is the same one its workers collected from the infirmary weeks ago.
Thu, 21 May 2026 11:00:34 -0500
Fear and panic grow as rare Ebola strain spreads in Congo
Fear is spreading across eastern Congo as a rare strain of Ebola continues to rapidly infect communities already battered by violence and instability.
Wed, 20 May 2026 13:15:21 -0500
Jamaican fugitive who ‘walked out’ of Kingston lock-up arraigned in US gun case
A Jamaican man who allegedly “walked out” of police custody in Kingston while awaiting extradition to St Lucia has now been arraigned in the United States on federal gun charges.
Wed, 20 May 2026 12:43:54 -0500
Pedestrian killed in St Mary hit-and-run horror
Police in St Mary are probing a deadly hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of a man believed to be of unsound mind Tuesday night.
La Republica (sp)
Fri, 22 May 2026 09:02:00 GMTAsí fue el primer vehículo del mundo: el invento de Karl Benz que cambió el transporte para siempre desde 1886
El origen del automóvil, con el Benz Patent-Motorwagen de Karl Benz en 1886, transformó el transporte y la conexión entre ciudades, marcando el inicio de la industria automotriz.
Fri, 22 May 2026 09:01:00 GMT
Alcalde de Surco, Carlos Bruce, usa pistola eléctrica contra su asesor y desata polémica: “Fue completamente voluntaria”
Bruce aclaró que el material es un extracto editado y fuera de contexto, y destacó que no hubo riesgo real en la simulación realizada. El asesor también defendió la difusión del video y la necesidad de armas no l...
Fri, 22 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT
➤ ¿Qué dice tu HORÓSCOPO DE HOY?: Jhan Sandoval te dice que es lo que te deparan los astros este viernes 22 de mayo
¿Quieres saber qué te depara el futuro en el amor, la salud y el dinero? No te pierdas el horóscopo de hoy, con las predicciones más acertadas de Jhan Sandoval.
Fri, 22 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT
Debate técnico Keiko Fujimori vs. Roberto Sánchez: fecha, hora, temas y dónde ver en vivo
El JNE confirmó que los equipos técnicos de Fuerza Popular y Juntos por el Perú expondrán sus propuestas sobre economía, salud, infraestructura y reforma del Estado antes de la segunda vuelta electoral del 7 de ju...
Fri, 22 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT
Multa por no votar en la segunda vuelta Elecciones Presidenciales Perú 2026
Los ciudadanos que no acudan a votar en la segunda vuelta presidencial del próximo 7 de junio deberán pagar multas que van desde S/27,50 hasta S/110, dependiendo del distrito donde tengan registrado su domicilio en e...
Latin America
Wed, 20 May 2026 23:18:00 GMTBolivia escalates internal conflict into diplomatic clash with Colombia and divided regional backing
The political and social crisis that has been shaking Bolivia for 15 days escalated on Wednesday into a regional diplomatic confrontation, with the government of Rodrigo Paz expelling the Colombian ambassador to La Paz, Elizabe...
Wed, 20 May 2026 18:29:00 GMT
United States indicts Raúl Castro over 1996 shootdown of Brothers to the Rescue aircraft
The US Department of Justice on Wednesday filed formal charges against former Cuban president Raúl Castro and five other Cuban military officers on counts of murder, conspiracy to murder US citizens, and destruction of aircraf...
Tue, 19 May 2026 12:10:00 GMT
Bolivia: miners' dynamite and peasants' siege reach the heart of power in La Paz
The center of La Paz turned on Monday into the stage of a more than three-hour pitched battle in which thousands of salaried miners and peasants clashed with police forces trying to prevent their entry to Plaza Murillo, the sea...
Tue, 19 May 2026 02:09:00 GMT
After CIA director's trip to Havana, Cuba warns of "bloodbath" in case of attack
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel warned on Monday that a possible US military attack on the island "will provoke a bloodbath of incalculable consequences," in the most explicit hardening of Havana's discourse toward Washingto...
Tue, 19 May 2026 01:42:00 GMT
Chilean executive detained in Brazil for racist and homophobic insults to Latam flight attendant
Chilean executive Germán Naranjo Maldini has been held since Friday 15 May at the Guarulhos prison on the outskirts of São Paulo, charged with racial slur after directing racist and homophobic insults at a flight attendant of...
Mercosur
Wed, 20 May 2026 23:38:00 GMTArgentina opens economic bids for Paraná-Paraguay waterway amid warnings of irregularities
The government of Javier Milei proceeded on Tuesday to open the economic bids submitted by the two international consortia competing for the 25-year concession of the Paraná-Paraguay waterway, Argentina's main fluvial trade ar...
Wed, 06 May 2026 12:14:00 GMT
Uruguay's president meets Brazilian executives in São Paulo to open 'new phase' of commercial ties
Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi made a day trip to São Paulo on Tuesday to meet Brazilian business leaders interested in investing in Uruguay, in an agenda Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin described as an opportunity to "move...
Fri, 01 May 2026 06:40:00 GMT
After 25 years of negotiation, the Mercosur-EU agreement takes effect this Friday
The association agreement between Mercosur and the European Union (EU) enters provisionally into force on Friday May 1, after more than a quarter-century of negotiations, in what constitutes one of the world's most ambitious tr...
Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:22:00 GMT
Ex-President Lacalle Pou: 'I will not die without seeing Paraguay have a sea outlet in Uruguay'
Former Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou (2020-2025) reignited the debate on Tuesday over the construction of a port in Uruguayan territory aimed at providing Paraguay with maritime access, during an event in the Paraguayan ...
Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:45:00 GMT
Mercosur Parliament recalls Pope Francis as a 'peacebuilder' from the global south
The Mercosur Parliament (Parlasur) held a special session in Montevideo on Monday to mark the first anniversary of the death of Pope Francis, who passed away on April 21, 2025, in which lawmakers and religious representatives f...
Newsroom Panama
Paraguay
Wed, 20 May 2026 23:38:00 GMTArgentina opens economic bids for Paraná-Paraguay waterway amid warnings of irregularities
The government of Javier Milei proceeded on Tuesday to open the economic bids submitted by the two international consortia competing for the 25-year concession of the Paraná-Paraguay waterway, Argentina's main fluvial trade ar...
Wed, 13 May 2026 16:38:00 GMT
Paraguay aims for 10 million tourists by 2037 with megaparks and foreign capital
The new minister of Paraguay's National Tourism Secretariat (Senatur), Jacinto Santa María, has announced a plan to turn the country into a regional tourism destination and draw up to 10 million annual visitors by 2037, a targ...
Fri, 01 May 2026 06:40:00 GMT
After 25 years of negotiation, the Mercosur-EU agreement takes effect this Friday
The association agreement between Mercosur and the European Union (EU) enters provisionally into force on Friday May 1, after more than a quarter-century of negotiations, in what constitutes one of the world's most ambitious tr...
Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:22:00 GMT
Ex-President Lacalle Pou: 'I will not die without seeing Paraguay have a sea outlet in Uruguay'
Former Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou (2020-2025) reignited the debate on Tuesday over the construction of a port in Uruguayan territory aimed at providing Paraguay with maritime access, during an event in the Paraguayan ...
Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:17:00 GMT
Paraguay attracts record foreigners with low taxes and new investor residency program
Foreign residency applications in Paraguay surged 85% in the first quarter of 2026, reaching 18,071 compared to 9,760 in the same period of 2025, the National Migration Directorate reported. Temporary residency requests jumped ...
Peru al Dia (sp)
Thu, 28 Dec 2023 14:51:46 +0000Pedro Suárez Vertiz falleció a los 54 años de edad
La música está de luto, el reconocido cantante y compositor peruano Pedro Suárez Vértiz falleció a los 54 años de edad a las 6:55 a.m.…
Fri, 27 Oct 2023 22:30:46 +0000
Publican Ley 31912 y aprueban bono de 600 soles para el sector público
El pasado viernes 20 de octubre el Congreso aprobó el proyecto de Ley 31912 para implementar los créditos suplementarios y afrontar la recesión. El día…
Wed, 17 May 2023 20:02:22 +0000
Lanzan tráiler 2 de Rápidos y Furiosos 10 con espectaculares escenas
Y llegó el día, este 18 de mayo de 2023 se estrenará en simultaneo, y a nivel mundial, “Rápidos y Furiosos 10”, la penúltima entrega…
Mon, 08 May 2023 15:14:24 +0000
Se agotan entradas para el estreno de Rápidos y Furiosos 10
Y llegó el día, los fanáticos de la saga de “Rápidos y Furiosos” están emocionados por esta nueva entrega, y es no es para menos,…
Mon, 01 May 2023 00:08:54 +0000
Mira el nuevo tráiler de Transformers con escenas grabadas en Cusco y San Martín
La nueva pelicula de la saga de Transformers presentó un nuevo trailer en el que se ven escenas grabadas en nuestro país, especificamente en Cusco…
Radio Habana (sp)
South America
Fri, 22 May 2026 03:20:00 GMTCaracas authorizes overflight of two US aircraft for embassy evacuation drill
The Venezuelan government on Thursday authorized the holding, on Saturday 23 May, of an evacuation drill requested by the US Embassy in Caracas, which will include the controlled overflight of two aircraft over the Venezuelan c...
Fri, 22 May 2026 00:03:00 GMT
UN C 24 previous seminar in Nicaragua; main meeting in New York 15/26 June
The United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization will hold the Caribbean Regional Seminar in Managua from 25 to 27 May within the framework of the fourth International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism (2021-2030)...
Thu, 21 May 2026 23:36:00 GMT
Reader's letter: a Head of the Bay farmer recalls the 1982 British landing
MercoPress this week received a letter from reader Michael (“Ted”) Jones, a farmer at Head of the Bay —a settlement located in the immediate vicinity of the site where British forces landed on 21 May 1982—, in response ...
Thu, 21 May 2026 20:45:00 GMT
Pope Leo XIV's possible Uruguay visit remains officially unconfirmed despite local announcements
The possible visit of Pope Leo XIV to Uruguay during the first half of November, announced on Wednesday by the intendant of the department of Florida, Carlos Enciso, does not yet have official confirmation from either the Urugu...
Thu, 21 May 2026 20:07:00 GMT
Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly pays tribute to 1982 British landing
The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly on Thursday issued an official statement commemorating Landing Day, the date that recalls the arrival of British forces at San Carlos Bay on 21 May 1982, during the war between the Unit...
The Dominican
Tue, 03 Apr 2018 22:10:44 GMTRelationship between Dominica and T@T solid says PM Skerrit
Dominica’s prime minister Roosevelt Skerrit is reporting that the relationship between Dominica and Trinidad and Tobago remains “solid.”
Thu, 29 Mar 2018 10:52:40 GMT
T&T’s vote against Dominica sparks outrage with calls for firing of foreign minister
Trinidad and Tobago’s decision to vote against Dominica’s appeal to the Organization of American States (OAS) for a two year waiver on its fees owed to the institution has met with outrage, disbelief and disgust within the country.
Mon, 19 Mar 2018 21:19:13 GMT
Rare endangered parrots illegally smuggled from Dominica
Dominica is reeling from the news that its rare and exotic parrots have been illegally smuggled out of the country with the assistance of government workers.
Mon, 19 Mar 2018 19:17:46 GMT
Male birth control pill found to be effective and safe to use
Scientific investigators at the University of Washington Medical Centre have successfully tested a contraceptive pill for men.
Thu, 08 Mar 2018 10:35:09 GMT
Dominica born attorney Garvin Ambrose sworn in to the bar of the US Supreme Court
On February 28, 2018, Dominican born attorney, Garvin Gauss Ambrose was sworn in as a member of the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, D.C.
The Reporter
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Mon, 06 Feb 2023 05:06:58 +0000
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Mon, 06 Dec 2021 11:18:10 +0000
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Unasur
Fri, 27 Jun 2025 08:40:00 GMTUruguay issues Swiss franc bonds for the first time
Uruguay issued sovereign bonds in Swiss francs for the first time Thursday, totaling 320 million (about US$400 million) to help finance a US$6 billion fiscal deficit in 2025. The bonds, with five- and ten-year terms, carry an a...
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 12:50:00 GMT
Noboa wants foreign military bases back in Ecuador but needs Constitutional reform for that
Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa has submitted before the Constitutional Court (CC) a projected amendment whereby foreign military bases might be admitted in the South American country. "The present request seeks that this mag...
Fri, 16 Feb 2024 11:14:00 GMT
Joint statement issued against the arrest of Venezuelan opposition activist
Given the arrest in Venezuela of opposition activist Rocío San Miguel last week, the governments of Argentina, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Uruguay issued a joint statement Thursday calling for her release.
Tue, 30 Jan 2024 11:01:00 GMT
Disqualification of María Corina Machado shadows Venezuela's path to reconciliation
The disqualification of Venezuelan opposition figure María Corina Machado from the Supreme Court Justice (TSJ) threatens the international aperture the South American country has experienced. The United States Government has i...
Tue, 12 Sep 2023 08:40:00 GMT
Paraná Waterway conflict: Paraguayan barge released after paying toll
A Paraguayan barge with fuel seized by Argentine authorities for failure to pay the toll on the Paraguay-Paraná River Waterway has been released after posting nearly US$ 30,000, it was reported.
Uruguay
Thu, 21 May 2026 20:45:00 GMTPope Leo XIV's possible Uruguay visit remains officially unconfirmed despite local announcements
The possible visit of Pope Leo XIV to Uruguay during the first half of November, announced on Wednesday by the intendant of the department of Florida, Carlos Enciso, does not yet have official confirmation from either the Urugu...
Tue, 19 May 2026 02:31:00 GMT
Uruguay: Orsi's approval falls to 29% and disapproval climbs to 46%, new survey shows
The administration of Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi has reached its lowest approval level since he took office as head of state in March 2025, according to the national survey by the polling firm Factum released on Monday f...
Sun, 17 May 2026 13:48:00 GMT
Brazil leads South America's military spending and Uruguay posts one of the largest relative rises, SIPRI says
Brazil consolidated its position as South America's leading defense spender during 2025, with a military budget of approximately USD 23.9 billion and a 13% year-on-year increase, while Uruguay recorded one of the steepest relat...
Fri, 15 May 2026 13:27:00 GMT
Chilean former president defends "people-centered" multilateralism in Montevideo against authoritarian projects
Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, currently a candidate for the United Nations Secretary General, defended on Thursday in Montevideo the need for "a more representative, inclusive, and people-centered multilateralism"...
Fri, 15 May 2026 03:05:00 GMT
Uruguay: Orsi's disapproval climbs to 48% as approval falls to 27% in his first year in office
Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi's administration recorded a significant deterioration in public approval as the government marked its first year in office, according to the latest survey by the polling firm Equipos released o...
Venezuela
Fri, 22 May 2026 03:20:00 GMTCaracas authorizes overflight of two US aircraft for embassy evacuation drill
The Venezuelan government on Thursday authorized the holding, on Saturday 23 May, of an evacuation drill requested by the US Embassy in Caracas, which will include the controlled overflight of two aircraft over the Venezuelan c...
Tue, 19 May 2026 01:37:00 GMT
Alex Saab appears in Miami charged with money laundering tied to bribery in Chavismo's food programs
Colombian-Venezuelan businessman Alex Saab, regarded for years as the main financial frontman of former president Nicolás Maduro, appeared on Monday before a federal court in Miami, where he was formally charged with one count...
Mon, 18 May 2026 02:57:00 GMT
Venezuela: Mother of political prisoner Víctor Quero dies days after identifying his exhumed body
Carmen Teresa Navas, 83, the mother of Venezuelan political prisoner Víctor Hugo Quero, died on Sunday in Caracas, days after she had identified the exhumed body of her son, who had been buried in secret nine months earlier. T...
Sun, 17 May 2026 05:07:00 GMT
Venezuela hands over to the United States former minister and Maduro frontman Alex Saab
The Venezuelan government on Saturday deported to the United States the Colombian businessman Alex Saab, considered for years the main financial operator of former president Nicolás Maduro and minister of Industry and National...
Sat, 16 May 2026 03:25:00 GMT
Venezuela and World Bank agree to define technical cooperation areas after seven-year pause
The Venezuelan government and the World Bank agreed on Friday in Caracas to work jointly on identifying concrete areas of technical cooperation, in the first high-level encounter between the two parties since the resumption of ...
Venezuela Analysis
Tue, 19 Sep 2023 18:05:00 -0400Venezuela’s Maduro Concludes Foreign Tour in Cuba for G77 + China Meeting
President Maduro called for the G77 plus China to lead a campaign at the United Nations to end sanctions.
Sun, 17 Sep 2023 12:19:00 -0400
Venezuela: Oil Output, Exports Slide to Halt Months-Long Recovery
State oil company PDVSA is also working to tackle persistent fuel shortages across the country.
Fri, 15 Sep 2023 16:03:00 -0400
China and Venezuela to Establish ‘All-Weather Strategic Partnership’, Sign 31 Cooperation Agreements
Beijing and Caracas have opened a new era of bilateral relations by deepening economic ties and reaffirming their political and diplomatic alliance.
Tue, 12 Sep 2023 16:04:00 -0400
Billions in Frozen Venezuelan Assets Expected to Be Released Shortly
The funds, destined for education, healthcare and infrastructure investment, have not been released due to administrative barriers imposed by the United States.
Mon, 11 Sep 2023 17:24:00 -0400
Venezuelan Socialist Party Activist Calls for Scrap Metal Corruption Investigation
Workers’ organizations have repeatedly denounced the dismantling of factories to be sold as scrap.