Category: Latin America

Peru hit by earthquake also felt in Bolivia, Brazil and Chile Friday, March 1st 2019 – 20:05 UTC Full article The tremor was recorded at a depth of 258 km in the department of Puno, at around 4.50 am local time An earthquake measuring 7.0 degrees on the Richter scale Friday rattled southern Peru, 67 […]

Guaido stops in Asunción from Brasilia and enroute to Argentina Friday, March 1st 2019 – 23:33 UTC Full article “We will keep fighting,” Guaido said in Paraguay. Paraguay’s President Mario Abdo Benitez Friday welcomed Venezuelan dissident acting President Juan Guaidó, saying the latter represented hope for his people. Abdo added Nicolás Maduro’s tyranny must end. […]

Uruguay’s Chancellor on Venezuela: “We have a problem and it is the attitude of Luis Almagro” Saturday, March 2nd 2019 – 01:14 UTC Full article Nin Novoa blamed Almagro for having taken sides with one of the parties instead of fulfilling its role of tempering the differences The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay, Rodolfo […]

Bolsonaro pays tribute to Brazilian and Paraguayan military rulers Thursday, February 28th 2019 – 08:54 UTC Full article Bolsonaro eulogized a list of Brazilian military dictators starting with Castelo Branco (1964-1967), and ending with general João Batista Figueiredo Itaipu Dam, located on the Paraná river on the Brazil/Paraguay border, is one of the two hydroelectricity […]

Guaidó arrives to Brasilia as part of a continental tour Thursday, February 28th 2019 – 10:00 UTC Full article Guaido arrived in Brasilia for a two-day visit from Bogota, where he had attended a meeting with US Vice President Mike Pence and the regional Lima group “The interim president of Venezuela will meet on Thursday […]

Desperate Maduro regime appealing to the sale of central bank’s gold Thursday, February 28th 2019 – 10:00 UTC Full article Legislator Angel Alvarado claimed in an interview the Maduro regime plans “to sell the gold abroad illegally” Alvarado said the operation took place while central bank head Calixto Ortega was abroad on a trip At […]

Cubans ratify new one-party socialist constitution with modest economic and social changes Tuesday, February 26th 2019 – 09:57 UTC Full article There are no independent observers of Cuban elections, however citizens may observe the count at their precincts. Cubans have overwhelmingly ratified a new constitution that enshrines the one-party socialist system as irrevocable while instituting […]

Mexico disappointed indigenous actress Yalitza was left out of the Oscars’ celebration Tuesday, February 26th 2019 – 10:36 UTC Full article Many prayed best actress would go to Yalitza Aparicio, who was the first indigenous woman to be nominated for the honor and had won hearts in Mexico Cheers echoed through Mexico City’s Roma district […]

Boeing and Embraer partnership now approved Wednesday, February 27th 2019 – 21:23 UTC Full article Embraer and Boeing have welcomed approval by Government of Brazil of their strategic partnership The proposed strategic partnership between Boeing and Embraer was approved today by Embraer’s shareholders during an Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting held at the company’s headquarters in […]

Brazil rules out any military intervention of Venezuela: US will not be allowed to use Brazilian territory Tuesday, February 26th 2019 – 10:50 UTC Full article “Nobody is betting on a military solution,” vice-president Mourao, a retired general, told reporters in Bogota during a meeting of the Lima Group Brazilian Vice President Hamilton Mourao said on […]