News of caribbean

Latin America’s fiscal policies risk inflation, World Bank says

09-10-2024 18:25 Fiscal imbalances could threaten Latin America’s success in taming inflation, warns top World Bank economist.

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

ECLAC downgrades growth projections for Latin America, Caribbean

13-08-2024 15:04 Lower forecast issued for Latin America's economy by UN body, which places blame on "uncertain international context."

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

ECLAC forecasts 3.1% decline for Argentina’s economy this year

09-05-2024 17:56 Argentina growth forecast revised downwards by United Nations body, while regional outlook is improved.

HEALTH

Latin America, Caribbean set for record dengue season

29-03-2024 09:00 Across Latin America and the Caribbean, regional health authorities have already tallied more than 3.5 million cases and a thousand deaths due to the dengue virus.

OP-ED

Ireland deepens relations with Latin America and the Caribbean

25-11-2023 10:26 The Irish commitment to step up our engagement with the Latin America and the Caribbean region has been backed by the EU’s commitment to do the same.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Fernández: ‘I can talk to Xi, Putin and Biden equally, nobody can question me’

12-09-2023 13:16 Argentina’s president defines multilateralism as a nation’s right to diplomatically engage with whomever it pleases in speech at UN peace operations conference staged at Defence Ministry headquarters.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

CELAC sees Latin American growth of 1.7%, but forecasts 3% slump for Argentina

05-09-2023 15:13 Argentina's economy forecast to contract by 3% this year, according to Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC/CELAC).

Guyana & Slavery

Family of former British PM apologises for Guyana slave-owning past

27-08-2023 08:45 Descendants of former British prime minister William Gladstone apologise for family's slaveholding past in Guyana and urges United Kingdom to discuss reparations in the Caribbean.

Political Scandals

Colombian president's son arrested on money-laundering charges

31-07-2023 12:43 Nicolas Petro was arrested on July 29th, 2023, on charges of money laundering and illicit enrichment in a scandal linked to his father's election campaign, officials said.

latin america

Lula sees global fatigue over Ukraine as he pushes for peace

19-07-2023 13:44 Brazil's Lula calls for peace as world grows weary of Ukraine conflict.

International Relation

France, Brazil and Colombia Seek to Break Venezuela Deadlock

17-07-2023 19:48 Summit of Presidents from France, Colombia, Brazil, and Argentina Aims to Break Venezuelan Political Deadlock

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

EU seeks to boost 'neglected' ties with Latin America

07-06-2023 12:42 European Union launches new strategy to "recalibrate and renew" relations with Latin American and Caribbean countries, just over a month before first EU-CELAC summit for eight years.

News of caribbean

Latin America’s fiscal policies risk inflation, World Bank says

ECLAC downgrades growth projections for Latin America, Caribbean

ECLAC forecasts 3.1% decline for Argentina’s economy this year

Latin America, Caribbean set for record dengue season

Ireland deepens relations with Latin America and the Caribbean

Fernández: ‘I can talk to Xi, Putin and Biden equally, nobody can question me’

CELAC sees Latin American growth of 1.7%, but forecasts 3% slump for Argentina

Family of former British PM apologises for Guyana slave-owning past

Colombian president's son arrested on money-laundering charges

Lula sees global fatigue over Ukraine as he pushes for peace

France, Brazil and Colombia Seek to Break Venezuela Deadlock

EU seeks to boost 'neglected' ties with Latin America

Stories that caught our eye: December 13 to 20

Argentina takes steps to speed up Milei’s dollarisation strategy

Colombia offers to safeguard Maduro foes at Argentina's Embassy as stand-off deepens

Milei, Caputo increasing bullish as they outline new IMF deal timeline

IMF in talks with Argentina on loan to succeed US$44-billion deal

Sin moratoria previsional en 2025, aseguran que sólo 1 de cada 10 mujeres podrá jubilarse

Uno de los asilados en la Embajada argentina en Caracas se entregó a la justicia chavista

Culiao: para investigador del Conicet la campaña de Córdoba Turismo "merece un aplauso"

El canciller Gerardo Werthein intimó a la periodista Natasha Niebieskikwiat: "Es un caso de censura previa"

Argentina producirá café por primera vez en su historia: ¿Cómo fue posible hacerlo?