Latin America
Tue, 07 Dec 2021 09:51:00 GMTUruguayan minister wants borders open to welcome visitors from everywhere
Uruguay's Tourism Minister Tabaré Viera said over the weekend that his country's “land, air and sea borders must be open” for visitors.
Tue, 07 Dec 2021 09:13:00 GMTForeign travellers will need Health Pass to enter Colombia
Colombia is to require foreign travellers to submit proof of vaccination against COVID-19 attesting to a full treatment, President Iván Duque announced Monday.
Tue, 07 Dec 2021 09:00:00 GMTWorld Bank-UNESCO-UNICEF report lays out the magnitude of the education crisis and costs for future generations
This generation of students now risks losing US$ 17 trillion in lifetime earnings in present value, or about 14% of today’s global GDP, as a result of COVID-19 pandemic-related school closures, according to a new report publi...
Mon, 06 Dec 2021 19:54:00 GMTChilean carriers bound for River Plate skies
LATAM Airlines is to resume services to the Uruguayan beach resort of Punta del Este, in addition to increasing its services between Montevideo and Santiago, it was announced.
Mon, 06 Dec 2021 09:42:00 GMTLula to appear at Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires this week
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva will attend celebrations in Buenos Aires on Dec. 10 marking a new anniversary of the return to democratic rule, which was announced in Buenos Aires.
Mon, 06 Dec 2021 09:34:00 GMTSustainability: Uruguay the example to follow, World Bank says
Anna Wellenstein, Director of the World Bank's Latin America and the Caribbean, Sustainable Development Group, has said Uruguay was an example of turning its productions towards a market that will seek environmental guidelines ...
Mon, 06 Dec 2021 08:14:00 GMTNorwegian cruise arrives at New Orleans with ten Covid-19 confirmed cases after a tour of Belize, Honduras and Mexico
The Norwegian Breakaway, belonging to the Norwegian Cruise Line, docked in New Orleans, on Saturday with at least ten positive cases of Covid-19, according to the Louisiana Health Department.
Sat, 04 Dec 2021 09:50:00 GMTUN Comittee lashes out at Bolivia's judiciary for lack of independence
The United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) Friday published a series of findings which hit authorities from the Plurinational State of Bolivia as well as from countries in other continents (including Sweden).
Sat, 04 Dec 2021 09:01:00 GMTPresidents of Paraguay, Brazil to meet this month
Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benítez Friday confirmed he would meet with his Brazilian colleague Jair Bolsonaro on December 13 on the construction site of the bridge between Carmelo Peralta and Porto Murtinho. Both leaders ...
Fri, 03 Dec 2021 09:12:00 GMTArgentine Health Pass to be ready "next week," minister says
Argentina's Health Minister Carla Vizzotti Thursday announced the Government's Health Pass will be ready next week. The permit, which will ban those who lack it from accessing certain activities, is regarded as an incentive for...