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Fri, 25 Mar 2022 22:05:00 GMT
Peruvian mine workers roundup 48-hour strike
Workers of the Chinalco mining company have announced they would remain for 48 hours on strike, in addition to blocking the Peruvian Central Highway, thus halting traffic.

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 22:01:00 GMT
Mercosur health ministers agree sanitary measures need to be unified
Health Ministers from all four Mercosur full member countries in addition to Chile's Thursday agreed during a meeting in Montevideo to work on unified sanitary requirements regarding COVID-19 for international travel.

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 10:13:00 GMT
Court bans Alberto Fujimori from leaving Peru, but he is still at a Lima prison
The Fourth Transitory National Superior Criminal Court Specializing in Organized Crime in Lima, Thursday issued a ruling banning former President Alberto Fujimori from leaving the country for the next 18 months, it was reported...

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 09:30:00 GMT
Force-majeure applies to pre-war Russian diesel shipments bound for Ecuador
Ecuador's oil ruling entity Petroecuador has granted force majeure exemptions to shipments of Russian diesel which were already underway when the invasion of Ukraine started and western powers replied by imposing sanctions on V...

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 09:29:00 GMT
Third dose of vaccine mandatory to lead normal life in Peru
Peruvian health authorities Wednesday announced the third dose of COVID-19 vaccine will be needed for people willing to enter public buildings and indoor private spaces effectively April 1.

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 23:55:00 GMT
Nicaragua's Ambassador to OAS comes clean about Ortega's “dictatorship”
In a surprising move Wednesday, Nicaragua's ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS) decided to no longer remain silent about what is going on in his country and referred to its government as [President Daniel] O...

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 20:17:00 GMT
Restoring diplomatic ties with Chile hinges on maritime issue, Bolivian gov't says
Bolivian President Luis Arce Catacora Wednesday urged the new Chilean Government to discuss the maritime dispute between the two countries, on which the future of ties necessarily hinges.

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 09:04:00 GMT
Punta del Este needs more schools to accommodate new residents
The exclusive Uruguayan beach resort of Punta del Este is experiencing an increase in the development and establishment of schools, as migrating inflows of Argentines and also of people from other parts of the country to becom...

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 09:00:00 GMT
Cristiana Chamorro given 8-year sentence in Nicaragua
Nicaraguan opposition leader Cristiana Chamorro Barrios was sentenced Monday to eight years in prison for “money laundering, property and assets laundering, misappropriation and improper retention, abusive management, and ide...

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 09:41:00 GMT
Peru's President vows to push forward with Second Agrarian Reform
Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones Sunday announced his Government's upcoming actions will be aimed at strengthening the Second Agrarian Reform, because, after all, "our lands give us all the food and our brother farmers ...



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