Argentina rapidly recovering as world power in beef exports
BUENOS AIRES – Argentina, which a century ago became a world power on the back of its beef exports, is poised to re-enter the top 10 shippers, helped by the end of trade curbs, and […]
BUENOS AIRES – Argentina, which a century ago became a world power on the back of its beef exports, is poised to re-enter the top 10 shippers, helped by the end of trade curbs, and […]
The British Overseas Territory of Dominica has suffered “widespread damage” from Hurricane Maria, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit announced on Tuesday. “We have lost all that money can buy,” he said in a Facebook post. The […]
SAN JUAN – Hurricane Maria, an “extremely dangerous” category four storm, heads towards the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean. It is due to hit the islands on Monday night local time. In both the Caribbean […]
WASHINGTON – The United States is considering closing its embassy in Cuba after diplomatic staff reported health problems which Washington blames on a “sonic attack”. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said a decision whether to […]
CARACAS – Venezuela published its oil prices in Chinese yuan for the first time on Friday, making good on its promise to layoff the U.S. dollar. Last Friday, Maduro had announced the forthcoming change, but […]
LIMA – Peru’s opposition-ruled Congress on Friday voted 77-22 to dismiss President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski’s Cabinet in a motion of no-confidence, deepening a political standoff that could lead to new legislative elections if lawmakers reject […]
MONTEVIDEO – Uruguay has elected a new vice-president following the resignation of the questioned and discredited Raul Sendic. On Wednesday mid-morning, Lucia Topolansky, wife of ex president Jose Mujica received unanimous support from the General […]
CARACAS – Venezuela temporarily suspended the sale of U.S. dollars through its Dicom auction system, following an announcement last week that it was moving away from the greenback in response to U.S. sanctions. The United […]
Assessments are still coming in from the impact of Hurricane Irma on a number of Caribbean countries in the northern Leeward Islands and the northern Caribbean with warnings and watches still in place for a […]
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has expressed its sympathy to the people affected by the recent hurricane in the Caribbean. “All our sympathy and thoughts are with the […]
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