South America

Bolivia: President rules out term extension

Published on: September 19, 2025
10:11

La Paz, Sep 19 (Prensa Latina) A bill promoting Bolivian President Luis Arce's term extension seemed to be dead before its debate, after the head of state flatly ruled out such possibility on social media.

Colombia: Pre-candidates begin registration at National Registry

Published on: September 19, 2025
09:18

Bogota, Sep 19 (Prensa Latina) The registration of pre-candidates with the National Civil Registry of Colombia begins in this capital to determine who will participate in the October 26 internal party consultations, an essential step in the electoral calendar.

Bolivia offers the world 18 tourist destinations

Published on: September 19, 2025
08:41

La Paz, Sep 19 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia today offers the world 18 attractions included in the Catalog of Tourist Destinations of the country, presented by the Foreign Ministry at its headquarters and which will be disseminated worldwide through embassies and consulates.

Ecuadorian Government: No negotiations on diesel price increase

Published on: September 15, 2025
12:57

Quito, Sep 15 (Prensa Latina) The Ecuadorian government ratified the end of the diesel subsidy and, in response to the rejection of the measure, Executive spokesperson Carolina Jaramillo affirmed that it is a concluding decision, with no possibility of negotiating under pressure.

Bolivia: Former President Morales warns on impunity over massacres

Published on: September 15, 2025
12:07

La Paz, Sep 15 (Prensa Latina) Former President Evo Morales welcomed the warning from international organizations against the impunity of those responsible for the massacres committed in Senkata and Sacaba in 2019, which is gaining ground in Bolivia.

Uruguay’s PIT-CNT criticizes budget proposal

Published on: September 15, 2025
10:24

Montevideo, Sep 15 (Prensa Latina) Uruguay's Inter-Union Plenary-National Convention of Workers (PIT-CNT) defends on Monday its proposal to tax the wealthiest people and expresses initiatives and criticisms regarding the government's five-year budget bill.

Colombia: President calls for prioritizing clean energy investments

Published on: September 15, 2025
10:23

Bogota, Sep 15 (Prensa Latina) Colombian President Gustavo Petro called for prioritizing public and private investment in clean energy in his country because, he stated, insisting on oil and coal will result in national economic suicide.

Uruguay’s child labor figures shocked

Published on: September 13, 2025
12:31

Montevideo, Sept 13 (Prensa Latina) Child labor figures shocked Uruguay this week, reflecting a scourge that is being repeated in the annual surveys of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security (MTSS).

Chile remembers victims of the coup

Published on: September 13, 2025
09:01

Santiago de Chile, Sep 13 (Prensa Latina) With marches and acts in different sites of memory, Chileans paid tribute to the victims of the dictatorship, on the 52nd anniversary of the coup d'etat against the Popular Unity government.

Industry and Construction in Argentina under contraction

Published on: September 9, 2025
11:13

Buenos Aires, September 9 (Prensa Latina) Industry and construction contracted in July in Argentina, the government acknowledged, as it is under severe pressure from an unstable economy.

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