The Nicaraguan Congress yesterday approved the construction of a canal that would link the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Victims and their families, as well as many indigenous organisations, have come together to mark the one-year anniversary of the Curuguaty Massacre.

Twenty people have been arrested in Sao Paolo, Brazil after thousands turned violent during a street protest against higher public transport prices.

A full recount of electronic results from Venezuela’s presidential election in April has confirmed that President Nicolas Maduro won with the majority of votes.

Economy ministers of member countries of Banco del Sur are meeting today in Caracas to define the operational details and implementation of this financial institution – a new regional funding entity independent of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. Hernán Lorenzino, the minister of economy and public finance of Argentina, Luis Arce, [...]

More than 10,000 Brazilians blocked the main avenue in São Paulo to protest against the 6.7% increase of bus and metro fares late last night.

The Colombian government and Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) resumed their peace negotiations in the Cuban capital of La Habana yesterday, when the guerrilla group surprised with a proposal to delay next year’s presidential elections.

Operations at Pascua-Lama gold mine were recently suspended by the Chilean government due to environmental concerns, but is enough being done to protect the environment? Laura Benitez reports.

Ecuador’s minister of non-renewable natural resources Pedro Merizalde Pavon has announced that the Canadian mining giant, Kinross, is abandoning its US$1.3bn project. The gold corporation’s exploration of the Fruta del Norte mine has been halted after receiving less benefits than originally expected. CEO of Kinross, J. Paul Rollinson said: “We have said that we will [...]

Yesterday, the President of Mexico Enrique Peña Nieto signed a telecommunications reform, which will allow for almost 50% foreign investment in broadcasting and 100% in the telephone communications industry. The reform had previously been passed in the house of deputies and the senate, with the aim of encouraging competitiveness and reducing the power of big [...]