A 14-year-old died on Thursday from a gunshot wound fired from a group of policemen. It was on the second day of the national strike in Chile. Over a thousand protesters and been taken prisoner and hundreds have been injured. Manuel Gutiérrez died in hospital in the town of Macul in eastern Santiago. He was [...]

Chancellors of the Union of South American Countries (UNASUR) met this Wednesday in Buenos Aires to discuss commercial policies proposed by the South American Economy and Finance Council, in hope of tackling the effects of the international financial crisis on the region. The council , which is made up of economy ministers and heads of [...]

Peru’s economy and finance minister Miguel Castilla has announced government plans to tax mining “windfalls”. The first payments were made by companies throughout the country today. Cabinet chief Salomón Lerner Ghitis later confirmed that mining corporations would be paying the government a tax equalling over one billion US dollars annually. He added that the move [...]

Nahúm Alexander Guerra, a 17-year-old student, was murdered this Monday whilst participating in a sit-in to protest the General Education Law. The student had been keeping guard with friends at the building’s entrance, when an unknown vehicle drove past, leaving him with a bullet to the chest and arm. Just last March, a teacher was [...]

Police are investigating the disappearance of an 11-year-old girl in Hurlingham, Buenos Aires province. Candela Sol Rodríguez was last seen on Monday night, 22nd August, as she walked to meet friends, on their way to the hairdresser. Over 500 policemen have been deployed to search Greater Buenos Aires, and, for the moment, have no leads. [...]

An unnamed government source confirmed to Clarín newspaper this morning that a draft proposing healthcare reforms has been circulating round the Casa Rosada. The draft, if sworn in, would dramatically reduce the power of syndicates by centralising funding. It includes proposals for an official nationwide health body, with the power to contract medical services. Currently, [...]

Family of Juan Enrique “Chango” Farías Gómez announced today the death of the 73-year-old singer from cardiac arrest. The singer had been in admitted to a private clinic in Buenos Aires last week for respiratory problems. It was reported that his condition was improving. Yesterday, the news agency Télam had informed that the singer was [...]

The entire of the Peruvian Congress approved the law of previous consultation by unanimity. The historic regulation recognises the right of indigenous groups to be consulted about decisions that affect them. The law was approved in May 2010 when a process of consultation between politicians, Andean groups and Amazonian people. However, it was rejected by [...]

Chile’s capital, Santiago, is facing a further two days of disruptions due to the ongoing student protests rocking the country. Today saw transport workers and other public sector employees join the movement. One union official stated “this will be the biggest national strike of the last decade”. Indeed this will be the first 48-hour strike [...]

An autopsy of the youth, Migel Mateo Muñoz, begun today. His body was found yesterday in the Jáchal canal, San Juan province. He was previously reported missing. The leading Judge in the case, Carlos Mateo, announced that a statement given by a witness earlier on in the case was “fundamental”. It is reported that the [...]