Aliu Soares Cassamá, the representative of Menzies Aviation Bissau, which manages the only international airport in Guinea-Bissau, announced the resumption of flights of the Cape Verdean company for July, ten years after they were suspended. Last week, Cassamá met with a Cape Verdean delegation, including the country's ambassador, Camilo Leitão da Graça, and the company's […]
Mozambique's Minister of Transport and Communications said today that the Mozambique Airlines (LAM) and telecommunications company Tmcel face the risk of "collapse" if there are no immediate and urgent measures for their financial recovery. Mateus Magala gave an overview of the two companies in the Government's session of answers to questions from members of Parliament. […]
According to central bank data, Cape Verde's Net International Reserves (NIR), needed to guarantee imports, grew to €656 million by April. According to the April monetary policy report from the Bank of Cape Verde (BCV), consulted today by Lusa, this performance assured last month 5.7 months of imports and compares with the reserves of €649.2 […]
The lynchings of armed bandits perpetrated by the Haitian population since April 24 have already claimed the lives of more than a hundred people, according to a nongovernmental organization Tuesday (9). In a report, the National Network for the Defense of Human Rights (Rnddh) said that the threats are directed against people demonstrating against this […]
Telegram deleted on Wednesday (10) the message sent to its users criticizing the Fake News (Censorship) Bill after Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes threatened the Social Media with suspension. The text against the project was deleted by the platform around 14:25. Earlier . . . To read the full NEWS and much more, Subscribe […]
The Bolivian Government considers that the low dollar liquidity the country is experiencing is transitory, which it expects to overcome gradually through a package of measures, assured the Minister of Economy, Marcelo Montenegro. “We are going through a transitory moment of low liquidity, and we are going to overcome this moment with an injection of […]
By Lais Carregosa The soybeans and biodiesel production chain's GDP (Gross Domestic Product) represented 27% of Brazilian agribusiness in 2022. It moved R$673.7 billion (US$135.88 billion) - or 7% of the national GDP. Published on Wednesday (10), the data is from a study made by Cepea (Center for Advanced Studies in Applied Economics) in partnership […]
By Daniel Lopez (Opinion) A few weeks ago, I wrote an article about how Tucker Carlson’s departure from Fox News represented a giant move in controlling information on a global level. Everyone wondered what the host would do next since his contract with his former employer – as speculated – prevents him from joining a […]
Up to two-thirds of the soot over the central Amazon rainforest originates in Africa. This is the finding of a study published in Nature Communications Earth and Environment. Researchers led by the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz, Germany, and the University of São Paulo distinguished soot particles based on their properties and assigned […]
Chinese companies are expanding worldwide, seeking to extract strategic minerals for the clean energy transition. They are targeting Latin America and its lithium, cobalt, copper, and rare earth reserves. Between 2018 and 2023, Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile will receive the most Chinese lithium investment, the US think tank Atlantic Council’s Latin America Center said in […]
By Mariana Durao Minas Gerais, the Brazilian state with some of the planet's top iron ore mines, is seeking investors for its lithium deposits to meet the steady demand for the mineral, which is indispensable for EV batteries. During an interview, the governor of Minas Gerais, Romeu Zema, said he would welcome "investors from all […]
Merida, San Luis Potosi, Queretaro, and Mexico City are some of the top Mexican cities with the best quality of life in the Latin American country, according to the Urban Competitiveness Index 2022 (ICU) of the Mexican Institute for Competitiveness (IMCO). The ICU 2022 is a tool to measure and understand the factors that make […]
Brazil's Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes warned Telegram of a new suspension for 72 hours and instructed the app to send a new warning message to users. The Minister's decision comes after the platform's publication on its official account in Brazil on May 9, stating, "Brazil is about to approve a law that will […]
Water shortages caused by drought forced the Uruguayan government to increase the salinity of drinking water. The measure and the recommendation that people with hypertension drink “bottled water” sparked a controversy between the government and the opposition. Since the end of April, Uruguayans noticed that the water from their taps was saltier. At that time, […]
The impeachment process against Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso laid bare the internal crisis in one of the main opposition forces: the indigenous party Pachakutik. Cross accusations between the indigenous leader Leonidas Iza and other leaders even led to the reiteration of an internal election. The political party Pachakutik – which concentrates the indigenous movement in […]
By Carmen Luisa Ugueto Liendo According to the Infobae portal, corn in Brazil is delayed due to low prices and logistics. The anticipated marketing of Brazil's second corn crop for the current season reached 24.3% of the expected production of 92.199 million tonnes, according to a survey by Safras & Mercado, indicating delays in the […]
Chilean President Gabriel Boric said Tuesday (9) that he would not change his government’s “direction” after the right wing’s expressive victory in last Sunday’s Constituent Council elections, which took an unexpected turn on the country’s political chessboard. “Our government has had and will continue to have a very clear work agenda, defined by the needs […]
Industrial production grew in Brazil by 1.1% in March in relation to February in the seasonally adjusted series after two consecutive months in decline. Compared to the same period last year, the industry advanced 0.9%. From January to March, however, industrial production fell 0.4%. The accumulated figure for the last 12 months was stable (0%). […]
The plenary of the National Assembly of Ecuador approved on Tuesday (9) the opening of impeachment proceedings against President Guillermo Lasso. There were 88 votes in favor, 23 against, and five abstentions. The draft resolution was presented by MP Viviana Veloz from the leftist coalition Union for Hope (UNES). The approved text accuses Lasso of […]
By Ivan Padilla* No doubt, travel is back with everything in this post-pandemic moment. The upturn in tourism explains the investment of so many hotel groups. This week, for example, the Fasano in São Paulo's Itaim neighborhood started operating, the group's second unit within the same city. Yesterday it was Marriott's turn to announce, in […]
By Paulo Silva Pinto The World Bank published on Tuesday evening (9) the study "Delicate Balance for the Brazilian Legal Amazon", with proposals to increase the region's economy and reduce the pressures that lead to deforestation. The study says it is necessary to increase the region's productivity to reduce the pressure for deforestation. The Manaus […]
By Roberto Caiafa Saab and Embraer inaugurated the final assembly line of the Gripen E fighter in Brazil at the Gavião Peixoto factory, where 15 Gripen E fighters will be produced and whose assembled units will be delivered as of 2025. Infodefensa was present at the event, held on Tuesday, May 9. The inauguration of […]
Brazilian singer Rita Lee, an icon of Brazilian rock and culture, died Tuesday in São Paulo at 75 from lung cancer, her relatives said. Following the singer's death of the band Os Mutantes, which marked part of the avant-garde of the sixties in Brazilian music, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva decreed a three-day mourning […]
Uruguay’s Minister of Economy and Finance, Azucena Arbeleche, yesterday projected a 2 percent growth of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which will be affected by the country’s drought. GDP expansion in 2022 was 4.9 percent and in 2021 5.3 percent, which will be driven this year by household consumption and aligned with Uruguay’s “potential growth”, […]
By Francisco Aldaya On Monday, the Government of Uruguay announced the implementation of a special residence permit for digital nomads, intending to encourage the arrival of foreigners wishing to work in the country. The measure was established by approving Decree 238/022 and creating an online form to complete the procedure. The "provisional identity card" for […]