The Nicaraguan government, with Chinese aid, is about to begin a historic project: the construction of a new inter-oceanic canal. But parts of the Nicaraguan population are protesting against the grand scheme. 

There are “four pillars of the energy policy” that the Government hopes will lower rates. 

The five nations with superior regional performance, according to a recent report, are Colombia, Peru, Mexico, Chile, and Puerto Rico. 

Latin America must prepare for a phase of economic slowdown and move toward the re-industrialization of the region, said Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), Ernesto Samper, former president of Colombia. 

Bachelet made her comments while on tour in Germany. 

A staggering 93% of the foods lost weekly in the Dominican Republic are discarded in the production stage, while the remaining 7% is in marketing and processing, says a study released by the Vice Presidency and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). 

Observers call U.S. Federal Judge Thomas Griesa’s contempt of court ruling against Argentina “absurd,” while an Ecuadorian diplomat calls on Latin Americans to unite in resisting groups like the so-called “Vulture Funds.”

Venezuela would request an urgent meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries amid a drop in global oil prices, Foreign Minister Rafael Ramírez said. 

Costa Rica headed the ranking of infrastructure investment by using 5.4% of its GDP on infrastructure projects. 

Small producers change their production decisions to minimize the costs generated by the armed conflict.