The head of the Paraguayan shoemaker guild, Marcelo Benítez, made public his worries regarding the imports of Chinese footwear into the country.

The Government of Guatemala and the United Nations Secretariat clash over the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG), as President Jimmy Morales announced he would not renew the mandate.

Italian leftist fugitive Cesare Battisti was given a life sentence in Italy in the 1970s for the murder of four people. After fleeing to Bolivia from Brazil, where he had previously lived in exile, Bolivian authorities refused his asylum application and on January 13th surrendered him to Italian authorities.

In a recent exchange of letters, Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez and Chinese President Xi Jinping have highlighted their mutual interest to continue to expand on their countries’ “strategic alliance towards the development” of both states.

The oppression of journalists remains prevalent throughout the world, and recent events in Nicaragua have stirred the international community.

Cuba is looking to develop its railroad system, with Russia providing locomotives to the country. With the arrival of the Russian equipment, Cuba has now acquired 43 out of the 75 locomotives expected before 2021.

Due to its nutritional value and its increased popularity and demand, the South American grain, quinoa, is destined to become a dietary staple abroad.

With a shaky truce in the “trade war” between the two global economic powerhouses, China continues to manifest its goals and influence in Latin America and the world.

The European Union has condemned Nicaragua’s decision to revoke legal representation of civil society, claiming that it is a “further step against the rule of law.”

Investigators from the UN Commission fighting corruption in Guatemala were given 72 hours to leave the country, after President Jimmy Morales stripped them of their immunity.