Issue Sep 20-26 2023: Directors of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industries of Honduras (FEDECÁMARA) recently warned companies that the increase per gallon of diesel will significantly impact the price of common consumer products.

Issue Sep 20-26 2023: Jaime Ernesto Gómez Muñoz, the former bodyguard of political leader Carlos Pizarro Leóngomez, was convicted in the first degree for the murder of Pizarro Leóngomez on April 26, 1990, during a flight from Bogotá to Barranquilla.

Issue Sep 20-26 2023: The Central Bank Reserves of Peru (BCR) announced a growth forecast change for 2023 from 2.3% to 0.9% with a decline in private investment anticipated at -5.3%.

Issue Sep 20-26 2023: Ney Matogrosso, giant of Brazilian music, retains at the age of 82 a commanding vitality and joviality on stage, captivating crows with his distinctive contralto timbre and carnal choreography.

Issue Sep 20-26 2023: Paraguayan President Santiago Peña issued an ultimatum that if EU-Mercosur negotiations had not concluded by December 6th, when Brazil passes over the bloc’s rotating presidency to Paraguay, then he would end them.

Issue Sep 20-26 2023: Amnesty International criticized Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Chile for failing to comply with their international obligations regarding the protection of migrants.

Issue Sep 20-26 2023: Argentina’s economic crisis has impacted the small and medium sized enterprise (SME) market, with the sector seeing three consecutive months of losses and a year-over-year 5% decline in August.

Issue Sep 20-26 2023: Data from Costa Rica’s 2022 National Agricultural Survey (ENA), conducted by the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INEC), revealed that basic grains account for a substantial 78.3% of the total cultivated area for annual crops.

Issue Sep 20-26 2023: According to a recent survey conducted by Comunicaliza, Ecuador’s upcoming second-round presidential election on October 15, 2023, has garnered the interest of 67.8% of citizens, while 13.1% remain undecided about their vote.

Issue Sep 20-26 2023: Elsa Irma Aguirre Juárez, the iconic Mexican actress, recently marked her ninety-third birthday on September 25th. In La Hora of Guatemala City, Dennis Orlando Escobar Galicia reported on the star, her work, and the public perception of her.