Cubans Eye Dignity Act and Its US$7,000 Fee
The Dignity Act would give migrants here since 2020 seven-year legal status for US$7,000 and open green cards to some Cubans released on an I-220A.
Guyana Climbs to Export Credit Category 4
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View All →Senate Delays Security Bill Past Runoff
Senate chief Davi Alcolumbre tends to delay a security amendment past Brazil's 25 October runoff as Lula's party...
Futura Poll Has Flávio 48.3%, Lula 47.5%
A new Futura poll puts Flávio Bolsonaro at 48.3% and Lula at 47.5%, a technical tie six days...
Court Seeks Answers on Rio Governor Runoff
Justice Zanin gave Brazil's electoral court five days to explain the ruling that put Ruas past 50% in...
EU Frozen Russian Assets and the US$78B Ukraine Gap
The EU can use income from frozen Russian assets at Euroclear, but the principal stays legally blocked as...
Canada Inflation Tests Bank of Canada’s 28 October Call
Canada inflation rate is forecast to hit 3.2% in September 2026, up from 3.0% in August, testing the...
China’s Electric Car Exports Reshape Latin America Trade
China's EV exports to Latin America are reshaping regional trade as Brazil and Mexico respond with tariffs while...
Dominican Checks Find Nearly 700 Migrants
Dominican inspectors found close to 700 irregular foreigners on farms in six provinces, about 520 at one tomato...
Sinaloa Arrests 5 Over 10 Kidnapped Miners
Mexican forces arrested five suspects in Sinaloa, among them “El Talibán”, in the case of 10 kidnapped Vizsla...
Chihuahua Ex-Prosecutor Held Over US Role
Mexico's federal prosecutor accuses ex-Chihuahua attorney general César Jáuregui of treason-linked acts over two US citizens killed after...
Sinaloa Keeps 20,000 Federal Forces Deployed
Sinaloa's governor says more than 20,000 troops stay in the cartel-war state, yet killings continue. What it means...
Chile Eyes Expulsions as Jails Hold 66,000
Chile's security minister wants to swap some foreign inmates' remaining sentences for expulsion and build a modular jail,...
Costa Rica 15% Tax Could Hit US Expats Twice
Costa Rica's bill 25.796 would tax residents 15% on foreign investment income. It is not a worldwide system,...
Valdivia Hosts Chile’s First Full IRONMAN on 29 November
Chile's first full-distance IRONMAN is on Sunday 29 November 2026 in Valdivia. Course, sold-out status, how to get there and entry rules for US visitors.
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Honduras in Latin America, Its Role, Weight and Alliances
Honduras continent-wide: an 11 million-person, US$39.6 billion economy tied to the US and courted by China and Taiwan,...
Colombia Media Landscape Explained
Colombia media explained: who owns Caracol, RCN, El Tiempo and Semana, the state broadcaster, press freedom and trust,...
Panama Geopolitics Explained 2026
Panama geopolitics explained: what the US, China, Europe and others want from the canal, its ports and copper,...
Dominican Republic History Explained, From Origins to 2026
Dominican Republic history from the Taíno and Columbus to 2026: Haitian rule, independence in 1844, two US interventions,...
Religion in Chile Explained
Chile religion explained: Catholics at 54.0%, evangelicals at 16.3% and 25.8% with no faith, plus churches, law and...
Trinidad and Tobago in Latin America, Role and Alliances
Trinidad and Tobago continent guide: weight, CARICOM clashes, the Venezuela reset and US security ties, with a US$25.9...
Uruguay Geopolitics Explained 2026
Uruguay geopolitics in October 2026: ties with the US, China, the EU, Brazil, Russia and India, plus tariffs,...
Who Runs Paraguay’s Economy, the Key Players in 2026
The Paraguay economy grew 6.6% to US$49.3 billion in 2025. See who runs Itaipu, soy, beef, banks and...
Jamaica in Latin America, Its Role, Weight and Alliances
Jamaica continent explained: an island in the Americas with 2.84 million people, a US$22.7 billion economy, a CARICOM...
Nicaragua in Latin America, Its Role, Weight and Alliances
Nicaragua continent role explained: its weight, regional bodies, OAS exit, China, Russia and US ties and disputes, as...
Lagos Otedola Bridge Tanker Fire Injures Two
Otedola Bridge tanker fire in Lagos: a fuel tanker fell into the underpass on 19 October 2026. FRSC says two were injured; deaths unconfirmed.
South Africa Plans for US AGOA Loss 19 Oct
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Kenya Convicts 29 in Shakahola Cult Murders
Kenya convicted 29 people of the Shakahola cult murders on 19 October, led by preacher Paul Mackenzie, after...
Egypt Chemical Exports to India Jump 325%
Egypt chemical exports to India jumped about 325% to US$627 million in January to August, the export council...
Air France Abidjan Codeshare Starts 25 Oct
The Air France Abidjan codeshare with Air Côte d'Ivoire lets each airline sell seats on the other's Paris...
Nigeria UN Budget Reaches Tinubu 18 October
The Nigeria UN budget handover: President Tinubu received the proposed 2027 plan on Sunday 18 October from Nigeria's...
AFRIFF 15 Film Festival Runs 1 to 7 November in Lagos
AFRIFF 15 runs 1 to 7 November 2026 in Lagos: venues, free masterclasses, market badges from US$150 and...
Uganda Minister Says J.P. Morgan Eyes Energy
Uganda’s finance minister says J.P. Morgan is interested in backing its energy sector, per ChimpReports. No project, amount...
Abyei Market Drone Attack Kills 73
Abyei market drone attack: local officials say 73 killed and 19 injured at Amiet Market in the disputed...
Morocco Builds 14 Dams Worth US$3 Billion
Morocco is building or raising 14 large dams worth about US$2.97 billion to add 5 billion cubic metres...
Algeria Sentences 2 to Death Over Ecstasy
An Algiers court sentenced two men to death on 18 October over 235,000 ecstasy pills, the second death-penalty...
Nigeria Cash Aid Reaches 10.5m Households
Nigeria says it paid about US$494.7 million in cash transfers to 10.46 million poor households, and the World...
Absa Kenya Insurers Sale Reported at US$23m
A Mudavadi-linked firm will pay about US$23.3 million for Absa's stakes in Kenyan insurers, Business Daily says, below...
Tanzania Says 3 Mnazi Bay Wells Found Gas
Tanzania says three new Mnazi Bay wells drilled by TPDC and Maurel & Prom found natural gas, with...
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