Costa Rica’s SJO Airport Delays Tied to Weather, Not IT Crash
July 2026 San Jose airport delays were driven by weather and peak-season congestion, not a judiciary or immigration IT platform...
July 13, 2026Section
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Barbados Campaign Reveals Untapped US Diaspora Travel Demand
A 2026 Barbados promo saw 69% of 1,800+ participants based in the US, signalling strong untapped diaspora travel demand for...
July 13, 2026
Chile Targets India, Philippines, ASEAN and EU in 2026 Export Push
Chile targets 1.6 billion people across India, the Philippines, ASEAN and the EU under new trade deals, focusing on lithium,...
July 13, 2026
Peru Faces $30 Billion in Arbitration Claims as New President Takes Office
Peru’s next president inherits 20+ ICSID cases with worst-case exposure of $30 billion, including a $2.7 billion Brookfield claim and...
July 13, 2026
Brazil Defence Spending Gets R$2.5 Billion Outside Fiscal Cap in 2026
Brazil’s government and Congress coordinate an extra R$2.5 billion in defence investment for 2026, excluded from the fiscal framework’s spending...
July 13, 2026
Dino Orders Motta to Hand Over Amendment Documents in 10 Days
Justice Flávio Dino gave Speaker Hugo Motta 10 calendar days to send all internal documents on suspect parliamentary amendments to...
July 13, 2026
Brazil’s Secret Budget Amendments Return via Committee Funds, CGU Warns
The CGU warns that over R$15 billion in committee amendments lack traceability, effectively reviving the secret budget scheme ruled unconstitutional...
July 13, 2026
Illegal Gold Mining Eats Into Colombia’s Santurban Water Source
New photos show illegal gold mining spreading inside Colombia's Paramo de Santurban, threatening the drinking water of more than two...
July 13, 2026
Guatemala City Faces a Water Squeeze as the Dry Spell Nears
Guatemala City water supply faces a deficit above 2,500 litres a second as a long dry spell threatens the rivers...
July 13, 2026
A Chilean-Backed Importer Wants a Tenth of the US Grape Market
A Chilean and Cueto-backed importer, Summit Produce, aims to win 10% of the US table grape market, betting on tighter...
July 13, 2026
Costa Rica’s Rincon de la Vieja Turns Two Rivers Milky Gray
Costa Rica's Rincon de la Vieja volcano turned two nearby rivers milky gray after days of small eruptions and heavy...
July 13, 2026
Atenas or Puriscal? Two Costa Rica Towns for Home Builders
Atenas and Puriscal both draw home builders to Costa Rica's western Central Valley, but the two towns differ sharply on...
July 13, 2026
Costa Rica Builds an “Angels” Network to Fund Its Startups
Costa Rica startups have a new angel investor network, Costa Rica Angels, aiming to close the early-stage funding gap that...
July 13, 2026
Colombia’s Incoming Farm Minister Bets on Land Titles and Credit
Colombia's president-elect named Indalecio Dangond as agriculture minister, with a market-friendly plan to bank farmers, title land and expand irrigation.
July 13, 2026
China Defends Its Inspections of Panama-Flagged Ships as Routine
China has defended its inspections of Panama-flagged ships as routine safety checks, rejecting US and Panamanian claims it is weaponising...
July 13, 2026
Chile Launches Emergency Plan to Create 50,000 Jobs by October
Chile has launched an emergency jobs plan, Modo Empleo, aiming to create 50,000 formal posts by October as unemployment climbs...
July 13, 2026
Argentina Cuts Winter Gas to Factories Despite Record Output
Argentina is cutting winter gas to factories despite record Vaca Muerta output, as a pipeline bottleneck and the end of...
July 13, 2026
Argentina’s Last Nike and Adidas Shoe Factory Is Closing
Argentina's last factory making Nike and Adidas shoes is shutting, cutting 150 jobs, as cheap imports and weak demand end...
July 13, 2026
Peru’s Reliquias Silver Mine Restarts, Output Due This Quarter
Canada's Silver Mountain has begun commissioning its Reliquias silver mine in Peru, with first output due in the third quarter...
July 13, 2026
Panama, Costa Rica and Mexico Stay Top Retirement Picks for 2026
Panama, Costa Rica and Mexico rank among the best countries to retire in 2026, holding the global top five even...
July 13, 2026