Panama Arrests Former Social Security Head in 5 Raids
Panama's anti-corruption prosecutors on Tuesday 6 October arrested Enrique Lau Cortés, head of the social security fund from 2019, in...
October 6, 2026Section
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Uruguay Central Bank Says Dollar Savers Lost 6% a Year
A new Uruguay central bank paper says savers in US dollar deposits lost about 6% a year in local buying...
October 6, 2026
Brazil’s Rio May Skip 25 October Governor Runoff
Prosecutors back Garotinho's dropped appeal, so the Rio governor runoff may be cancelled and Douglas Ruas of Bolsonaro's party could...
October 6, 2026
Paraguay Catches Cemetery Killing Suspect After 8 Days
Paraguay police on Tuesday 6 October arrested the main suspect in a cemetery killing that followed a rural rodeo festival...
October 6, 2026
Dominican Police Deny Kill Order After 55 Deaths
Dominican police deny any order to kill wanted suspects after September figures showed 55 deaths in alleged shootouts, 44% of...
October 6, 2026
World Bank Lifts Mexico Growth Forecast to 1.4%
The World Bank raised its Mexico growth forecast to 1.4% for 2026, from 1.3%, but says trade friction and policy...
October 6, 2026
Cuba Receives 700 US Aid Food Kits for Ciego de Ávila
A new shipment of US aid, 700 food kits and 700 hygiene kits, landed in Cuba on Tuesday for poor...
October 6, 2026
Guatemala Vows Press Protection After 2 October Murder
Guatemala vowed on 6 October to finish its press protection plan this year after reporter Evelio López was shot dead...
October 6, 2026
Bolivia Inflation Rises to 5.70% as Tomatoes Jump 38%
Bolivia inflation rose to 5.70% over 12 months in September as tomato prices jumped 38%, official data show, while chicken...
October 6, 2026
Costa Rica Probes US Drug Suspect at 1 February Party
Costa Rica's chief prosecutor will probe the political ties of a US drug suspect who was photographed at President Laura...
October 6, 2026
Ecuador Oil Pipeline Restarts 4 Days After Fire
The Ecuador oil pipeline restarted on 5 October after a fire, at up to 220,000 barrels a day. The US...
October 6, 2026
Brazil Senate Opens Debate on Ending 6-Day Work Week
Brazil's Senate opened its first debate on ending the 6-day work week on Tuesday 6 October, and its president expects...
October 6, 2026
Fuerza Regida Plays Mexico City From 31 January 2027
Fuerza Regida plays eight nights at Mexico City's Palacio de los Deportes, 31 January to 7 February 2027. Tickets, getting...
October 6, 2026
Nigeria Voter Roll Hits 103 Million Before Vote
Nigeria's electoral commission says over 103 million people are registered to vote, 10 million more than in 2023, before the...
October 6, 2026
Rwanda Nears US$35.7 Million IMF Payout
Rwanda reached a staff-level agreement with the IMF on the first review of its loan programme, which could release about...
October 6, 2026
Ghana Names 20 Unlicensed Loan Apps to Avoid
Ghana's central bank named 20 unlicensed loan apps on 6 October and told the public to avoid them, citing breaches...
October 6, 2026
Morocco’s First F-16 Block 72 Jet Takes Flight
Lockheed Martin says the first F-16 Block 72 built for Morocco's air force has flown. The US cleared 25 of...
October 6, 2026
OUTsurance Plans US$612 Million Minority Buyout
South African insurer OUTsurance Group plans to buy the 7.17% of its main subsidiary held by insiders in an all-share...
October 6, 2026
Kenya Signs Early US$3 Billion Electric Car Deal
Kenya signed a preliminary memorandum for a US$3 billion electric vehicle deal with a Geely-linked firm. No site, timeline or...
October 6, 2026
Gabon Gas Plant Nears US$209 Million Financing
Lenders including the IFC, the African Development Bank and a US agency have finished vetting a gas power plant near...
October 6, 2026