African Union Leaders Meet in Egypt on Trade and Water
African Union leaders meet in El-Alamein, Egypt, on 4 October to align AfCFTA trade, water and Agenda 2063 plans with...
October 4, 2026Section
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ATLS Plans Djibouti Fuel Rail Link to Ethiopia
ATLS plans a 288,000 cubic metre fuel terminal at Djibouti's Doraleh port with rail loading to Ethiopia from June 2027,...
October 4, 2026
Chile Police Seize 3 Kilos of Gold, About US$298,000
Chilean police seized 3.3 kilos of gold, about US$298,000, in Santiago in a probe of jewellery stolen in the US...
October 4, 2026
Stellantis Pauses Two Saltillo Truck Plants for a Week
Stellantis will halt two Saltillo truck plants, including the Ram 1500 line, for a week each. Workers keep full pay;...
October 4, 2026
Brazil Candidate Zema Took Phone Into Voting Booth
Romeu Zema took a phone into a Minas Gerais voting booth on 4 October. The electoral court will investigate; no...
October 4, 2026
Venezuela Stays Outside OPEC+ Quotas as Targets Hold
OPEC+ held November oil targets at September levels on 4 October. Venezuela is exempt from quotas, but US-bound crude shows...
October 4, 2026
Argentina Wool Exports Jump 28% in 2025/26
Argentina's wool exports rose 28% in volume and 66% in value to US$189.6 million in 2025/26, and July and August...
October 4, 2026
Flávio 51% in First Brazil Results, 17% Counted
Flávio Bolsonaro has 51.22% and Lula 40.66% with 17% of polling stations counted (5:13 p.m. ET). A runoff on 25...
October 4, 2026
Panama Activates US$8.2 Million El Niño Plan for Drought- and Flood-Hit Farmers
Panama's Agriculture Ministry is spending US$8.2 million on water systems, cattle feed and seed for farmers hit by El Niño...
October 4, 2026
Jamaica Justice Minister Says the Final Court Should Be Jamaican, Not Caribbean
Jamaica justice minister Delroy Chuck says the final court of appeal should be Jamaican, not the Caribbean court. The Privy...
October 4, 2026
IMF Mission Chief Says Uruguay Has Room to Be More Ambitious on Growth
Uruguay's IMF mission chief, Raphael Espinoza, says growth averaging 1.2% since 2016 is too slow and stability alone will not...
October 4, 2026
Dominican Republic Audit Finds US$1.8 Million Fuel Gap at State Bus Operator OMSA
An OMSA audit by the Dominican Republic's Comptroller General flags a US$1.8 million fuel gap, unbooked income and undocumented per...
October 4, 2026
Puerto Rico Gas Tanker Misses Sunday Entry Over Regulator Payment Order
A Puerto Rico gas tanker missed its Sunday entry to San Juan Bay after supplier New Fortress Energy disputed a...
October 4, 2026
Trinidad and Tobago: Nearly Three in Four Traced Crime Guns Came Through the US
US guns made up 204 of 279 crime firearms Trinidad and Tobago police sent for US tracing in 2025, up...
October 4, 2026
Uruguay Teacher Unions Win Both Elected Seats on National Public Schools Board
Uruguay teacher unions won both elected seats on the public schools board on 3 October, by 27,768 votes to 7,109...
October 4, 2026
Costa Rica Central Bank Chief Sees No Broad Labour Market Hit From Layoffs
Costa Rica central bank chief Róger Madrigal says 2026 multinational layoffs are not causing a broad labour-market slide, though 1,600...
October 4, 2026
Costa Rica Air Ambulance: No Night Plane for Shot Boy, Then State Plane Flew VP
Costa Rica air ambulance: the police air wing said it had no night plane for a shot boy in Limón,...
October 4, 2026
Guyana’s Robert Corbin, Former Opposition Leader and Deputy Prime Minister, Dies
Robert Corbin, who led Guyana's PNCR from 2002 to 2012 and served as deputy prime minister, died on Sunday. President...
October 4, 2026
Suriname Lines Up US$850 Million in New Loans While Debt Exceeds Legal Cap
Suriname has over US$850 million in new loans in the pipeline under its 2027 debt plan, while debt sits at...
October 4, 2026
Suriname: Surinam Airways Moves Amsterdam Flights to a Leased Boeing 777
Surinam Airways Boeing 777 replaces a four-engine A340 on the Amsterdam route from 4 October under a two-year lease with...
October 4, 2026