Latin America news in English — markets, companies, politics, and daily life across the region and the Caribbean, tracked every day by The Rio Times.
The Rio Times covers Latin America news in English every day: markets and companies, politics and policy, energy, mining, agribusiness, and daily life from Mexico to Patagonia. Our country desks follow the region's biggest stories — Brazil's economy, Argentina's reforms, Mexico's nearshoring boom, Venezuela's oil revival — plus the smaller markets others skip, from Paraguay's soy economy to Uruguay's tech sector. This page is the regional front door: the latest news from every Latin American country we cover, updated daily, with guides for expats, investors, and anyone doing business in the region. Independent, on-the-ground, and always in English.
Guyana geopolitics in 2026: how oil ties Georgetown to the US, China and Europe while Venezuela's border claim awaits a World Court ruling.
Jamaica economy in 2026: the banks, hotel groups, bauxite firms and state bodies that drive it,...
Suriname economy in 2026: the state oil firm, gold miners, banks and offshore oil partners that...
Belize geopolitics in 2026: a US asylum deal, Taiwan loans, Chinese sanctions on its foreign minister...
Colombia’s COLCAP rose 1.07% to 2,560.37 on 21 October, led by Nutresa (+4.39%), while the peso weakened to...
Argentine shares rose on 21 October as Galicia gained 4.3% and Telecom Argentina over 5%; the peso held...
Chile’s S&P IPSA rose 0.5% to 10,986 on 21 October as Cencosud gained 2.3%, while the peso weakened...
Mexico’s IPC jumped 1.4% to 70,250 on 21 October as América Móvil surged 7.8%, while the peso fell...
Lula's campaign accepts Flávio Bolsonaro's terms for opening bank and phone records, with an answer due at the...
Cuba's foreign ministry says it has no troops in Ukraine and reports 49 people accused of mercenarism since...
Brazil's president cancelled a TV Record interview on 21 October to rest a hoarse voice before Friday's Globo...
Brother Valentino, the calypso singer known as The People’s Calypsonian, has died aged 85, reports said on 21...