Tag: Latin

Qatar Airways and Latin America best in March for punctual flying

Travellers hoping to avoid airport delays are best to book with Qatar Airways or fly in Latin America. That’s because Qatar Airways was the world’s most “on-time” carrier in March, according to data published by Cirium, an aviation industry analytics business, which show Latin America as the region with the most timely arrivals and departures. […]

World Bank Cuts Latin America Growth Forecast and Warns of Crime

(Bloomberg) — Latin America’s economic growth this year will be lower than previously expected as a regional crime wave and aging populations compound woes from a tough global outlook, according to the World Bank. Most Read from Bloomberg The region will expand 1.6% in 2024, down from September’s estimate of 2.3%, according the Latin America […]

Ecuador Rebuked in Latin America for Mexican Embassy Raid

(Bloomberg) — Ecuador’s government drew condemnation across Latin America for storming the Mexican embassy to arrest a former vice president, a breach of diplomatic protocol that President Daniel Noboa linked to his fight against criminal gangs and cartels. Most Read from Bloomberg Mexico broke off diplomatic ties after Ecuadorian police raided the embassy late Friday. […]

Latin American governments rally around Mexico after embassy arrest in Ecuador

By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) – Latin American governments, including regional heavyweight Brazil, rallied around Mexico on Saturday after its embassy in Ecuador was raided to arrest on graft charges a controversial politician who had been granted asylum by Mexican authorities. The late Friday night seizure of Jorge Glas, Ecuador’s former vice president, triggered a […]

Good Friday in Latin America

Across Latin America, Roman Catholic faithful commemorated Good Friday with processions and ceremonies re-enacting the crucifixion of Jesus. In the Guatemalan town of Antigua, devotees wearing purple and white carried a tree-ton religious float with a 300-year-old, life-size statue of Jesus bearing the cross during a procession. Brazilians lined the streets in the Complexo do […]

Six presumed victims of Baltimore bridge collapse all from Latin America

The six likely victims of the Baltimore bridge collapse on Tuesday all appeared to be construction workers from Latin American countries, according to reports, including a father of three, Miguel Luna, from El Salvador. Since a container ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge after losing power early on Tuesday morning, six members of […]