Browsing: South America

Tax cuts work. They incentivise employment, encourage investment and make an economy hum. But – and this really should not need saying – they need to be matched by spending cuts.For proof, look at Argentina, whose chainsaw-wielding president, Javier Milei, has begun as he means to go on, reducing the state payroll and scrapping regulations.International

Javier Milei, the president of Argentina, has pledged to push through his radical reform agenda with or without the support of the country’s Congress.In a fiery speech to senators on Friday that lasted over an hour, Mr Milei said: “We won’t back down, we’re going to keep pushing forward. Whether that’s by law, presidential decree

On one occasion, Guzmán is even alleged to have flown into Honduras by helicopter to hand deliver $1 million in cash to the president’s brother, Tony Hernández. On another, Orlando Hernández is accused of deliberately promoting a corrupt officer, Juan Carlos Bonilla – notorious for once allegedly killing a member of a rival cartel with

Two lorry drivers miraculously escaped unhurt when an avalanche of giant boulders crushed their vehicles as they drove along a mountain road in Peru.Dashcam footage showed the fast-moving rocks smashing into one of the freight lorries, sending it flying into the air and landing on its side.More tumbling boulders collided with the second lorry, inflicting

Argentina’s president has been accused of hypocrisy after awarding himself a 48 per cent pay rise while pushing through an austerity package that has plunged millions of people into poverty.Javier Milei secretly signed the rise for himself and his cabinet on Feb 29, said Victoria Tolosa, an opposition congresswoman. She accused the president of “lying

At that time, Colombia was one of the world’s most dangerous countries, besieged by violent battles between Left-wing guerilla groups, Right-wing paramilitaries, and government forces – all fighting over cocaine.Bombs were planted in cars, planes and even underneath Botero sculptures. “You could hire a gunman in the 1980s for 20 dollars; the price for a

One in eight ski areas could lose all snow by the end of the century, a study using climate change impact models has found.Average annual snow cover is predicted to fall in all areas that the study looked at, from Europe to North and South America and New Zealand.Between 2071–2100, the average annual snow cover

Chileans – and other South American gangs – are believed to have carried out hundreds of burglaries in Orange, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Diego counties, the police said.“They often target homes connected to open spaces, hiking trails and canyons that give them access,” said Alan Hamilton, the LA Police Department deputy chief.The burglars are

Reported cases are close to two million so far this year, making it the seventh worst outbreak since 2000, according data from the PAHO.In the first two months of this year alone, Peru was forced to declare a health emergency across much of the country, Paraguay registered more than five times the typical number of