LatinNews Daily - 22 July 2019

On 20 July the opposition grouping Alianza Cívica por la Justicia y la Democracia (ACJD) rejected remarks made the previous day by Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega who ruled out further dialogue.... Read More

On 20-21 July Venezuela hosted a two-day summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).... Read More

* Colombia’s foreign trade bank, Bancóldex, together with the ministry of trade, industry & tourism have opened a line of credit of a maximum of Col$100bn (US$31.5m) to promote investment projects in sustainable energy and energy efficiency, namely the optimisation of electrical or thermal energy consumption and the implementation of energy efficient projects such as LED lighting or high efficiency engines.... Read More

On 19 July, Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro repeated his criticism of the government’s national space research institute (Inpe), questioning the veracity and reliability of its data on Amazon deforestation.... Read More

* Brazil’s state-owned oil company Petrobras has refused to supply two Iranian ships with fuel, as they are owned and operated by Iranian companies subject to US sanctions.... Read More

* Guatemala’s constitutional court (CC) has suspended the operating license of the Fénix nickel mine in El Estor municipality, Izabal department on the grounds that it violates the right to consultation with local communities.... Read More

On 21 July, Mexico’s Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard met the US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo to discuss matters of bilateral importance, particularly migratory issues.... Read More

* Mexico’s federal environmental protection agency (Profepa) has announced the temporary partial closure of the maritime terminal of Guaymas, owned by mining and transport firm Grupo México, in the north western Sonora state.... Read More

On 21 July hundreds of people took part in a protest march in Chile’s capital, Santiago, in rejection of the migration policies adopted by the government led by President Sebastián Piñera.... Read More

* According to Argentina’s ministry of agroindustry, Argentina is expected to reap a record harvest for the 2018-2019 cycle, by producing 147m tonnes (t) of crops.... Read More

Dominican Republic: On 11 July, US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo spoke on the telephone with the Dominican Republic’s President Danilo Medina regarding the importance of all political actors in preserving democratic institutions, and adhering to rule of law and the constitution, particularly in the lead-up to the Dominican Republic’s general election on 17 May 2020.... Read More