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Gold Grinds Higher to $5,139 for Third Straight Gain as...
Gold Spot $5,138.70 +0.63% Silver Spot $85.888 +1.56% Gold/Silver Ratio 59.8:1...
Bitcoin Crashes to $64,258 as Weekend Sell-Off Triggers...
BTC/USD $65,920 −2.50% Fear & Greed 14 Extreme Fear • 4 wks BTC OI $19.5B from...
Brazil’s Morning Call for Monday, February 23, 2026
Today’s Focus The Big Picture: The Ibovespa closed above 190,000 for the first time...
Latin American Pulse for Monday, February 23, 2026
Mexican Army Kills CJNG Leader “El Mencho” in Jalisco Raid, Triggering Cartel Retaliation...
ExxonMobil hits highest daily production output in over...
…cites Guyana as major contributor Kaieteur News – United States oil major, Exxon...
Pensioner killed in West Bank Demerara stabbing; suspect...
Kaieteur News – A quiet Sunday evening at La Parfait Harmonie, West Coast Demerara,...
Essequibo carpenter fined $200k for DUI
Kaieteur News – A forty-one-year-old carpenter of Huis T’ Dieren, Essequibo Coast,...
E’bo construction worker fined $180k for traffic offences
Kaieteur News – Dwayne Stoby, a 38-year-old construction worker of Riverstown, Essequibo...
Multi-billion Heroes Highway crumbling two years after...
Kaieteur News – Sections of the Heroes Highway along the East Bank of Demerara are...
ExxonMobil hits highest daily production in over 40 years
…cites Guyana as major contributor Kaieteur News – United States oil major, Exxon...
Guyana, T&T exploring reopening of twin Island’s oil refinery
…Trini minister positions country as key energy partner Kaieteur News – The Government...
President Ali calls for 100% locally produced bottled water...
Kaieteur News – President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali on Saturday announced a bold push...
China Signal – Inside the Firewall, February 22, 2026
EDITORIAL NOTE: This briefing aggregates open-source intelligence from Chinese-language...
Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief for Sunday, February 22, 2026
Welcome to your Rio de Janeiro daily brief for Sunday, February 22, 2026. Rio...
Key Market Events for the Week of February 23–27, 2026
US PPI, Canada GDP, German Ifo & CPI, Mexico GDP & CPI, Bank of Korea, Brazil Mid-Month...
São Paulo Daily Brief for Sunday, February 22, 2026
Welcome to your São Paulo daily brief for Sunday, February 22, 2026. The Paulistão...
$468M Bartica Water Treatment Plant commissioned
…Pres. Ali wants all consumed water to be locally produced in 12 months (Kaieteur...
ExxonMobil eyeing new discovery at Goatfish-1 well
(Kaieteur News) – ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL) is currently conducting exploration...
Trio nabbed with 10.9 kg of cocaine at Parika
(Kaieteur News) – Three persons were arrested on Friday after they were found...
Grey’s Anatomy Alum Eric Dane dies at 53
(Kaieteur News) – Eric Dane, the muscular actor best known as the charming and womanizing...
Elderly woman dies following bee attack at Success
(Kaieteur News) – A 77-year-old woman lost her life on Friday evening after being...
São Paulo Nightlife Guide for Saturday, February 21, 2026
The Rio Times · SP Nightlife Desk Sábado das Campeãs · Bad Bunny Night 2, nine schools...
Brazil’s Azul Exits Chapter 11 With U.S. Rivals as Backers
Key Points — Azul, Brazil’s third-largest airline, completed its Chapter 11 restructuring...
Rio de Janeiro Nightlife Guide for Saturday, February 21,...
The Rio Times · Nightlife Desk Sábado das Campeãs · Viradouro closes the Sapucaí,...
How to Rent an Apartment in Brazil as a Foreigner (2026...
Finding an apartment in Brazil is completely open to foreigners — the Lei do Inquilinato...
Brazil Puts $800 Million Into Unclogging Its Airports
Key Points — Brazil announced R$4.64 billion ($800 million) in BNDES-financed upgrades...
São Paulo Daily Brief for Saturday, February 21, 2026
Welcome to your São Paulo daily brief for Saturday, February 21, 2026. Tonight...
Vale Bets India Is the Next China for Iron Ore
Key Points — Vale’s CEO said India mirrors China’s early-2000s industrial trajectory...
Latin America Sports Daily for Saturday, February 21, 2026
Colombian football continued its strong continental showing Friday night as Deportes...
Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief for Saturday, February 21, 2026
Welcome to your Rio de Janeiro daily brief for Saturday, February 21, 2026. Tonight...
Silver Explodes 7.74% to $84.57 in Best Session Since January...
Gold Spot $5,106.73 +2.22% Silver Spot $84.571 +7.74% Gold/Silver Ratio 60.4:1 compressing...
USD/BRL Down 5.69% YTD to R$5.1766 as Tariff Invalidation...
USD/BRL R$5.1766 −0.99% DXY 97.80 −0.04% Selic 15.00% unchanged YTD Performance...
BTC Fails $68,000 Three Times as SCOTUS Tariff Catalyst...
BTC/USD $67,835 −0.23% Fear & Greed 7–11 Extreme Fear • 3 wks ETF AUM $94.0B from...
Latin American Pulse for Saturday, February 21, 2026
U.S. Sanctions Chilean Minister Over China Cable 18 Days Before Kast Takes Power;...
Ibovespa Breaks 190,000 for First Time as Supreme Court...
Ibovespa 190,534 +1.06% ATH USD/BRL R$5.1759 −0.98% DI Jan/28 12.54% −7bp Foreign...
Global Economy Briefing — February 21, 2026
Today’s global economy briefing for February 21, 2026 covers a landmark Supreme...
Guyana could surpass 1M barrels per day by year-end
…as Exxon announces early startup of 5th project (Kaieteur News) – Guyana’s fifth...
Repeal U.S. oil embargo on Cuba – Fmr Caribbean leaders
…call on Int’l community to provide urgent humanitarian aid to avert crisis (Kaieteur...
A 12-year-old must beg for life-saving surgery
(Kaieteur News) – The story carried by Kaieteur News on February 19, 2026 is one...
Bina Hill Institute: A Living Centre for Indigenous Language...
Dear Editor, In the quiet savannah landscape of Annai in the North Rupununi, the...
Patient found bleeding at psychiatric hospital dies; probe...
(Kaieteur News) – Police in Berbice are investigating the death of a 52-year-old...
Trump’s Plan B: A Global 10 Percent Tariff Within Days
Key Points — Hours after the Supreme Court struck down his IEEPA tariffs, Trump...
Israel’s Top Diplomat Heads to Ecuador in LatAm Trade Push
Key Points — Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar will visit Ecuador to launch trade...
Paraguay Backs Trump’s Monroe Doctrine and Bets on It
Key Points — President Santiago Peña endorsed Trump’s revived Monroe Doctrine in...
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for Friday, February 20,...
Covering Feb 20 What matters today 1 Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s IEEPA...
Casos de racismo, estupro e homofobia são denunciados durante...
Casos registrados envolvem foliões, turistas e agentes das forças de segurança,...
Latin America Defense Monitor – Feb 16-20, 2026
Weekly Edition · Friday, February 20, 2026 · Issue #02 Military operations, defense...
Google Picks Dominican Republic for First LatAm Data Hub
Key Points — Google will invest over $500 million to build a digital exchange hub...
Europe Intelligence Brief for Friday, February 20, 2026
Covering Feb 20 What matters today 1 Eurozone manufacturing returns to expansion...
Bukele, Sheinbaum Top LatAm Approval Poll. Milei Slides
Key Points — El Salvador’s Bukele leads with 72.6% approval, followed by Mexico’s...
Brazil’s Farm Minister: 2026 Is the Worst, Then It Gets...
Key Points — Minister Carlos Fávaro calls 2026 the hardest year in a downturn cycle...
Africa Intelligence Brief for Friday, February 20, 2026
Daily Edition · Friday, February 20, 2026 Covering Feb 19–20 What matters today...
Peça de teatro revisita Lucas Dantas como símbolo de liberdade...
Novo espetáculo da Cia de Teatro Gente propõe releitura contemporânea da Revolta...
São Paulo Nightlife Guide for Friday, February 20, 2026
The Rio Times · SP Nightlife Desk Friday, 20 February 2026 · Véspera das Campeãs...
$17B and Troops: Trump’s Board of Peace Outpaces the UN...
Key Points — The Board of Peace raised $17 billion at its inaugural meeting — $10...
Supreme Court Kills Emergency Tariffs, Not Trump’s Trade...
Key Points — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that President Trump exceeded his...
Rio de Janeiro Nightlife Guide for Friday, February 20,...
The Rio Times · Nightlife Desk Friday, 20 February 2026 · Sexta-feira das Campeãs...
Heavy fine, jail time for Berbice mason who assaulted police...
Kaieteur News – Days after his confrontation with a police rank in New Amsterdam,...
Peça de teatro resgata Lucas Dantas como símbolo de liberdade...
Novo espetáculo da Cia de Teatro Gente propõe releitura contemporânea da Revolta...
Ternium’s $250M Cost Push Shields 10% Margin
3 Key Points —Latin America’s largest steelmaker posted FY2025 adjusted EBITDA of...
Chile’s Banco de Chile Holds #1 Profit Crown
3 Key Points —Chile’s most profitable bank posted FY2025 net income of CLP 1.19...
Mexico’s Vesta Beats Guidance With Record Leasing
3 Key Points —Mexico’s leading industrial REIT beat full-year guidance on every...
São Tomé’s $90K Passport Is Selling Fast. Here’s Why
Key Points — São Tomé and Príncipe launched the world’s cheapest citizenship-by-investment...
Embraer Teams With Northrop to Pitch KC-390 to Pentagon
Key Points — Embraer and Northrop Grumman signed a memorandum of understanding to...
Trump Orders Pentagon to Release UFO and Alien Files
Key Points — Trump directed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other agencies to...
Colombia’s Ecopetrol Hits 4-Year High on Reserves
3 Key Points —Colombia’s Ecopetrol closed 2025 with proven reserves of 1,944 million...
Colombia’s Nutresa Posts Record Sales on Gilinski Overhaul
3 Key Points —Grupo Nutresa posted record full-year 2025 revenue of COP 20.6 trillion...
Colombia Gold Miner Mineros Posts Record Profits
3 Key Points —Mineros reported record FY2025 revenue of $800 million (+48%) and...
Chile Ships Record Cherries but Prices Drop 22%
Key Points — Chile exported 113.8 million boxes of cherries in the 2025/26 season,...
Bolivia Forgives Tax Debts to Lure Informal Economy
Key Points — Bolivia’s government submitted a bill creating a simplified tax regime...
Latin America Sports Daily for Friday, February 20, 2026
Continental heavyweight Flamengo arrived in Buenos Aires as prohibitive favourites...
São Paulo Daily Brief for Friday, February 20, 2026
Welcome to your São Paulo daily brief for Friday, February 20, 2026. Bad Bunny brings...
Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief for Friday, February 20, 2026
Welcome to your Rio de Janeiro daily brief for Friday, February 20, 2026. The shock...
Dollars Are Flowing Back Into Brazil After Record Exit
Key Points — Brazil recorded $6.6 billion in net foreign exchange inflows through...
Brazil’s Gol Airline Goes Private After Bankruptcy Exit
Key Points — Gol Investment Brasil acquired 5.66 billion preferred shares in a tender...