Latin America

• Saturday, March 26th 2011 - 08:06 UTC

  Chile further opens its market to US beef and beef products

  

  United States Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and US Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced this week that US producers are now eligible to ship a larger array of US beef and beef products to Chile.

• Saturday, March 26th 2011 - 08:03 UTC

  Canada export development agency helps boost trade with Latin America by 40%

  

  Canada’s Export Development agency, (EDC) announced a 40% increase in its Latin American business volumes in 2010, reaching a record 10 billion Canadian dollars.

• Thursday, March 24th 2011 - 20:14 UTC

  Bolivia considering international court to claim coastline lost to Chile

  

  Bolivia is prepared to take Chile to the International court of The Hague over its claim to a section of Pacific coast that it lost in a war more than 130 years ago, Bolivian President Evo Morales said Wednesday.

• Thursday, March 24th 2011 - 18:32 UTC

  Colombian military began using US supplied drones in 2006

  

  The Colombian military began using US supplied drones for counter-terrorism and narcotics operations in 2006, U.S. documents released by WikiLeaks indicate.

• Thursday, March 24th 2011 - 18:16 UTC

  Last of released Cuban ‘Group of 75’ prisoners pledge to continue political rights campaign

  

  Cuba’s last prisoners from among the “Group of 75” dissidents rounded up and jailed by the Castro brothers’ regime in March 2003 were freed Wednesday.

• Thursday, March 24th 2011 - 17:53 UTC

  Guatemala’s First Couple divorce so First Lady can bid for the presidency

  

  Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom and wife Sandra Torres have filed a request for “divorce by mutual consent” to allow the first lady to run in September’s presidential election, the judiciary this week.

• Thursday, March 24th 2011 - 17:39 UTC

  Only 3 points difference between Peru leading presidential hopefuls for April 10

  

  Two weeks before the first round of voting in the Peruvian presidential election the two leading candidates are technically tied, and so are runner ups, according to the latest public opinion poll published this week in the Lima media.

• Thursday, March 24th 2011 - 06:01 UTC

  US Congressman to assess Easter Island conflict between Rapa Nui natives and Chile

  

  The United States congressman representing the territory of American Samoa has announced he will be traveling to Easter Island during the Congressional recess to assess recent developments between the legitimate representatives of the Rapa Nui clans and the Chilean government.

• Thursday, March 24th 2011 - 03:50 UTC

  IAEA concerned about lack of radiation information from Japanese authorities

  

  The International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA has expressed growing concern about a lack of information on radiation levels and the situation at the crippled nuclear reactors from Japanese authorities.

• Wednesday, March 23rd 2011 - 02:54 UTC

  South American countries divided over allied bombings of Libya

  

  Several South American countries are demanding an immediate cease fire in Libya and questioning the intensity and extensive bombing by an alliance of NATO strike forces of several cities under Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’ control.