The Ecuadorean government is the latest in Latin American to recognize Palestine as a sovereign state. The Foreign Ministry said in a statement that President Rafael Correa officially recognized Palestine on Friday as free and independent, with its borders since 1967 before the Israeli occupation.
President Jose Mujica is an “emblematic” figure at regional level and is one of the great assets of Uruguay’s foreign policy, said Foreign Affairs minister Luis Almagro on making a review of the first ten months of the administration.
Bolivia formally recognized Palestine as an independent and sovereign state within the 1967 borders, Bolivian President Evo Morales announced Wednesday. Reports last week indicated that such a decision was imminent
Venezuelan lawmakers have imposed broadcast-type regulations on the internet, barring some types of online messages under measures that opponents say are a threat to freedom of speech.
European aircraft manufacturer Airbus said Tuesday it had received a firm order from Chilean carrier LAN for 50 medium-haul A320 airliners, which at catalogue prices would be worth more than 4 billion dollars. Airbus said the LAN commitment was the manufacturer's largest single aircraft order ever recorded in Latin America.
Chile's government wants to make state-owned oil and gas company Empresa Nacional del Petroleo SA, (ENAP) economically viable through a management overhaul and streamlining of production.
Chile's state oil firm ENAP is seeking joint ventures with foreign companies to explore for crude and gas at five blocks in the country's extreme south region and has invited over twenty corporations to participate, announced the company.
Latin America and the Caribbean experienced rapid employment recovery in 2010 to pre-crisis levels, according to data provided by the International Labour Organisation (ILO). However, the quality of jobs now being offered to those made jobless in the contracted worldwide recession over the past two years is fast becoming a problem in itself.
The world's five biggest airlines now come from Asia and Latin America, highlighting the industry's shift away from the US and Europe to higher-growth countries, according to recent reports from the International Air Transport Association, IATA.
Always an optimist, U.S. treasure hunter Bernard Keiser is requesting permission from Chilean government authorities for a fifth try at locating the gold and jewels supposedly buried on Robinson Crusoe Island during the 18th century by British pirates