Politics

Sunday, February 18th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
US/Colombia free trade agreement seems ever more distant

The free trade agreement which the George Bush administration signed with Colombia is stalled in the US Congress and could face further delays because of the alleged links of the Colombian President Alvaro Uribe administration with para military forces.
Friday, February 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Penguin News Weekly Update

Headlines: A right old knees-up; Port facilities back on the agenda: consultants enlisted; Census figures stalled; New environmental boss; Four cruisers visit this week; Scholars learn of Island life.
Friday, February 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Chirac caustic about Spanish legacy in the Americas

French president Jacques Chirac considers the discovery of America as “not a great moment of history”, and thus not susceptible to be celebrated, and he is inclined to attribute the discovery of the new world to Vikings and not to Christopher Columbus.
Thursday, February 15th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Warm reception in Stanley for Argentine Chevening Scholars group

Media interest in the 25th anniversary of the Falklands/Malvinas War is currently mounting in both hemispheres and on both sides of the sovereignty dispute between Britain and Argentina.
Thursday, February 15th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
“Chile and Peru should settle border issue by dialogue”

Organization of American States (OAS) head José Miguel Insulza said that Chile and Peru should settle their differences over a recent border conflict via dialogue. At a visit to Lima for a meeting of Latin American countries involved in the peacekeeping process in Haiti, Insulza warned of the presence of radical sectors, or “hawks,” wishing to upset relations between the two countries.
Wednesday, February 14th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
White House lobbying Congress to approve free trade accords

United States chief trade official Susan Schwab said the Bush administration is very anxious to see Congress vote for the free trade agreements with Peru, Colombia and Panama which have been stalled by Democrats' concerns over labor provisions.
Wednesday, February 14th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Bishop leads polls for Paraguay's 2008 presidential election

A former Catholic bishop Fernando Lugo is the candidate with the best image among voters for the 2008 Paraguayan presidential, while current head of state Nicanor Duarte ranks ten, according to a public opinion poll released Tuesday in the capital Asunción.
Tuesday, February 13th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Ecuador's Congress yields and approves referendum

Ecuador's Congress backed Tuesday a call by President Rafael Correa for a referendum on a national assembly that would then rewrite the country's constitution.
Monday, February 12th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Lesbians take on Santiago, Chile

Feminist lesbians from 18 different countries in Latin America took to the streets of Santiago this weekend to protest against the institutionalized homophobia that still exists in many parts of the continent. About 200 lesbian activists had been participating in the Seventh Latin American and Caribbean Lesbian feminist Conference, the first to take place in Chile.
Monday, February 12th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Spain accepts Gibraltar phone code and travel documents

Telephone calls between Spain and Gibraltar have gone international, following the acceptance by Spain from this weekend of Gibraltar's international dialling code, reported the local press.