Stories for March 2008

Monday, March 3rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Mrs. Kirchner praises current Argentine economic model

Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner vowed on Saturday to sustain the current economic model which has spurred the greatest growth in a century and if this year confirms the current expansion rate, in Argentina's history.
Monday, March 3rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Strong criticism to “bi-lateralization” of Mercosur block

The “bi-lateralization” of Argentine-Brazilian relations and the incorporation of Venezuela are factors grinding the basic structure of Mercosur, said Uruguay's former president Julio Maria Sanguinetti during a recent visit to Paraguay.
Monday, March 3rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Chavez sends troops and tanks to Colombian border

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez ordered on Sunday the militarization of the border with Colombia and the closing of Venezuela's embassy in Bogotá a day after Colombian troops in an incursion in Ecuadorian territory killed FARC rebel group number 2, an action he described as a “cowardly murder”.
Monday, March 3rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
S. American leaders want to mediate in Colombia conflict

The killing of a Colombian guerrilla leader by Colombian forces in Ecuadorian territory and the alleged discovery of documents linking the rebel group with the governments of Ecuador and Venezuela has pushed South America closer to an armed conflict.
Monday, March 3rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Unexpected agenda for Rio Group summit in Santo Domingo

The Rio Group of Latinamerican countries created in the eighties to help pacify and stabilize Central America and which had lately fallen into obscurity, could play a crucial role in the Colombia-Ecuador-Venezuela conflict when it meets this week in Santo Domingo.
Monday, March 3rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Venezuelan team of scientists and officers arrive in Antarctica

Venezuelan scientists and military officers traveling on a Uruguayan naval research ship reached the Antarctic peninsula over the weekend following a 15-day, 3.700 kilometers voyage. This is the first time a Venezuelan team officially takes part in Antarctic navigation and research.
Monday, March 3rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Uruguayan ruling coalition prepares for electoral 2009

Uruguayan president Tabare Vazquez on the third anniversary of his administration completed the reshuffling of the cabinet in preparation for the 2009 electoral year.
Sunday, March 2nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Colombia's FARC number 2 killed in Ecuador border clash

The number 2 commander of Colombian guerrillas Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia has been killed in combat Saturday, the government said, describing the action “as the biggest blow so far” to FARC.
Sunday, March 2nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Gas reserves horizon in Argentina falls from 25 to 9 years

Argentina's natural gas reserves have dropped dramatically from a 25 years horizon to just 9 years between 2001 and 2005, according to a report from the Nation's General Auditing Office, AGN, covering 1993 to 2006.
Sunday, March 2nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Chavez warns Colombia about war following FARC raid

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has warned Colombia that a strike against the Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces, (FARC), rebel group inside Venezuela like that in Ecuador on Saturday could start a war.