Stories for June 2009

Thursday, June 4th 2009 - 15:27 UTC
Resources short Cuba cuts power to wasteful companies

Hundreds of Cuban entities and state-run companies were sanctioned when a drastic government plan to save energy entered into force, according to reports in the official media.
Thursday, June 4th 2009 - 15:17 UTC
Argentina in contempt of court over defaulted sovereign bonds

Argentina and the country's social security agency ANSES are in contempt of court for their failure to provide documents in litigation by holders of its defaulted bonds, a US judge has ruled in New York.
Thursday, June 4th 2009 - 15:15 UTC
GM Latinamerica one of the most profitable, and with plenty of credit

General Motors operations in Latinamerica, Africa and the Middle East remain as strong as ever in spite GM Corp. filed in the US for bankruptcy protection this week, a top official from the company said.
Thursday, June 4th 2009 - 15:07 UTC
Buffaloes introduced in Cuba have become a threat for crops

A herd of wild buffalo has become a nightmare for peasants in the western Cuban province of Pinar del Rio because the beasts are invading and devouring their crops of tobacco and vegetables, reports the Communist Party daily Granma.
Thursday, June 4th 2009 - 07:15 UTC
OAS agrees to let Cuba back in, but initiative rests on Havana

The Organization of American States, OAS, lifted its 47-year suspension of Cuba on Wednesday following a consensus agreement which contemplated Washington’s position and those of the Havana regime supporters who wanted a return with no conditions.
Wednesday, June 3rd 2009 - 10:56 UTC
Argentine meat packers move to ensure supply with feedlots

Quickfood one of Argentina’s main abattoirs is considering setting up two huge feedlots to fatten cattle, each with 22.000 steers, making it one of the leading companies in the industry
Wednesday, June 3rd 2009 - 10:51 UTC
Brazil confirms Air France jet crashed into the Atlantic

Brazil's military has found wreckage from the Air France passenger jet that disappeared with 228 people on board, the country's defence minister says.
Wednesday, June 3rd 2009 - 10:14 UTC
OAS summit debates five proposals on the Cuban issue

United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says no consensus has been reached on re-admitting Cuba to the Organization of American States, which suspended the country in 1962 in response to its alliance with the Soviet block in the midst of the Cold War.
Wednesday, June 3rd 2009 - 09:57 UTC
Consumer prices in Uruguay down to 0.41% in May and 6.63% in twelve months

Consumer prices in Uruguay during May increased 0.41%, and 6.63% in the last twelve months according to the latest release from the government’s Statistics Office.
Wednesday, June 3rd 2009 - 09:36 UTC
“Little-known stories” about 1914 are myths

Last week’s Penguin News carried an article by John Fowler, “War veteran publishes little known stories”, about the account by Colonel Tamaño entitled “Historias poco conocidas: Un ferrocarril en las Malvinas” [“Little-known stories: A railway in the Malvinas”], published recently on the Argentine army website soldadosdigital.com.