Stories for February 2010

Wednesday, February 24th 2010 - 02:32 UTC
Hillary Clinton at Uruguayan President Mujica’s inauguration

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be visiting five Latinamerican countries next week beginning in Uruguay, representing President Barack Obama at the inauguration ceremony of president elect Jose Mujica on March first, according to Washington diplomatic sources.
Wednesday, February 24th 2010 - 02:29 UTC
Intra-Mercosur trade experienced one of its worst years in 2009

Trade among Mercosur members plummeted in 2009 under the effects of the international slowdown which severely limited access to financing and made credit in the region harder to obtain, according to a report from the Inter American Development bank, IDB.
Wednesday, February 24th 2010 - 02:22 UTC
US not interested in military outposts in Latinamerica, for the moment

United States currently has no interest in having US troops stationed and with access to military bases belonging to other Latinamerican countries, such is the case with Colombia said a top Pentagon official during a visit to Nicaragua.
Wednesday, February 24th 2010 - 02:11 UTC
Possible mixed Gibraltar/Spain police patrols to avoid marine incidents

A proposal for the creation of mixed police patrols between the RG Police and the Guardia Civil is one of the matters under discussion in the ongoing technical round of talks of the Tripartite Forum, according to reports in the Madrid daily ABC.
Tuesday, February 23rd 2010 - 22:21 UTC
Successful testing and marketing of new oil wells in extreme south of Chile

Latin American oil and gas firm GeoPark Holdings Ltd announced this week it had successfully tested two new oil wells on the Fell Block, Springfield formation, Magallanes basin in the extreme south of Chile, bordering Argentina and the Atlantic access of the Magellan Strait.
Tuesday, February 23rd 2010 - 03:26 UTC
Financier Soros warns about future of the Euro and Euro-zone

The Euro risks falling apart unless Euro-zone member nations alter the way they tackle future debt crises, financier George Soros warned Monday in an article published in the Financial Times.
Tuesday, February 23rd 2010 - 03:22 UTC
Falklands: full support for Argentina from Latinamerican and Caribbean leaders

Argentine President Cristina Kirchner said on Monday Latin American and Caribbean leaders backed her objections to oil exploration in the disputed Falkland Islands as drilling of the first well began on Monday.
Tuesday, February 23rd 2010 - 02:18 UTC
IMF suggests Uruguay returns to “fiscal objectives” and creates “energy fund”

The International Monetary Fund, IMF suggested Uruguay should retake its most ambitious “fiscal objectives” in the coming five-year budget to be discussed this year by the new parliament. The emphasis should be in “restricting” outlays since the current level of salary increases for civil service is “not sustainable”.
Monday, February 22nd 2010 - 23:56 UTC
NZ joins Australia in pressing Japan to end annual whale hunt in Antarctica

New Zealand said Monday it may join Australia in seeking international legal action against Japan over its annual whale hunt in the Antarctic if negotiations fail to produce a diplomatic solution.
Monday, February 22nd 2010 - 23:53 UTC
Germans record underwater massive iceberg crash into Antarctic ice-shelf

German oceanographers in Antarctica used underwater microphones this month to listen in on a massive iceberg crashing into the Antarctic ice-shelf, which cause a 2 000- metre crack, the ice lab headquarters said on Monday.