Stories for December 2010

Thursday, December 2nd 2010 - 06:32 UTC
Ambitious Ibero-American conference takes off in Mar del Plata

The coming XX Ibero-American summit which opens next Friday in Mar del Plata, Argentina will have as main objective a commitment from the 22 country members to invest 76 billion Euros in education during the next decade.
Thursday, December 2nd 2010 - 04:19 UTC
WTO warns rich countries stimulus can jeopardize trade and investments

Stimulus and bailout packages undertaken to cope with the economic crisis can have an impact on trade and investment and need to be managed carefully, according to the head of the World Trade Organization.
Thursday, December 2nd 2010 - 04:15 UTC
Cruise industry blasts latest IMO environmental rules

One of the cruise industry's top executives this week openly criticized new environmental rules that he says will have a profound impact on cruise lines.
Thursday, December 2nd 2010 - 04:00 UTC
Argentina takes Falklands’ sovereignty claims to the Maritime Organization

Argentina renewed this week its sovereignty claims over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands and accused the United Kingdom of deliberately not complying with the International Maritime Organization regulations by exposing the security of shipping in the South Atlantic.
Thursday, December 2nd 2010 - 03:43 UTC
Uruguay‘s ratification gives Unasur legal status (nine out of twelve)

Uruguay became this week the ninth country to ratify the Unasur (Union of South American Nations) foundation charter thus giving full legal effectiveness to the twelve-nation group.
Thursday, December 2nd 2010 - 01:50 UTC
US was concerned about Argentine reactions to Falkland Islands exploration round

New cables released by the website Wikileaks and published by the Spanish newspaper El País state the US Secretary of State worries in June 2009 about the sudden change in the language of Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's government in Antarctica and Falkland/Malvinas Islands case.
Thursday, December 2nd 2010 - 00:07 UTC
Mercosur: Paraguay Senate has been convinced and will vote for Venezuela

The Paraguayan Senate is expected to finally vote for the incorporation of Venezuela as Mercosur full member next week following intense political negotiations. Paraguay’s vote is decisive to complete the Venezuelan membership process since lawmakers of the other Mercosur countries Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil have already approved the incorporation.
Wednesday, December 1st 2010 - 22:38 UTC
Gibraltar’s Chief Minister Caruana entangled over the Andorra status

Gibraltar Chief Minister Peter Caruana has moved to lance the bubble of speculation that followed reports of his mention of the Andorra (*) status at a talk to political and business leaders in Seville last week.
Wednesday, December 1st 2010 - 22:24 UTC
Public opinion perception of corruption in Chile remains high

Just over 30% of Chileans consider state corruption in Chile to be extensive; but this is down 23% from 2006.
Wednesday, December 1st 2010 - 22:14 UTC
Lula da Silva’s 8 years marked by corruption and crime, says a Wikileak cable

Brazilian president Lula da Silva concludes his eight years in office with a performance marked by open corruption “among his closest political allies”, with a “plague” of vote-buying in Congress and the ruling party, and without having given a reply to the issue of crime.