Stories for 2010

Monday, November 1st 2010 - 05:01 UTC
Punta Arenas based DAP incorporates new aircraft for Antarctic charters

Chile’s DAP airlines, which at one time was the link between Punta Arenas and the Falkland Islands, has incorporated a second BAE-146 for seasonal charter flights to Antarctica.
Monday, November 1st 2010 - 00:43 UTC
Republicans promise a “political earthquake” in Tuesday’s mid term election

Candidates across the United States launched a frantic final push for support, and President Barack Obama ended a two-day campaign swing designed to pump up Democratic turnout less than 48 hours before Americans begin to cast their ballots.
Monday, November 1st 2010 - 00:41 UTC
Argentina’s business sector does not expect major changes in economic policy

Argentina’s business sector does not expect major changes in the country’s current economic course following the death of former president Nestor Kirchner who was considered the man behind the scenes steering the main policy decisions.
Monday, November 1st 2010 - 00:03 UTC
A woman president for Latinamerica’s largest economy and Lula da Silva’s legacy

President Lula da Silva’s handpicked candidate Dilma Rousseff won Brazil's Sunday run-off becoming the first woman president to lead Latinamerica’s largest economy. Ms Rousseff promised to stick to policies that have lifted millions from poverty and made Brazil one of the world's hottest economies.
Sunday, October 31st 2010 - 15:47 UTC
Opinion polls show strong support for Cristina Kirchner’s re-election bid in 2011

The sudden death of her husband, former president Nestor Kirchner, has contributed to strengthen the public opinion image of Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner who is now seen as the favourite candidate for next year’s general election.
Sunday, October 31st 2010 - 15:46 UTC
Argentine president retakes activities Monday and Tuesday will attend rally

Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner will resume her presidential activities on Monday and will travel to Córdoba province to head a rally on Tuesday. Córdoba Governor Juan Schiaretti confirmed the presence of the Head of State at the Renault local plant for the presentation of a new car.
Saturday, October 30th 2010 - 19:01 UTC
For The Economist, Kirchner’s death represents “The end of an era”

With the passing of former Argentine president Nestor Kirchner, The Economist forecasts “the end of an era”. The president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is widowed, politically as well as personally, so what happens now, asks The Economist.
Saturday, October 30th 2010 - 18:57 UTC
Peru proposes South American Pacific countries free movement zone

Peruvian President Alan Garcia is proposing to Chilean President Sebastian Piñera a zone for free movement of goods, people and capital, a zone that would include Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, Peru and Chile.
Saturday, October 30th 2010 - 08:29 UTC
“It’s back to business”, President Cristina Kirchner instructed her ministers

Argentine Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo assured that President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner “will rapidly return to work” (most probably next Monday) and added that governors and mayors from all the country “have the responsibility of supporting her” for the future of her administration
Saturday, October 30th 2010 - 08:28 UTC
After two days of spontaneous popular support Kirchner is laid to rest in Rio Gallegos

The coffin carrying the remains of former Argentine president Nestor Kirchner was buried late Friday at the family’s pantheon in his home town of Rio Gallegos in the Patagonian province of Santa Cruz, where he died last Wednesday following a massive heart attack.