Stories for September 3rd 2011

Saturday, September 3rd 2011 - 08:25 UTC
Consumer inflation in Uruguay slows but is still above annual target

Uruguay’s consumer price index in August was 0.56%, the lowest increase since the same month in 2005 helping to bring down the twelve-month index to 7.57% from 8.25% and giving the government a relief.
Saturday, September 3rd 2011 - 08:19 UTC
Did Argentina Trade Visas for Holocaust Loot?

A new book about the darker side of Latin-American politics alleges some disturbing dealings between Argentina and Hitler’s cronies.
Saturday, September 3rd 2011 - 08:04 UTC
Lula da Silva says Dilma will complete eight years, steps down from 2014 election

Former Brazilian president Lula da Silva and undisputed leader of the ruling Workers Party said on Friday that President Dilma Rousseff will be governing Brazil for the next eight years and announced he’s stepping down from any further presidential aspiration in 2014.
Saturday, September 3rd 2011 - 08:01 UTC
“Argentina’s turnaround tango” as an inspiration for Obama and US Congress

An opinion editorial of the US newspaper The New York Times titled “Argentina’s turnaround tango” stated that President Barack Obama and the US Congress should look to Argentina “for inspiration” in economic policies issues. Nevertheless, the article also warned about the corruption and “government opacity“of the Latin American country.
Saturday, September 3rd 2011 - 07:58 UTC
Chilean military plane with 21 people crashes near Juan Fernandez Island

A military plane with 21 people aboard went missing off Chile's Pacific coast near the Juan Fernandez Islands, authorities said on Friday.
Saturday, September 3rd 2011 - 07:55 UTC
Chile’s top cop steps down following disclosure of cover-up operation

Chile’s Carabineros police force General Director Eduardo Gordon resigned his position Friday morning following an exposé by investigative journalism website CIPER that alleged Gordon had covered up his son’s involvement in a hit-and-run accident in July of last year.
Saturday, September 3rd 2011 - 07:51 UTC
Uruguay oil company announces exploratory drilling inland with own resources

Uruguay’ government owned oil corporation ANCAP said on Friday it had begun exploratory drilling inland with its own resources. The announcement was done during the presentation of the II Uruguay Round to tender offshore exploratory blocks which has attracted interest from several regional and international corporations.
Saturday, September 3rd 2011 - 07:49 UTC
Almost half of foreign residents in Argentina are from Paraguay and Bolivia

Of the just over 40 million Argentines, 4.5% are foreigners, according to the latest census, and the most numerous community is made up of over half a million from neighbouring Paraguay.
Saturday, September 3rd 2011 - 07:47 UTC
Supreme Court ratifies 25-year jail sentence for former dictator General Alvarez

Uruguay’s Supreme Court ratified Friday the 25 year jail sentence for former military dictator General Gregorio Alvarez and for former naval officer Juan Carlos Larcebau found guilty of in 37 and 29 homicide cases, respectively, committed during the military regime from 1973 to 1985.
Saturday, September 3rd 2011 - 07:43 UTC
Power failure leaves 13 Brazilian states in the dark; third major outage in 3 years

A failure affecting four transmission lines left four Brazilian regions (thirteen states) partially without electricity on Friday, highlighting the growing strain on the nation's power infrastructure.