Stories for 2011

Tuesday, March 8th 2011 - 02:05 UTC
Uruguayan investors purchased 1.1 million hectares in the Paraguayan Chaco

Uruguayan investors have purchased an estimated 1.1 million hectares in the Paraguayan Chaco, (heartland of landlocked Paraguay) in spite of the fact land prices have quadrupled in the last two years. The record year was 2010 with 200.000 hectares.
Tuesday, March 8th 2011 - 02:02 UTC
Falklands’ pristine stacks and bluffs illustrated by Tony Chater in stamps issue

Illustrations of some of the least accessible spots in the Falkland Islands are featured in the third series of “Stacks and Bluffs” postage stamps, released last week by Pobjoy Mint.
Tuesday, March 8th 2011 - 00:08 UTC
Irish farmers occupy EU offices in Dublin to protest trade talks with Mercosur

Irish farmers occupied Monday afternoon the offices of the European Commission in Dublin, over fears of a multibillion-Euro threat to the livestock industry from Mercosur.
Tuesday, March 8th 2011 - 00:04 UTC
Food prices have soared most in Venezuela, Bolivia and Argentina

Venezuela, Bolivia and Argentina are the three Latinamerican countries where food prices have climbed the most during the twelve months of 2010, according to official regional statistics.
Monday, March 7th 2011 - 23:57 UTC
US ambassadors consider Mercosur as “anti-American” according to Wikileaks

United States considers Mercosur as an “anti American” organization and fears the incorporation of Venezuela to the group made up of Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay according to one of the latest Wikileaks to see light in the River Plate press.
Monday, March 7th 2011 - 23:52 UTC
Punta Arenas equally competitive to Ushuaia for the 2012/13 cruise season

Chilean authorities anticipate that for the season 2012/13, Punta Arenas will be in favourable conditions to compete with neighbouring Ushuaia in Argentina. This follows on Chilean initiatives to cut operation costs for cruise vessels dramatically and the lifting of the ban on floating casinos.
Monday, March 7th 2011 - 13:43 UTC
Flying with the Albatross

THE British Royal Navy and the company British International helicopters have been assisting Islander conservationists in vital surveys of the majestic Black-browed albatross in the Falkland Islands.
Monday, March 7th 2011 - 07:35 UTC
Toledo leads in Peruvian presidential election opinion polls

With just over a month for the presidential elections April 10, former Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo continues to lead comfortably vote intention according to the latest public opinion polls. Lawmaker Keiko Fujimori and former Lima mayor Luis Castañeda are runner ups but ten points below.
Monday, March 7th 2011 - 07:31 UTC
Falklands’ encouraged by ICC will dispute cricket tournament in Costa Rica

Last month Wendell Coppin, the International Cricket Council Regional Development Officer for the Americas, visited the Falklands on a week long trip to help aid the growth of cricket in the Islands.
Monday, March 7th 2011 - 07:28 UTC
Peru and EU to sign free trade agreement in mid March

Peru and the European Union will be signing the final documents for a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) in mid March, said Peruvian Trade and Tourism Minister Eduardo Ferreyros in Lima.