Stories for 2011

Monday, March 7th 2011 - 06:46 UTC
Unemployment increased in Chile during Oct-Dec, stands at 7.3%

Unemployment across Chile grew 0.2% in the last quarter (Oct-Dec) to stand at 7.3% nationally. That equates to 22,000 extra people who are without an income from the end of last year.
Monday, March 7th 2011 - 01:35 UTC
Falkland Islands: other points of view

Since mid January when Dr Graham Pascoe and Peter Pepper first published an article under the heading of “Falklands’ Facts”, Argentina’s former Ambassador and Deputy Foreign Affairs minister during the Menem administration Andrés Cisneros has systematically replied with his own point of view, establishing an illuminating debate on an issue that is controversial but also passionate.
Now Anglo-argentine Henry Whitney who has the benefit of understanding both cultures and idiosyncrasies has joined the debate.
Monday, March 7th 2011 - 00:30 UTC
Sustaining Latin America’s Transformation

By Nicolás Eyzaguirre (*) Building on recent successes, Latin America now has a chance to raise its profile in the global marketplace. “There is nothing so joyous as a Mexican fiesta, but there is also nothing so sorrowful,” wrote Nobel-Prize-winning poet Octavio Paz, in The Labyrinth of Solitude. “Our fiestas are explosions. Life and death, joy and sorrow, music and mere noise are united.
Saturday, March 5th 2011 - 07:29 UTC
The world’s largest samba party took off in Rio do Janeiro

King Momo” opened the Rio de Janeiro Carnival on Friday at a festive ceremony where he was presented with the keys to the city, which for five days will dance to the beat of the samba to celebrate Brazil’s most iconic festival.
Saturday, March 5th 2011 - 07:21 UTC
Energy prices for Chilean business the highest in three years

The cost of producing energy keeps going up in Chile, as the drought in the north drags on and the international price of petroleum increases.
Saturday, March 5th 2011 - 07:14 UTC
Brazilian auto production increased 18.7% in February from January

Automobile production in Brazil rose 18.7% in February from January, setting a record for the month, as exports surged on the back of increased global demand for automobiles, industry data showed on Friday.
Saturday, March 5th 2011 - 07:12 UTC
Argentina soy export terminals resume full activities

Argentine dock workers reached a wage deal on Friday and called off a three-day-old protest that paralyzed two major soy export terminals and stopped 20 grains ships from loading, a union leader said.
Saturday, March 5th 2011 - 06:58 UTC
Punta Arenas lost 18.000 cruise visitors this season

Punta Arenas in the extreme south of Chile is experiencing a significant drop in the number of cruise visitors this season according to the Austral Port Authority, EPA.
Saturday, March 5th 2011 - 06:55 UTC
Chinese congress targets social stability; admits inflation and corruption

China must ensure social stability by reducing inflation and corruption, Premier Wen Jiabao has told the parliament's annual session. Mr Wen has been addressing about 3,000 delegates to open the National People's Congress in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Saturday, March 5th 2011 - 06:49 UTC
US unemployment surprise: falls to 8.9%, the lowest in nearly two years

The U.S. economy added 192,000 jobs in February while the unemployment rate fell to 8.9%, the lowest in nearly two years, the Labour Department said Friday. Last month’s jobs gain was the best since May.