Stories for 2011

Monday, January 17th 2011 - 16:34 UTC
Chile: Mayor Critisized Piñera’s Government for Invoking Security Law to Stop Protests

Vladimiro Mimica, Mayor of Punta Arenas, expressed that the measures taken by Sebastián Piñera’s government to invoke the Security Law in order to stop protests in Magallanes due to gas price hikes were “an overaction and inopportune”.
Monday, January 17th 2011 - 13:55 UTC
Government of Guyana Recognize the State of Palestine

“It is Guyana's hope that the increasing recognition of the state of Palestine will contribute to a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the creation of lasting peace and stability in the region,” the foreign ministry said in a statement last week.
Monday, January 17th 2011 - 13:32 UTC
Uruguay: A new pulp mill goes ahead

Montes Del Plata, a 50/50 joint venture between Chilean Arauco and Finnish Stora Enso, manufactures cellulose pulp from wood, and has been operating in Uruguay since 2009.
Monday, January 17th 2011 - 12:25 UTC
Estancia Vik, Jose Ignacio, Uruguay: The Art of Doing Nothing

Il dolce far niente, (the art of doing nothing), an old Italian expression, so difficult to define with words, becomes crystal-clear once you set foot in Estancia Vik in Jose Ignacio, Uruguay.
Monday, January 17th 2011 - 12:16 UTC
Washington makes access to Cuba easier

New guidelines announced Friday by Obama administration making travel and remittance to Cuba easier for US citizens.
Monday, January 17th 2011 - 08:57 UTC
Argentine farmers are back in a strike

Argentine farmers have halted sales of wheat, corn and soy in a strike over export curbs, rekindling a dispute that helped drive global grains prices to record highs three years ago.
Monday, January 17th 2011 - 06:14 UTC
Army deployed in Rio de Janeiro state to assit with the rescue efforts

Rains that devastated a mountainous region north of Rio de Janeiro have killed at least 626 people, Brazil's Civil Defense agency said on Sunday, as fears of more storms and disease outbreaks overshadowed rescue operations.
Monday, January 17th 2011 - 06:00 UTC
Fight against illegal fishing brings concrete results

European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Maria Damanaki, attended the 6th International Forum on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing in London this week. It marked the first birthday of the European Union’s (EU) regulation to fight IUU fishing.
Monday, January 17th 2011 - 05:51 UTC
World Bank Projects Chile To Lead Latin American Growth In 2011

The World Bank’s 2011 Global Economic Prospects (GEP) report predicts that Chile will be the fastest-growing economy in Latin America and the Caribbean, while the latter’s growth slows down.
Saturday, January 15th 2011 - 17:33 UTC
Strike easing in Magallanes, Chile

THE announcement today by the organisers of the general strike in the Magallanes Region of Chile that there will be some “flexibility” in the road blocks currently in place outside the city of Punta Arenas will no doubt cause some easing of the pressure on the Chilean President to find a solution.