Stories for 2011

Tuesday, November 22nd 2011 - 22:00 UTC
Brazil makes official support for Uruguay in ‘fiscal haven’ controversy with G20

Brazil’s Foreign Affairs minister Antonio Patriota said Brasilia supports Uruguay in its controversy with France following President Nicholas Sarkozy claim, at the recent G20 summit, that Uruguay was a ‘fiscal haven’.
Tuesday, November 22nd 2011 - 18:39 UTC
UK new strategy for Overseas Territories to be discussed at the Consultative Council

Falkland Islands representatives will be attending the annual Overseas Territories Consultative Council on November 23/24 in London when the British Government's new strategy for its Overseas Territories will be at the heart of discussions.
Tuesday, November 22nd 2011 - 18:33 UTC
Protesting ‘dictatorship’ and ‘corruption’ Chinese peasants and workers take to the streets

Thousands of demonstrators marched on Monday in south China to protest against a local land grab, carrying banners and shouting slogans opposing 'dictatorship' and 'corruption', locals said.
Tuesday, November 22nd 2011 - 17:51 UTC
Oil might lubricate the process to real dialogue in the South Atlantic

The second of a planned series of extended political articles written exclusively for the Penguin News web site by Deputy Editor John Fowler.
Tuesday, November 22nd 2011 - 17:30 UTC
EU/Latinamerica address bilateral relations and the growing influence of China

European and Latinamerican leaders agreed in Brussels that the two continents should continue to strengthen links in spite of the serious financial and economic situation facing the European Union.
Tuesday, November 22nd 2011 - 16:03 UTC
Air traffic in Argentina and Uruguay delayed because of volcanic ash

Commercial flights in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay were cancelled or reprogrammed Tuesday morning because of disruptions caused by the hovering volcanic ash being blown from the Chilean Puyehue which erupted five months ago.
Tuesday, November 22nd 2011 - 07:34 UTC
Unasur finance ministers and bankers meet in Argentina to address common agenda

Union of South American Nations, Unasur, Economy and Finance ministers will be meeting next Friday November 25 in Buenos Aires to address the current international crisis and advance in a common agenda. The meeting will also include Central bank presidents and governors.
Tuesday, November 22nd 2011 - 07:29 UTC
Cristina Fernandez admits “the model has distortions which must be corrected”

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez promised on Monday to continue defending with ‘tooth and nails’ the powerful wheel of domestic consumption that has boosted the current economic model but also admitted the existence of ‘distortions which must be corrected’.
Tuesday, November 22nd 2011 - 07:19 UTC
Argentine industry supports subsidy-elimination policy, but calls for gradualism

Argentine president Cristina Fernandez received strong support from the industrial sector for her latest policy of eliminating subsidies which are widely extended in the economy, but manufacturers also called for prudence and gradualism.
Tuesday, November 22nd 2011 - 03:58 UTC
Chile’s market for luxury homes booming and immune to the global crisis

The market for luxury housing in Chile seems to be immune to the global crisis since there are families willing to disburse up to six million dollars to purchase the house or condo of their dream according to a report in Santiago’s El Mercurio.