Stories for January 2012

Monday, January 16th 2012 - 07:24 UTC
New Guatemala president pledges ‘mano dura’ against crime and insecurity

Retired army Gen. Otto Perez Molina was sworn in as Guatemala's president Saturday, pledging to take a tough stand on crime amid growing insecurity in the Central American nation.
Monday, January 16th 2012 - 07:18 UTC
Chile prepares for “crossed pressures” on the Falklands’ conflict 30th anniversary

The Chilean Foreign Affairs ministry has been very busy doing a complete review of norms and of maritime traffic and international trade agreements in the event of what are considered growing pressures from Argentina to establish a sort of “regional blockade” against the Malvinas Islands, a UK Overseas Territory.
Monday, January 16th 2012 - 07:02 UTC
Meryl Streep wins Best Actress Golden Globe for her role as “The Iron Lady”

Meryl Streep has won a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for her role as former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in “The Iron Lady” who in Latin America is remembered for her fight against the unions, the Falklands conflict and her disgust with a ‘federation’ of Europe.
Monday, January 16th 2012 - 03:56 UTC
Chilean student leader launches book and considers entering formal politics

The popular student leader and vice president of the University of Chile’s Student Federation (FECh), Camila Vallejo launched her new book “Podemos cambiar el mundo” or “We can change the world” at a central park in the capital Santiago de Chile on the second day of the centenary celebration of the Communist Party, Fiesta de los Abrazos.
Monday, January 16th 2012 - 03:55 UTC
Brazil prepares for primary surplus target with a start of the year spending freeze

The size of an annual start-of-year spending freeze that the Brazilian government is set to announce by early February will offer hints on how far President Dilma Rousseff and her economic advisers want to cut interest rates.
Monday, January 16th 2012 - 02:45 UTC
Argentine government and farmers clash over drought emergency support

As extreme drought conditions punish Argentina’s crops throughout the country farmers’ organizations are at loggerheads with the government of President Cristina Fernandez, which is refusing to increase the emergency fund for such situations and to alleviate the tax burden.
Monday, January 16th 2012 - 02:39 UTC
Cruise industry and insurers fear consequences of the Costa Concordia grounding

The timing of Carnival Corp.’s Costa Concordia cruise ship’s grounding off the coast of Italy, at the start of the northern hemisphere peak booking season, may exacerbate the company’s losses.
Monday, January 16th 2012 - 02:37 UTC
Pieces of failed Russian Mars probe plunged into mid Pacific

Pieces of a failed Russian Mars probe plummeted into the Pacific Ocean far off the Chilean coast on Sunday, Russian news agencies cited a military official as saying.
Monday, January 16th 2012 - 02:35 UTC
PM Cameron ready to discuss a referendum on Scottish independence

British Prime Minister David Cameron offered on Sunday to hold talks with Scottish leader Alex Salmond to thrash out their differences over arrangements for a referendum on Scottish independence that could lead to a break-up of the United Kingdom.
Monday, January 16th 2012 - 02:28 UTC
Merrill Lynch appointed to find partners to develop Falklands’ oil project

Rockhopper Exploration which recently discovered oil and gas in Falkland Islands waters has appointed Bank of America Merrill Lynch to lead the process of finding a partner for its 2 billion dollars oil project in the North Falkland basin, reports the London media.