Stories for 2017

Wednesday, July 5th 2017 - 01:34 UTC
Tobacco 2017 harvest a boost for Cuban economy

Cuba's economy is to receive a significant boost from one of its main industries, as tobacco leaf production reached 19,000 tonnes this year, the best harvest of the last decade, it was announced Tuesday in Havana. The figure represents success, but it is still far below the 30,000 tonnes from early estimates.
Wednesday, July 5th 2017 - 01:15 UTC
Macri tries to calm down Argentines as US dollar goes up

Argentine President Mauricio Macri Tuesday said Argentines should “not worry about the dollar,” as the US currency rose 13 cents, closing at AR$ 17.18. It will “benefit regional economies and job creation,” he added during a radio interview.
Tuesday, July 4th 2017 - 02:57 UTC
Announcement in Madrid: EU-Mercosur deal likely by end of year

European Union (EU) Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström said Monday in Madrid that the EU bloc “hopes to announce a political agreement for this Christmas in Buenos Aires” with Mercosur “even though technical aspects remain to be discussed.”
Tuesday, July 4th 2017 - 02:49 UTC
Bolivia's YPFB wins bid to sell LPG to Paraguay

Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) CEO Oscar Barriga announced Monday that the state company will export 4,000 tons of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to Paraguay.
Tuesday, July 4th 2017 - 02:40 UTC
MUD to hold plebiscite against Maduro's Constituent Assembly plans

Venezuela's opposition Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD) announced Monday it will hold a public consultation regarding Nicolás Maduro's intention to reform the constitution by calling for an election to choose the constituent assembly.
Tuesday, July 4th 2017 - 02:34 UTC
Buenos Aires-Mar del Plata train runs again

After two years out of service, Buenos Aires and Mar del Plata, which are 400 kilometres apart, are since Monday again linked by a train service that needs almost seven hours to reach its final destination. Buenos Aires provincial Governor María Eugenia Vidal said “It is no longer a promise - we have delivered.”
Tuesday, July 4th 2017 - 02:25 UTC
Former Temer aide arrested for obstructing corruption investigation

Geddel Vieira Lima, a former Secretary of Government of President Michel Temer's, was placed under preventive arrest on Monday over a loan that state-owned bank Caixa Econômica Federal handed over to meat, finance and real estate firms between 2011 and 2013, it was announced.
Monday, July 3rd 2017 - 22:06 UTC
Chile: Polling stations open for Sunday’s primary elections

More than 14 million Chileans are eligible to vote Sunday to choose in primary elections who will be the official candidates for the presidential elections of November 19 for two political alliances: Let”s Go Chile and Broad Front. Three politicians are running for the ticket of the right wing Let’s Go Chile, former president (2010-2014) Sebastian Piñera, the favorite; Deputy Felipe Kast, and Senator Manuel José Ossandon.
Monday, July 3rd 2017 - 08:46 UTC
ICRC work in the Falklands/Malvinas continues as planned

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) forensics team working to identify the remains of Argentine soldiers buried in Darwin cemetery has reported good progress.
Monday, July 3rd 2017 - 03:51 UTC
United Airlines joins list of companies to leave Venezuela

United Airlines' last service to Venezuela flew back to the United States last Friday. United thus joins the seemingly endless list of foreign commercial airlines which have followed on the airtrails of Alitalia and left the country due to a state debt to companies that amounts to 3.8 billion dollars, according to airline industry sources.