Latin America

Monday, February 16th 2015 - 08:51 UTC
Germany urges Brazil with an EU/Mercosur trade agreement

Germany wants to speed negotiations for a free trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur, said Foreign minister Walter Steinmeier in Brasilia. The agreement has been pending since 1999 when discussions started but so far have been unable to reach a deal or commit a date because of internal problems from both sides.
Thursday, February 12th 2015 - 20:57 UTC
Argentina and Brazil admit trade disagreements between Mercosur main partners

Argentina and Brazil failed to reach an agreement to help unlock the ongoing tension between the two key Mercosur allies over bilateral trade. Argentina's Hector Timerman and his counterpart Mauro Vieira met in Buenos Aires to try and ease Brazil’s growing concerns about restrictions on the flow of goods, but any decisions were pushed forward to an undetermined date.
Wednesday, February 11th 2015 - 06:29 UTC
Netflix offers internet video service in Havana, but very few Cubans can afford 8 dollars

Netflix began selling its Internet video service in Cuba on Monday in what appears to be a largely symbolic move driven by the recent loosening of US restrictions on doing business with the Communist-run Island.
Tuesday, February 10th 2015 - 19:27 UTC
Falklands' familiarization visit for UK ambassadors from Brazil, Chile and Uruguay

British ambassadors to Chile, Brazil and Uruguay respectively, Fiona Clouder, Alex Ellis and Ben Lyster-Binns are currently visiting the Falkland Islands to familiarise themselves with the people and economy and to discover what opportunities there are to increase links between the Islands and their host countries.
Monday, February 9th 2015 - 17:41 UTC
FARC vows to lay down arms and to reinvent itself as a political party

Colombian FARC guerrillas on Saturday vowed to lay down their weapons and reinvent themselves as a political party, if the Colombian government follows through with the reforms under discussion in peace talks.
Monday, February 9th 2015 - 12:30 UTC
FARC invites Colombia's newly-crowned Miss Universe to attend peace talks

Rebels with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, on Saturday invited the newly-crowned Miss Universe to attend peace talks with the Colombian government.
Monday, February 9th 2015 - 10:12 UTC
Guyana, US, Peru and Uruguay consent to OAS visits on anti-corruption

The governments of Guyana, the United States, Peru and Uruguay confirmed this week to the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) their consent to receive on site visits as part of the Fifth Round of the Mechanism for Follow-up on the Implementation of the Inter-American Convention against Corruption (MESICIC) of the OAS.
Friday, February 6th 2015 - 17:38 UTC
Falklands offered oil industry scholarships from Trinidad

Three scholarships for Falkland Islanders at the National Energy Skills Centre (NESC) in Trinidad and related to the oil and gas industry are likely to be available within two years and will be overseen by the Training Centre in the Falklands.
Friday, February 6th 2015 - 03:38 UTC
Falklands and Trinidad companies sign MoU on oil industry safety services

HHSL Systems Limited of Trinidad and Tobago and Invenio Falkland Islands Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding ( MOU) to mark the start of a relationship that will see the Trinidad-based company help train Invenio representatives in the oil and gas industry.
Friday, February 6th 2015 - 01:46 UTC
Falklands want to be good neighbors and have closer links with Latin America

The Falkland Islands and its people want to be 'good neighbors, have trade links, cooperation agreements and closer relations with the southern cone of South America, but 'without losing our identity', said Falklands lawmakers to Punta Arenas Prensa Austral that was present at the celebrations last Saturday for the 250th anniversary of the first flying of the Union Flag in the Islands marking the beginning of British rule.