Latin America

Saturday, June 1st 2013 - 19:03 UTC
Biden meets Rousseff, underlines the importance of a broader relationship with Brazil

US Vice-President Joe Biden wound up a visit to Brazil on Friday saying it was high time the two largest economies in the Americas became closer partners in trade, investment and energy. He made the statement following a ‘wide-ranging discussion’ with President Dilma Rousseff at the Planalto palace in Brasilia.
Saturday, June 1st 2013 - 17:34 UTC
Argentina dollar markets waiting for implementation of the ‘whitewashing bill’

The US dollar in Argentina’s parallel or ‘blue market’ finished on Friday the month of May down 6.4% from the 9.40 Pesos at the end of April, including a slight drop in the last day of trading, that took it to 8.75 Pesos and 8.80 Pesos, buying and selling price.
Saturday, June 1st 2013 - 17:27 UTC
Argentina insists with self-sufficiency in oil production in four years

Argentine President Cristina Fernández administration agreed with oil-producing provinces and unions from the sector to strictly control the levels of exploration, production, the amount of equipment in use and the total number of jobs in each of the oil fields across the country, with the goal of reaching hydrocarbon self-sufficiency within four years.
Saturday, June 1st 2013 - 17:22 UTC
Chile’s measures to appease Mapuches are failing; more violence expected

Chile’s Araucania Prosecutor this week filed charged against Celestino Córdova Tránsito, an indigenous Mapuche who stands accused of arson leading to the death of an elderly couple of landowners last year. Francisco Ljubetic is also charging Córdova Tránsito with terrorist acts. Córdova Tránsito (26) is currently jailed pending trial.
Saturday, June 1st 2013 - 03:17 UTC
FAO says ‘environmentally friendly farming’ can help quadruple cassava yields

‘Save and Grow’, an environmentally-friendly farming model promoted by FAO can sustainably increase cassava yields by up to 400% and help turn this staple from a poor people's food into a 21st Century crop, the UN Food and Agriculture organization said.
Saturday, June 1st 2013 - 02:39 UTC
OAS warns about ‘distinct categories of citizens’ in terms of access and quality to basic services

The Organization of American States (OAS), Secretary General José Miguel Insulza, highlighted the “important progress” made in the region’s democratization in recent decades, but also warned about worrying “risks of deconstruction” which are creating ‘distinct categories of citizens’ particularly in terms of access and quality to basic services such as education, health and security.
Saturday, June 1st 2013 - 02:33 UTC
“All we want is for things to go well for Venezuela”, Santos replies to Maduro

Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos on Friday dismissed as “preposterous” Venezuelan charges that his government is backing a conspiracy to destabilize the leftist-ruled neighbor.
Saturday, June 1st 2013 - 02:29 UTC
Gibraltar claims C24 is ‘failing miserably’ in its task of decolonising territories

Gibraltar veteran Minister Joe Bossano launched a scathing attack on to the record of the UN Committee of Decolonization or C24 claiming it is consistently falling to do the work it is tasked with: decolonising the territories on its list.
Friday, May 31st 2013 - 19:05 UTC
Tobacco is the deadliest global pandemic, says former Uruguayan president Vazquez

Calling tobacco use the deadliest global pandemic ever, Uruguay’s former President Tabaré Vázquez urged decision makers to step up efforts to curb smoking in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Friday, May 31st 2013 - 07:27 UTC
Venezuela threatens Colombia after Santos meets opposition leader Capriles

Caracas is furious over a Wednesday meeting between Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles. Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elías Jaua told state television the meeting “will bring a derailment of the good relations that we have” while Parliament Speaker Diosdado Cabello compared the meeting to “placing a bomb on the train.”