Latin America

Friday, May 31st 2013 - 06:57 UTC
Royal College of Defence Studies’ members visit Chile as part of Latam tour

Fifteen members of the Royal College of Defense Studies (RCDS) visited Chile in mid-May as part of their study tour to Latin America. The visitors came from the UK, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lebanon, India, Netherlands, Uganda, Turkey and Estonia.
Friday, May 31st 2013 - 02:23 UTC
Falkland Islands: C24 must go to the territories and respect their basic human right to choose their own form of government

The Falkland Islands are only asking the international community to support the fundamental human right of Falkland Islanders to choose their own form of government, to exercise their right to self determination, said lawmaker Mike Summers during his presentation at the United Nations Decolonization Committee (24) Caribbean regional seminar, in reference to the recent referendum held in the Islands, whose sovereignty is disputed by the UK and Argentina.
Friday, May 31st 2013 - 01:28 UTC
Call for urgent total ban on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship in the Americas

On World No Tobacco Day, May 31, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) is calling on countries throughout the Americas to ban tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship. Such bans are one of the most effective ways to reduce consumption of tobacco, which kills some 1 million people every year in this hemisphere.
Thursday, May 30th 2013 - 02:29 UTC
Insulza announced he will complete his term mandate as OAS head.

The secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, plans to finish his term as head of the organisation. In an interview with El Pais (Madrid), the Chilean socialist political veteran has said that he still has two more years as head of the OAS thus quelling rumours about his resignation.
Thursday, May 30th 2013 - 00:10 UTC
President Mujica to meet Pope Francis

On Saturday June 1st the President of Uruguay, José Mujica, will meet Pope Francis. Mujica has been quoted as saying he does not believe in the Catholic Church but he “admires” it and that he hopes to open avenues of cooperation to advance on social issues in his country.
Wednesday, May 29th 2013 - 23:00 UTC
Argentina: The volcano has the last word

With the imminent eruption of Copahue volcano, the governor of Neuquén, Jorge Sapag, said that, “the volcano will have the last word”, and has asked to wait 72 hours, as the specialists recommended, not to give rise to false expectations amongst the evacuees.
Wednesday, May 29th 2013 - 20:55 UTC
Puerto Rican Lawyer speaks at the UN Decolonisation Committee seminar

At a UN Decolonisation Committee seminar, Wilma Reveron, a Puerto Rican lawyer said that the U.S. has made it clear that they do not intend to allow a true exercise of self-determination in Puerto Rico.
Wednesday, May 29th 2013 - 20:37 UTC
Copahue volcano eruption imminent

After the Copahue volcano on the Neuquén provincial Andean border with Chile began spewing smoke due to an increase in seismic activity, a red alert was issued by Chilean authorities ordering the full evacuation of an estimated 3,000 people.
Tuesday, May 28th 2013 - 07:01 UTC
Biden in Colombia praises peace talks and success of bilateral trade agreement

In his first visit to Colombia in more than a decade, US Vice President Joe Biden said on Monday that he is pleased security concerns can now take a back seat to trade and economic issues in talks with Washington’s long-time ally. Biden also praised President Juan Manuel Santos for helping lead Latin America toward a “middle class, democratic and secure” future.
Tuesday, May 28th 2013 - 06:38 UTC
Lawmakers accuse Cristina Fernandez before a federal court of falsifying stats

Several Argentine lawmakers from opposition parties accused President Cristina Fernandez and Domestic Trade minister Guillermo Moreno of allegedly ‘falsifying” the figures published by the government’s official stats office Indec.