Latin America

Monday, September 3rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Hurricane Felix called 'potentially catastrophic' aims for Central America

Potentially catastrophic Hurricane Felix is blowing quickly westward across the Caribbean Sea towards Honduras and Nicaragua. The National Hurricane Center in Miami measures the storm's maximum sustained winds at 165 miles per hour with higher gusts.
Monday, September 3rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Panama set to begin $5bn project to widen the Canal to increase its capacity

Panamanian President Martin Torrijos and former US President James Carter lead Monday the starting ceremony for the modernization of the inter-oceanic canal zone.
Monday, September 3rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Puerto Montt expecting 100.000 cruise ship tourist

Puerto Montt, the capital of Chile's Lake District, is expecting a record 100,000 tourist to arrive in the upcoming holiday season aboard luxury cruisers.
Monday, September 3rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Southern Chile has highest average food prices

According to a study conducted by the Chilean daily La Tercera, Coyhaique and Puerto Montt are the Chilean cities with the highest average food prices.
Saturday, September 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Latinamerican markets react positively to Bernanke's comments

Latinamerican markets reacted positively on Friday to comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. In Brazil, the benchmark Bovespa stocks index rose 3.41% in intraday trading, tracking strong gains on Wall Street.
Friday, August 31st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Raul's Cuba invites UN envoy and quietly frees political prisoners

Cuba's ambassador to the Unite Nations Juan Antonio Fernández Palacios said Friday that the country is ready to resume co-operation with the UN on human rights, given the changes that have taken place in the organization.
Friday, August 31st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Magallanes Region has the lowest unemployment in Chile, 2.4%

Magallanes and Porvenir in Tierra del Fuego respectively were the Chilean region and city with the lowest unemployment rate in the May-July quarter, according to the latest release from the national Statistics Institute (INE).
Friday, August 31st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Wheat prices at all times record soar to 8 dollars per bushel

Wheat prices on Friday surged more than 6% to a fresh all-time high driven by thin global supplies and heavy export demand. The sharp price increase, which came on top of the 5% jump on Thursday, reinforced fears of a spike in food inflation as industry begins to pass the costs on to consumers.
Thursday, August 30th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Bachelet to lobby for UN human rights council seat

President Michelle Bachelet travels to Japan and Australia this Friday in an 11-day tour of Asian nations that includes a summit meeting of the APEC regional trade group in Australia.
Tuesday, August 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Chile's most plentiful river in Patagonia reaches record low

Chilean Patagonia Region XI Baker River, often dubbed the most plentiful river in Chile, is experiencing a decrease in water flow due to this year's unusually sparse rainfall. Government officials insist the conditions are temporary, but records indicate that the river's water levels have been steadily decreasing in the last several years.