Latin America

Saturday, April 7th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Venezuela, assuming chair of OAS Permanent Council

Venezuela's Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), Ambassador Jorge Valero, assumed the chairmanship of the Permanent Council and talked about the need for deeper conceptual and institutional change within the hemispheric organization.
Friday, April 6th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Chile and Canada celebrate 10th FTA anniversary

Chilean and Canadian authorities celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries on Wednesday in Santiago.
Friday, April 6th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Morales: Following Chavez or own path?

Rewrite the constitution: check. Redistribute idle land: check. Rail against U.S. imperialism: check. Nationalize the phone company: check.
Wednesday, April 4th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Cuba and Spain become friend again

Spain has promised to resume development aid to Cuba in return for Havana's pledge to open dialogue on human rights. Spanish foreign minister Miguel Angel Moratinos held talks with Cuba's acting president; Raul Castro late on Tuesday. It was the first visit by a European Union minister since 2003.
Wednesday, April 4th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Urges Peru protest suspension over land mine

Peruvian nationalists are scheduled to illegally cross into Chile Wednesday in protest of a historic border dispute. But if the event goes as planned, Chile's Interior Minister Belisario Velasco warned Tuesday that the protest could turn deadly.
Wednesday, April 4th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Chile: Airline wars continue

The battle between Chile's three principle domestic airlines, LAN, Sky and Aerolínes del Sur has become increasingly heated over the past months.
Wednesday, April 4th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Chile's armed forces 100 percent voluntary for first time in history

Chile's Armed Forces announced Tuesday that the 16,050 new recruits for 2007 were all volunteers. Citing the new recruitment law which provided funding for marketing and better benefits for solders, over 40,000 applications were received for the available spots.
Tuesday, April 3rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
US-Chilean trade booming, up 25% over January 2006

During January 2007 trade between Chile and Untied States reached 1.29 billion US dollars, up 26% from the same month in 2006, according to the latest report on bilateral trade from the Chilean-North American Chamber of Commerce. (AmCham).
Saturday, March 31st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
El Salvador chosen as “pilot” country for ethanol project

United States and Brazil invited El Salvador to become the “pilot” country for the production of ethanol thus helping to save on hydrocarbons, was confirmed in El Salvador by the country's president Elias Antonio Saca.
Friday, March 30th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Chile: Street protest, teargas commemorate 1985 death of young Pinochet opponen

Flying rocks and teargas marked the 22nd annual Young Combatants' Day, which commemorates the slaying of brothers Eduardo and Rafael Vergara Toledo by Augusto Pinochet's military forces in 1985.