Latin America

• Monday, July 12th 2010 - 21:45 UTC

  Danes to invest in Latinamerica’s largest wind farm in northern Chile

  

  The world's largest wind turbine company, Denmark’s Vestas, last week announced it will be investing in the Talinay Oriente wind farm project in northern Chile, a project it says will become Latin America's largest wind farm.

• Monday, July 12th 2010 - 03:52 UTC

  Argentina and Venezuela with highest (and climbing) inflation in South America

  

  While most of South America is undergoing a deceleration of consumer prices Argentina and Venezuela are the only countries to experience a significant increase in inflation, making it one of the main concerns or public opinion.

• Saturday, July 10th 2010 - 07:35 UTC

  Rescued-hostage Ingrid Betancourt has sued Colombia for 6.8 million USD

  

  Colombian-French politician Ingrid Betancourt, who spent six years as a rebel hostage before being rescued, has sued the Colombian state over her kidnapping, sparking outrage from the government that freed her.

• Saturday, July 10th 2010 - 07:27 UTC

  Chile’s Hospitals Anticipate Wave of Respiratory Infections

  

  Hospitals throughout Chile are converting many of their operating rooms into centres for acute respiratory infections, in an effort to cope with the expected dramatic increase of flu-related problems caused by the recent cold weather and storms.

• Saturday, July 10th 2010 - 07:05 UTC

  Raul Castro blasts provincial leaders and praises press for exposing them

  

  Cuban president Raul Castro criticized the attitudes of national and provincial leaders who he said “lacked the moral courage to admit their shortcomings”. The remarks follow on an article from the official newspaper Granma referred to the still non concluded rehabilitation of Santiago de Cuba’s aqueduct, which Raul Castro said reveals “the lack of planning to carry out effective work that is every Cuban’s duty to the community and the revolution”.

• Thursday, July 8th 2010 - 08:06 UTC

  Oil and gas finds in the Magellan basin, extreme south of Chile

  

  Latin American oil and gas exploration and production company GeoPark Holdings (AIM: GPK) revealed this week new gas and oil finds on the Fell block in the extreme south of Chile.

• Thursday, July 8th 2010 - 07:24 UTC

  Chile Transparency Council orders transgenic seeds’ information be made public

  

  The debate is finally over: early this month Chile’s Transparency Council unanimously ruled that the Agriculture and Livestock Service (SAG) has 15 days to publicize the names and locations of transgenic seed growers in Chile.

• Thursday, July 8th 2010 - 01:44 UTC

  Cuba promises to the Catholic Church the liberation of 52 political prisoners

  

  Cuba is to liberate 52 political prisoners, of the group of 75 that were condemned in 2003, who would be able to leave the country, the Cuban Catholic Church informed Wednesday in an official communiqué.

• Thursday, July 8th 2010 - 01:37 UTC

  “Democratic clause” to be included in Unasur constitution, said Kirchner

  

  The Union of South American Nations, (UNASUR), Secretary General Nestor Kirchner ended Wednesday a two-day visit to Chile where he met with President Sebastian Piñera and congressional leaders to lobby for the approval of the regional group’s charter.

• Thursday, July 8th 2010 - 01:34 UTC

  Correa and Chavez friendlier towards Colombian president-elect Santos

  

  Colombian President-elect Juan Manuel Santos has invited Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez to attend his inauguration in August, local media reported in a possible sign of warming ties between the neighbours.