Latin America

Friday, November 20th 2009 - 09:46 UTC
Chile’s presidential election: whoever wins, not much change

Chile has been Latin America’s success story since the 1980’s, boasting rapid economic growth, successful integration into the world economy, solid democratic institutions, an effective state bureaucracy, and low levels of crruption. By most standards, the country is far better off than the rest of the region.
Friday, November 20th 2009 - 05:49 UTC
Ten-year input for the Atlas of the Patagonian marine ecosystem

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and BirdLife International have released the first-ever comprehensive atlas of the Patagonian Sea -- a globally important but poorly understood South American marine ecosystem.
Friday, November 20th 2009 - 02:33 UTC
Cuban greetings for 2010: tighten your belts, it’s bad and it’s getting worse

Cuba is going through one of its cyclical “hard moments” but this time the lack of foreign currency is forcing draconian cuts in food subsidies, public utilities and other services taken for granted. The media repeatedly calls on the population to “tighten belts” because in 2010 restrictions are “for worse”.
Friday, November 20th 2009 - 02:17 UTC
Brazil, Mexico and Chile out of recession beginning 2010, says OECD

The Brazilian economy will experience a robust growth in 2010 and 2011, in the range of 4.5%, while Mexico will recover from deep recession beginning next year with a GDP expansion of 2.7% and 3.9% in 2011, according to the Organization for Economic and Development Cooperation, OECD.
Friday, November 20th 2009 - 02:09 UTC
Santiago airport expansion and fast train plans unveiled by Chile

The Chilean government this week unveiled two major public transport initiatives aimed upgrading the nation’s transport infrastructure: a third runway and expanded terminal at the Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport (AMB) and a fast train service connecting the airport to the port city of Valparaiso in 2010.
Thursday, November 19th 2009 - 06:44 UTC
“Passion mousse” (containing Viagra) an instant success in gastronomy fair

A dessert under the name of “Passion mousse made out of Viagra and Mburucuyá (Passion flower) fruit, the inspiration of four gastronomy students has been the great success at Bogotá, Colombia, national Gastronomy Fair which closed this week.
Thursday, November 19th 2009 - 06:05 UTC
Desalinization plant in north Chile to support iron mining

CAP, one of Chile's largest mining companies, announced plans this week to construct a 250 million US dollars desalinization plant to provide water for its iron mining operations in Chile’s northern Atacama area (Region III).
Thursday, November 19th 2009 - 05:42 UTC
Israeli president Peres predicts the fall of Chavez and Ahmadinejad

Israel President Shimon Peres predicted on his last day tour of Argentina and Brazil that the people of Venezuela and Iran will make their leaders disappear before too long. Speaking at a forum in Buenos Aires, Peres said both Hugo Chavez and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have gone crazy over oil, which he said is not bad to sell but “really dangerous if you swallow it.”
Wednesday, November 18th 2009 - 14:22 UTC
Honduran Congress will not vote on Zelaya until after the elections

Congress in Honduras will not vote on whether to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya until after elections this month, a senior lawmaker said.
Wednesday, November 18th 2009 - 09:30 UTC
Venezuelan economy forecasted to contract strongly in 2009

Venezuela's economy contracted 4.5% in the third quarter, far more than expected, and the second straight quarterly contraction this year after a drop in oil income affected public and consumer spending, the Central Bank said Tuesday.