Latin America

Friday, August 14th 2009 - 05:13 UTC
Chilean conservative presidential hopeful leads comfortably in latest opinion poll

Chilean Conservative businessman Sebastián Piñera continues to enjoy a lead going into the country’s December 11 presidential election, according to a poll by the Center for Studies in Contemporary Reality (CERC).
Thursday, August 13th 2009 - 14:36 UTC
Uribe will be present at Unasur summit in Bariloche

The Unasur (Union of South American Nations) extraordinary summit to address the US forces in Colombian bases controversy, and which was agreed in Ecuador, will take place in Bariloche at the end of the month announced the Argentine presidency.
Thursday, August 13th 2009 - 14:29 UTC
Zelaya and Lula da Silva call on Obama to solve Honduras political crisis

Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and Brazilian President Lula da Silva called on Wednesday on the United States to use more political influence to help solve the Honduran crisis.
Thursday, August 13th 2009 - 08:04 UTC
Chileans take advantage of vacation packages to Mexico and the Caribbean

More Chileans are choosing the tropics this year as vacation package prices to Cancun and the Caribbean have dropped an average of 30% in 2009.
Wednesday, August 12th 2009 - 12:30 UTC
President Oscar Arias sick with H1N1 virus.

Costa Rican President Oscar Arias is said to have the H1N1 virus. He was placed under medical care at his home, but he will not delegate power in the meantime, Presidency Minister Rodrigo Arias said.
Wednesday, August 12th 2009 - 12:19 UTC
Chavez and Cristina sign a billion USD trade agreement

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez received on Tuesday Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner in Caracas to sign agreements expanding trade between the two countries. Among the deals was an accord to import as many as 10,000 cars from Argentina this year instead of Colombia.
Wednesday, August 12th 2009 - 11:53 UTC
Cuba remains as the country “with the worst human rights record”

Cuba remains as the country with the worst human rights record in the western hemisphere and nothing has changed since President Raul Castro took over from his brother Fidel, according to the latest report from the dissident Cuban Commission of Human Rights CCDHRN).
Tuesday, August 11th 2009 - 11:25 UTC
Correa promises “gigantic struggle” to deepen Socialist revolution

Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa was sworn in for a second term on Monday vowing to deepen his socialist “revolution”. Announcing his vision for a new term, Correa said he sought to fight inequality and invest in projects to help the poor, improve education and improve the lives of long-neglected Andean indigenous groups.
Tuesday, August 11th 2009 - 11:16 UTC
Fidel Castro calls Colombia “disloyal” and warns about war

Former Cuban president Fidel Castro called Colombia “disloyal,” claiming the pending military deal between the United States and Colombia could be used to attack other Latinamerican countries.
Tuesday, August 11th 2009 - 11:03 UTC
Chilean dairy farmers request protection from Uruguay/Argentine exports

Chilean dairy farmers and the country’s main agriculture organization, SNA, are demanding safeguards against the import of powder milk and Gouda cheese from Uruguay and Argentina arguing “disloyal competition”.