Latin America

Wednesday, July 15th 2009 - 11:26 UTC
Chilean sheep farming industry targets double lamb exports by 2010

The Chilean sheep farming industry is embarking on a million dollar master plan to boost the national sheep population and double lamb exports by 2010.
Wednesday, July 15th 2009 - 11:25 UTC
Uruguayan ports will give Bolivian trade access to the sea

Sea access, trade, energy, cooperation and delisting coca leaves from the dangerous drugs inventory were among the main issues addressed by Bolivian president Evo Morales and his Uruguayan host President Tabare Vazquez during his brief visit to Montevideo on Monday.
Tuesday, July 14th 2009 - 11:10 UTC
Argentina convenes regional meeting to address H1N1 pandemic

Argentina called for a meeting of regional Public Health ministers to address the A/H1N1 virus situation and try to harmonize measures to counterattack the pandemic, announced the Ministry of Health in an official release.
Tuesday, July 14th 2009 - 10:30 UTC
Bachelet denies any US “pink slip” for Insulza as OAS chief

Chilean president Michelle Bachelet denied Monday having discussed with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton about the situation of Jose Miguel Insulza, Secretary General of the Organization of American States, OAS.
Tuesday, July 14th 2009 - 02:15 UTC
Speculation about US thumbs down to Insulza’s OAS re-election

Chilean media reported this weekend that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has twice stated to Chile’s government that the US will not support the re-election in 2010 of Chile’s José Miguel Insulza to head the Organization of American States (OAS).
Monday, July 13th 2009 - 12:11 UTC
Chileans take advantage of cruise ship deals

Chilean tourism agencies are now selling cruise-ship packages at heavily discounted prices to combat the drop in sales brought on by the worldwide economic crisis.
Two weeks ago Corte Ingles Travel held an overnight sale auction on their cruises, attended by more than 200 people.
Monday, July 13th 2009 - 12:03 UTC
Santiago, Montevideo, among cheapest cities for tourists

Santiago is one of the cheapest cities for foreigners, according to a survey published by finance consultancy Mercer. The Chilean capital is the fourth most economical city in Latinamerica and the 15th cheapest worldwide. The Uruguayan capital Montevideo also figures among the most accessible and liveable cities in the region.
Sunday, July 12th 2009 - 17:42 UTC
New York Philharmonic will play in Havana next October

The head of the New York Philharmonic met with Cuban officials and toured facilities in Havana on Saturday ahead of an October visit to the Castro brothers’ regime by the renowned orchestra.
Sunday, July 12th 2009 - 17:40 UTC
New cabinet in Peru must restore “confidence and optimism”

Peruvian President Alan Garcia appointed Saturday Congress President Javier Velasquez as cabinet chief and shuffled his cabinet a month after protests against logging and oil concessions turned deadly.
Saturday, July 11th 2009 - 18:15 UTC
Bolivia interested in Uruguayan ports for its overseas trade

Uruguay has offered far better conditions for the export of Bolivian products from Uruguayan ports than Chile has, revealed on Friday Bolivian Foreign Affairs minister David Choquehuanca.