Latin America

• Friday, June 5th 2009 - 05:29 UTC

  US not contemplating the end of the embargo on Cuba

  

  The United States government said it was satisfied with the resolution which revoked OAS sanctions on Cuba, but warned that it’s “not contemplating” for the moment talking about an end on the half century embargo on the Havana regime.

• Friday, June 5th 2009 - 05:05 UTC

  OAS decision a “great victory”, but Cuba will not return

  

  Cuban National Assembly president Ricardo Alarcón said on Thursday that the decision of the Organization of American States (OAS) to lift Cuba's exclusion is a “great victory” for Latinamerica and the island, although he reiterated that the Castro regime will not return to the institution.

• Thursday, June 4th 2009 - 15:50 UTC

  Six Chilean Business Schools among the best of Latinamerica

  

  A newly released yearly ranking of the best business schools in Latinamerica conducted by América Economia Intelligence placed six Chilean Universities among the top 20.

• Thursday, June 4th 2009 - 15:27 UTC

  Resources short Cuba cuts power to wasteful companies

  

  Hundreds of Cuban entities and state-run companies were sanctioned when a drastic government plan to save energy entered into force, according to reports in the official media.

• Thursday, June 4th 2009 - 15:15 UTC

  GM Latinamerica one of the most profitable, and with plenty of credit

  

  General Motors operations in Latinamerica, Africa and the Middle East remain as strong as ever in spite GM Corp. filed in the US for bankruptcy protection this week, a top official from the company said.

• Thursday, June 4th 2009 - 15:07 UTC

  Buffaloes introduced in Cuba have become a threat for crops

  

  A herd of wild buffalo has become a nightmare for peasants in the western Cuban province of Pinar del Rio because the beasts are invading and devouring their crops of tobacco and vegetables, reports the Communist Party daily Granma.

• Thursday, June 4th 2009 - 07:15 UTC

  OAS agrees to let Cuba back in, but initiative rests on Havana

  

  The Organization of American States, OAS, lifted its 47-year suspension of Cuba on Wednesday following a consensus agreement which contemplated Washington’s position and those of the Havana regime supporters who wanted a return with no conditions.

• Wednesday, June 3rd 2009 - 10:14 UTC

  OAS summit debates five proposals on the Cuban issue

  

  United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says no consensus has been reached on re-admitting Cuba to the Organization of American States, which suspended the country in 1962 in response to its alliance with the Soviet block in the midst of the Cold War.

• Wednesday, June 3rd 2009 - 08:40 UTC

  April unemployment in the EU soars to 21 million, says Eurostat

  

  The number of people without jobs is rising across the European Union and has reached 21 million. The EU statistics office, Eurostat, said Tuesday the unemployment rate for the 16 Euro countries soared to 9.2% in April, the highest in a decade.

• Wednesday, June 3rd 2009 - 08:36 UTC

  Chile confirms first A/H1N1 flu death: 37 year man from Puerto Montt

  

  Chile, with a total of over 300 confirmed infections, became the first country in South America to confirm a death of the new influenza virus A/H1N1, the Chilean government said Tuesday.