Latin America

• Wednesday, July 1st 2009 - 12:33 UTC

  Peruvian government saved from Congressional censure motion

  

  The Peruvian Congress was unable to muster the necessary votes to censure Prime Minister Yehude Simon and Minister of Interior Mercedes Cabanillas over the recent violent clashes in the Amazonia region which left scores of dead both among policemen and the protesting indigenous communities.

• Wednesday, July 1st 2009 - 12:24 UTC

  Honduras president offers deal to end constitutional crisis

  

  Honduras president Manuel Zelaya offered a deal Tuesday to the military leaders who ousted him - he'll quit in January if allowed to return and serve out his term in office.

• Tuesday, June 30th 2009 - 15:22 UTC

  Honduran’s Zelaya president vows to return

  

  The Honduran president ousted by a military coup and forced into exile has said he will return home on Thursday. Speaking in the Nicaraguan capital, Managua, late on Monday, Manuel Zelaya said: “I go to Tegucigalpa on Thursday. I'm the elected president, I will fulfil my four-year term.”

• Monday, June 29th 2009 - 11:44 UTC

  UN and OAS will address Monday the Honduras coup

  

  The United Nations and the Organization of American States will be addressing Monday the Honduras situation following the military coup which on early Sunday morning ousted constitutionally elected president Jose Manuel Zelaya.

• Monday, June 29th 2009 - 10:46 UTC

  Punta Arenas expects 30% drop in cruise 2009/2010 activity

  

  The Maritime Chamber from Punta Arenas in the extreme south of Chile estimates that the number of visitors for the coming 2009/2010 cruise season could drop up to 30% which is equivalent to 29.000 people less.

• Monday, June 29th 2009 - 06:04 UTC

  World condemnation of the military coup in Honduras

  

  The removal early Sunday by the military of Honduras elected President Jose Manuel Zelaya and his forced exile to neighbouring Costa Rica has received world condemnation.

• Monday, June 29th 2009 - 05:57 UTC

  President Zelaya voted in as Liberal turned into ally of Chavez’ ALBA

  

  Jose Manuel Zelaya was elected Honduran president in November 2005 running as the Liberal Party candidate. Despite his centre-right credentials, the former businessman and civil engineer with logging and ranching interests moved Honduras away from its traditional ally the US, winning the support of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and other left-leaning leaders.

• Sunday, June 28th 2009 - 20:15 UTC

  Soldiers arrest Honduran president on day of disputed referendum

  

  Soldiers have arrested the Honduran president and taken him to an air force base just before voting was to begin on a disputed constitutional election.

• Saturday, June 27th 2009 - 16:34 UTC

  Sustainable Tourism Projected For Chile’s Easter Islands

  

  The impact of heavy tourist traffic on Easter Island - 3,500 kilometers from the Chilean coastline – prompted the EuroChile Business Foundation to introduce a new sustainability program aimed at alleviating the growing pressure on the island’s fragile ecosystem, while at the same time benefiting the local community and businesses.

• Saturday, June 27th 2009 - 14:41 UTC

  Honduras split over referendum bid

  

  The president of Honduras has continued to demand a referendum on the constitution while rejecting an order by the Supreme Court to reinstate the head of the military, who he had sacked for opposing the public vote.