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Montevideo, December 8th 2025 - 19:48 UTC

Latin America

  • Sunday, July 12th 2009 - 17:40 UTC

    New cabinet in Peru must restore “confidence and optimism”

    Velasquez is a respected parliamentarian and man of dialogue but challenges are steep.

    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

    Minister Choquehuanca said Uruguayan conditions are superior to those offered by Chile.

    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.

  • Friday, July 10th 2009 - 12:57 UTC

    The Latin American Dream

    Britain’s Foreign Office Minister, Chris Bryant, attended an event at the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) and delivered a speech on “Latin America – realising the dream”. The event and speech focused on Latin America's role in the world and how the EU and Latin America need to work together on global issues such as climate change and the international financial crisis.

  • Friday, July 10th 2009 - 12:28 UTC

    Sixty Chilean companies in Top 500 of Latinamerica

    LAN sales expanded an impressive 30% between 2007 and 2008

    Financial magazine América-Economía this week ranked 60 Chilean companies among the top 500 businesses in Latin America on the basis of sales – five more than in 2007. Chile follows Brazil (212) and Mexico (126) in the ranking, surpassing bigger economies like Argentina (35) and Venezuela (7).

  • Friday, July 10th 2009 - 12:14 UTC

    Genocide charges await Bolivia’s former “Minister of Cocaine” deported from US

    Arce Gomez will have to serve a 30 year sentence in Bolivia

    A former Bolivian interior minister accused of human rights violations was handed over to authorities in La Paz Thursday after completing a prison sentence in the United States. Luis Arce Gomez, 71, was deported and handed over to Bolivian authorities in La Paz on Thursday morning, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement said.

  • Friday, July 10th 2009 - 08:32 UTC

    Peru prepares to fend off 2011 presidential populist contender

    PM Simon planning a broad arch coalition to contain populist Humala

    Peru's departing prime minister said on Thursday he would run for the presidency in 2011, working to forge a coalition that includes the pro-business ruling party and independents. But it will be some time before campaigning begins.

  • Thursday, July 9th 2009 - 13:01 UTC

    “Special powers” in Chile to drive down cases of A/H1N1 virus influenza

    At least 22 deaths related to the flu and over 9.100 cases confirmed

    In the face of increasing numbers of hospitalizations and consultations relating to breathing problems related to flu, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet issued a decree this week giving the Health Ministry additional powers to address Chile’s current problems relating to the AH1N1 virus.

  • Thursday, July 9th 2009 - 12:51 UTC

    Hillary Clinton speaks out for freedom of expression and of the press

    “Governments and political parties need constructive criticism”

    US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in favour of an adequate protection to the media in Venezuela, as well as in other countries. The US top diplomat considered that the freedom of expression and freedom of the press are fundamental values for democracy.

  • Thursday, July 9th 2009 - 12:37 UTC

    Colombian Church openly against third period for President Uribe

    President Uribe must decide by the end of the month

    The Colombian Catholic Church said that two consecutive mandates for President Alvaro Uribe “have been and are too much”, and recommended the leader takes a well earned rest and clear all uncertainties about his possible re-election again in 2010.

  • Thursday, July 9th 2009 - 12:34 UTC

    IMF forecasts 2.6% contraction for Latam economy

    The fall in global trade had an unexpected impact on the region

    The Latinamerican economy is forecasted to contract 2.6% this year according to the latest estimates from the International Monetary Fund, with Mexico showing the worst performance plummeting 7.3% in 2009.