Latin America

Tuesday, November 18th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Financial pyramids force Colombia into state of emergency

Colombia, a country that has adjusted to living with four decades of guerrilla warfare and drug cartels declared a 30 day state of emergency Monday to crack down on illegal investment schemes that lured millions of people with promises of high payouts, only to collapse amid rioting.
Tuesday, November 18th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Chavez' home state and family becoming election liabilities

With less than a week left for next Sunday's municipal and governor elections Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez arrived in his homeland to boost the campaign of his family who are candidates for the main posts of the province of Barinas and the city of Sabanera.
Tuesday, November 18th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Chinese president in Cuba on leg of Latam tour

President Hu Jintao began a two-day visit to Cuba by agreeing to increase Chinese purchases of Cuban nickel and sugar, and send farm goods to the communist-run island as it recovers from three devastating storms.
Tuesday, November 18th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
China still has Latin American ambitions

China isn't letting the global financial crisis shrink its ambitions in Latin America, where it has sunk billions into mining and replaced the United States as Chile's top trading partner.
Tuesday, November 18th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Salmon disease outbreak reappears in Magallanes region

Six months after authorities confirmed an initial, presumably isolated case of Infectious Salmon Anemia (ISA) in Magallanes (Region XII) the deadly fish disease is back: appearing recently on two farms in Chile's southernmost zone.
Monday, November 17th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Punta Arenas promotes rhubarb as an alternative crop

Magallanes Region is promoting rhubarb as an alternative crop for local small farmers and garden plots in the south of Chile where climate conditions are described ideal for the plant.
Monday, November 17th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Magallanes economy recovers dynamism expands 4.7% in Q3

Magallanes Region in the extreme south of Chile had a positive performance of 4.7% in the third quarter of the year breaking with a sliding tendency since the huge methanol complex close to Punta Arenas was forced to cut production because of insufficient supply of Argentine natural gas.
Sunday, November 16th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Ecuador auditing sovereign bonds delays interest payments

Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa said Saturday that his government is invoking a 30-day grace period and has until December 15 to decide if it will make a 30.6 million USD interest payment on 2012 bonds due Saturday.
Sunday, November 16th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Venezuela opposition candidates “tapped and intimidated”

With only a week left for regional elections in Venezuela, which could be decisive for President Hugo Chavez Socialism XXI project, leaders of the opposition claim they are constantly intimidated and watched by government that fears loosing several important states and cities.
Saturday, November 15th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Air turbulence likely caused Mexican jet crash

The turbulent wake of a larger plane likely caused the crash of a government jet that killed Mexico's second-most powerful official, investigators said Friday, as they released a recording transcript showing the frantic pilots struggling to regain control of the plane.