Latin America

• Monday, March 30th 2009 - 15:29 UTC

  UN economic office calls for risk and market regulation in Latam

  

  The United Nations Economic Commission for Latinamerica and the Caribbean, UNECLC warns that the current global situation is “far more severe” than the depression of the thirties and calls for urgent action in dealing with “risk and market regulation”.

• Monday, March 30th 2009 - 15:24 UTC

  US will no longer “dictate unilaterally”, but Cuban embargo remains

  

  United States Vice President Joe Biden said that Washington would no longer “dictate unilaterally” to Latin America, and that it had entered a new era in the historically troubled relationship.

• Sunday, March 29th 2009 - 16:32 UTC

  First time Chilean pavilion at the Miami Sea Trade Cruise convention

  

  Chile participated this year in the last edition of the annual Miami Sea Trade Cruise Shipping convention for the first time with a full stand shared by government, municipal and private interests.

• Saturday, March 28th 2009 - 15:49 UTC

  Unexpected embarrassment for PM Brown from Chilean president

  

  British Primer Minister Gordon Brown was left embarrassed Friday when host Chilean Michelle Bachelet inadvertently echoed the Conservatives' attack on his command of the economy.

• Saturday, March 28th 2009 - 08:01 UTC

  Biden advances President Obama’s Latinamerican approach

  

  United States Vice President Joe Biden is on a four-day trip to Central and South America for meetings he said represent a “new day” for partnerships in the Americas.

• Thursday, March 26th 2009 - 18:05 UTC

  LAN promises Magallanes Region best possible fares and conditions

  

  Chile’s flag carrier LAN is committed to keep Magallanes region connected with the rest of Chilean regions said LAN National Routes manager Vlamir Domic during this week’s visit to Punta Arenas.

• Thursday, March 26th 2009 - 17:50 UTC

  PM Brown and Vice-president Biden at governance conference in Chile

  

  United States Vice-President Joseph Biden will be among the international leaders and economic experts gathering this weekend in Chile for the annual Progressive Governance Conference.

• Thursday, March 26th 2009 - 17:46 UTC

  Chilean Navy clearing mine fields in Cape Horn area

  

  The Chilean Navy has been working for over a month and a half in the clearing of a mine field in Cape Horn, extreme south of Chile, “the first to be addressed in compliance with the Ottawa Treaty of which Chile is a signatory”, reports La Prensa Austral from Punta Arenas.

• Thursday, March 26th 2009 - 17:20 UTC

  IMF predicts recession for Latinamerica in 2009

  

  Latinamerica’s economy will enter in recession this year as the average of the rest of the world economy IMF director for the Western Hemisphere Nicolas Eyzaguirre said on Wednesday.

• Thursday, March 26th 2009 - 10:35 UTC

  Corruption forces resignation of Turks and Caicos PM

  The prime minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands has resigned after an investigation that found “clear signs” of corruption in the territory’s Government.