Latin America

• Tuesday, November 25th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Goat cheese sparks listeriosis scare in Santiago de Chile

  

  A listeriosis scare broke out in Santiago del Chile when food sanitary officials ordered the withdrawal of a certain type and brand of cheese and the manufacturer sent a release to the different supermarket chains claiming that the decision was “only preventive”.

• Monday, November 24th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Venezuela elections: Chavez opponents make poll gains

  

  Venezuela's opposition has made gains in regional polls, but President Hugo Chavez's allies have held onto at least 17 of the country's 22 governorships.

• Monday, November 24th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Chilean, Argentine naval forces parade in Punta Arenas

  

  A joint parade of Argentine and Chilean naval schools graduates took place Sunday in Punta Arenas Main Square followed by a march along the city's streets, the first time ever of such an event.

• Monday, November 24th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Russia to drill for oil in deep Gulf of Mexico Cuban waters

  

  Russian oil companies could soon begin searching for oil in deep Gulf of Mexico waters off Cuba, a top diplomat said just days before Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visits the island.

• Monday, November 24th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Opposition grabs Caracas and 5 states in Venezuelan polls

  

  Venezuela's opposition cut deep into President Hugo Chávez's majority and standing during last Sunday's local elections when it won five of the country's most populous states as well as the crucial mayor's office of the capital Caracas.

• Sunday, November 23rd 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Venezuelan vote seen as key test for Chavez

  

  President Hugo Chavez knows just how important Sunday's state and municipal elections are to his own grip on power.

• Saturday, November 22nd 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Venezuelan municipal elections, key test for Chavez “revolution”

  

  Sunday's elections in Venezuela will be a key test for President Hugo Chavez a year after voters defeated his effort to change the constitution which was targeted to ensure his XXI Socialist-Bolivarian revolution.

• Saturday, November 22nd 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Before Peruvian congress China promises aid to Latam

  Chinese President Hu Jintao offered his nation's economic muscle to help Latin America weather global economic turmoil, in a speech on Thursday in Peru that marked another step in Beijing's campaign to raise its profile in the region.

• Friday, November 21st 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Ecuador auditing commission suggests halting bond payments

  A commission auditing Ecuador's foreign debt has recommended that the country halt payments on three bonds worth 3.9 billion USD after finding “illegalities” in the obligations.

• Friday, November 21st 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Chile's balanced budget threatened by less copper surplus

  Plummeting prices for copper and molybdenum, Chile's main exports, are expected to have a negative impact on the country's finances and for the first time in six years, in 2009, the country could end with a budget deficit.