Latin America

Friday, September 7th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
President Bachelet discusses Free Trade in Australia

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet met Thursday with Australian Prime Minister John Howard to discuss further rounds of negotiations concerning an eventual Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries.
Wednesday, September 5th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Central America: Two hurricanes in one day make history

Hurricanes swept ashore in Nicaragua and Mexico within hours of each other Tuesday, the first time Atlantic and Pacific hurricanes have made landfall on the same day since the National Hurricane Center began keeping records in the 1940s.
Wednesday, September 5th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Wines of Chile reports a 37 percent of wine exports

Although many of Chile's agro-industrial sectors have suffered this year due to labor conflicts and an exceptionally cold winter, its wine industry is thriving
Wednesday, September 5th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine gas cuts limit Punta Arenas methanol plant

Canada's Methanex Corporation said Wednesday that the provision of Argentine natural gas for its methanol plants in the extreme south of Chile remains limited in spite of the fact that the “technical problems” alleged by suppliers have been solved.
Tuesday, September 4th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Bachelet signs free trade pact with Japan in Tokyo

On the first day of Chilean President Michelle Bachelet's trip to Japan, she and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which came into effect immediately. That accord is expected to create 50,000 new jobs and significantly increase Chile's exports to Japan.
Tuesday, September 4th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Unemployment and informality threaten young Latinamericans

Unemployment, informality and inactivity endanger prospects of some 106 million young people in Latin America and the Caribbean in the labour market, and hinder potential economic growth and the fight against poverty in the region according to a new report of the International Labour Office (ILO) issued in Santiago de Chile on Tuesday.
Tuesday, September 4th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
IDB announces annual assembly in Miami for next April

The Inter-American Development Bank will host an event in Miami September 6 for government officials, business leaders and journalists to officially launch its 2008 Annual Meeting that will take place in the city in April.
Monday, September 3rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Mexico's Calderón slams US

President Felipe Calderón blasted the United States yesterday for immigration policies that have divided families and slowed the amount of money sent home by Mexicans living north of the border.
Monday, September 3rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Hurricane Felix called 'potentially catastrophic' aims for Central America

Potentially catastrophic Hurricane Felix is blowing quickly westward across the Caribbean Sea towards Honduras and Nicaragua. The National Hurricane Center in Miami measures the storm's maximum sustained winds at 165 miles per hour with higher gusts.
Monday, September 3rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Panama set to begin $5bn project to widen the Canal to increase its capacity

Panamanian President Martin Torrijos and former US President James Carter lead Monday the starting ceremony for the modernization of the inter-oceanic canal zone.