Latin America

Saturday, June 28th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Lula, Chavez initial 21 energy and trade agreements

The presidents of Brazil and Venezuela, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Hugo Chávez, respectively, met June 27 in Caracas to address economic issues aimed at reinforcing bilateral cooperation.
Friday, June 27th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina, Chile lead the region in illicit drugs consumption

Argentina, Uruguay and Chile have the highest index of illicit drugs consumption in South America according to the latest release from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
Thursday, June 26th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Bolivian bitter political dispute on collision course

Bolivian president Evo Morales accused opposition governors on Wednesday of conspiring against his government and insisted he would not yield to conservative pressures to impede him from his plans for the “re-foundation” of the country, one of the poorest of the continent.
Wednesday, June 25th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Chile prepared to cut Armed Forces copper earnings share

José Pablo Arellano, CEO of Chile's state-owned CODELCO copper company, this week questioned the utility of a Pinochet-era law that gives 10% of CODELCO sales to the Chilean military.
Wednesday, June 25th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Ecuador Colombia relations back in the cold and trade threats

Ecuador will not resume diplomatic ties with Colombia after the latter decided to postpone renewal of relations, Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Maria Isabel Salvador announced this week in Quito.
Wednesday, June 25th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Chavez arms shopping in Russia to defend “revolution”

President Hugo Chavez said that Venezuela will continue to strengthen its military power following the announcement that vice president Ramon Carrizalez and Defence minister General Gustavo Rangel Briceño would be traveling to Russia to intensify military cooperation.
Tuesday, June 24th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Cristina among the three worst rated presidents

Six months into office Argentina's president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner honeymoon with the electorate is over and under. Her standing is also at the bottom rock of a list of Latinamerican and US leaders according to the latest public opinion poll from the renowned Mexican consulting firm Mitofsky.
Monday, June 23rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Venezuelan economy displaces Argentina as third largest

Venezuela will replace Chile as the country with the region's highest GDP per capita and Argentina as the region's third-largest economy, according to a Latin Business Chronicle analysis of data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Saturday, June 21st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Punta Arenas short of staples because of farmers' conflict

Punta Arenas in the extreme south of Chile is suffering a critical shortage of staples mainly sugar, rice and flour as a direct consequence of the Argentine farmers conflict that has been dragging for over 100 days.
Friday, June 20th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Venezuela formalizes nationalization of cement industry

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's nationalization of three foreign-owned cement businesses took effect on Thursday with the publication of the resolution in the Official Gazette according to the government run Bolivarian News Agency.