Latin America

Saturday, June 7th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Chilean truckers end strike following fuel tax rebate

Chilean truckers lifted on Friday a national strike against high fuel prices that threatened the supply of basic goods hitting food and fuel supplies to retail customers and the key copper mining industry.
Thursday, June 5th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Madonna show next December in Buenos Aires and Chile

Madonna is coming to Argentina and Chile sometime in December according to reports in the Argentine edition of the Rolling Stones magazine, quoting sources from the record industry in Buenos Aires.
Wednesday, June 4th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
ISA virus outbreaks keep spreading in Chilean salmon farms

The Salmon Infectious Anemia, ISA, virus keeps spreading in Chile according to the latest release from the country's Sernapesca, (Nacional Fisheries Service) reports the press from Puerto Montt.
Wednesday, June 4th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Bolivia says gas supply to neighbors is “guaranteed”

Bolivia said Wednesday that natural gas provision to Brazil and Argentina are guaranteed following this week's nationalization of the Transredes pipeline system which was partly owned by UK's Ashmore and Shell.
Wednesday, June 4th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Chilean truckers strike 48 hours to demand fuel relief

Despite Chilean President Michelle Bachelet's announcement of a one billion US dollars subsidy boost, Chile's Confederation of Truck Drivers, CNDC, said that demands for fuel tax relief have not been met.
Monday, June 2nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Bolivia takes full control over British owned gas pipeline

Bolivia continued Monday with its nationalizing policy taking over all assets belonging to the gas pipeline company Transredes which is half owned by Royal Dutch Shell and Ashmore Energy International.
Monday, June 2nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Peru plans to grow 7% annually until at least 2015

Peru is planning a sustained growth averaging 7% until 2015, with minimum inflation based on the opening of the economy that has seen tariffs drastically cut in the last two years, said the country's Economy minister Luis Carranza during a visit to Chile where he was the main speaker at a trade forum.
Monday, June 2nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Chile pumps one billion dollars to help stabilize fuel prices

Chile announced Monday a one billion US dollars injection to the fuel prices stabilization fund and another 250 million US dollars to prop the government owned fuel company ENAP in an attempt to ease the impact of ever increasing international crude prices.
Monday, June 2nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Chilean ruling coalition cringes and leaders call for unity

Leaders from the Chilean coalition that has ruled since the return of democracy in 1990 warned that a setback in the coming municipal elections of next October could clear the way for a possible conservative victory in the 2009 presidential election.
Sunday, June 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Significant outlays in Punta Arenas airport concession renewal

Next July 24 the Chilean Public Works ministry will announce the name of the company that will be awarded the concession of the Punta Arenas airport, in the extreme south of the country, said Juan Francisco Miranda the regional representative for the ministry.