Latin America

Monday, June 4th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Air traffic at 12 month high in April

Chile's air traffic reached an historic high this past April, with 54,000 domestic passengers and 68,000 international travelers. The 680,665 passengers flying in April represent a 22 percent increase compared to the same period last year.
Monday, June 4th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Washington/Caracas clash over democracy and free press

United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Venezuela's Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro fired verbal attacks at each other on Monday in Panama over the closure of a key opposition television station in Venezuela that has prompted mass protests.
Monday, June 4th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
LAN received first of 20 Airbus A318 to replace ageing 737-200 fleet

LAN Airlines S.A. one of the leading airline groups in Latin America held Monday the reception ceremony for the first Airbus A318 aircraft to be incorporated into the Company's fleet.
Sunday, June 3rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Insulza undercores values of inclusive democracy in Latam

The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, defended Sunday the concept of democracy enshrined in the Inter-American Democratic Charter, which includes citizen participation, separation of powers, respect for human rights and respect for freedom of expression and of the press among the basic values of an inclusive democracy.
Sunday, June 3rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Chavez threatens to end more private media broadcast licenses

President Hugo Chavez threatened to terminate the broadcast licences of private media outlets seen as sowing unrest in Venezuela, just days after the nation's oldest private TV station was forced off the air when the Venezuelan government refused to renew its broadcast license.
Saturday, June 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Chile returns to the Andean fold but as an “associate” member

Bolivia's Foreign Affairs Minister David Choquehuanca announced Friday in La Paz that Chile had formalized its intention of returning to the Community of Andean Nations, CAN, which she abandoned 31 years ago.
Friday, June 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Chile invites corporations to look for oil and gas in Magallanes

Next week Chile will officially invite international corporations to participate in the exploration and production of hydrocarbons in the Magallanes Region. Chilean Minister of Mines Karen Pniachik will be in Punta Arenas for the opening ceremony.
Friday, June 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Alternative route to Torres del Paine Park cuts distance by half

A new alternative route linking Puerto Natales with the renowned Torres del Paine National Park, cutting in half the distance from 140 to 70 kilometres, was opened this week in Magallanes Region in the extreme south of Chile.
Friday, June 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Diplomatic incident brewing between Brazil and Venezuela

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to summon Venezuela's ambassador Julio Garcia Montoya “for the indispensable clarification” of President Hugo Chavez' reference to the Brazilian Senate as “a parrot that repeats whatever Washington says” adding that the Brazilian Congress was “controlled by the right wing”.
Thursday, May 31st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Shipments to Chile resumed

Argentina resumed shipments of crucial natural gas to Chile's populous central region yesterday, Chilean energy officials said, easing fears that an acute energy shortage could worsen.