Latin America

• Monday, July 16th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  LAN signs contract for 26 carbon fiber B 787 “Dreamliners”

  Chile's flag carrier LAN Airlines SA announced last week it will add 32 Boeing 787 Dreamliner long-haul aircraft to the company's fleet between 2011 and 2016, marking the largest investment in the company's history. The 26 aircraft contract is in the range of 3.2 billion US Dollars.

• Monday, July 16th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Chile and Uruguay lead “institutional quality” in Latinamerica

  “Institutional quality”, closed linked to rule of the law, economics and private property has Chile and Uruguay as Latinamerica best ranked countries, according to Argentina's think tank Institutions and Markets Research Centre, Ciima.

• Monday, July 16th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Explosive shatters windows and doors of British embassy in Santiago

  British Ambassador in Chile Howard Drake said that security measures surrounding the legation premises in Santiago have been increased following the attack on the embassy late Sunday evening.

• Monday, July 16th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Chile announces outbreak of Newcastle disease in sea birds

  Chile's Agriculture and Livestock Service confirmed the presence of the lethal Newcastle disease in the carcasses of eight sea birds. The discovery occurred 180 miles south of Santiago last June 29 but was only announced Monday.

• Friday, July 13th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Escalating protests in Peru with at least three dead

  Peruvian unions staged a second day of escalating national protests, leaving three dead and dozens injured prompting alarm over economic losses in tourism and agriculture, and the overall economy one of the fastest growing in South America.

• Friday, July 13th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  World's richest man interested in Panama Canal expansion

  Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim, rated as the world's richest man, is competing with other international consortiums for the projected expansion of the Panama Canal, according to official Panamanian sources.

• Thursday, July 12th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Chilean Supreme Court rejects extradition of Fujimori

  

  A Chilean Supreme Court judge rejected the extradition of Alberto Fujimori Wednesday, saying Peru failed to prove its former president was involved in death squads and corruption

• Wednesday, July 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Organic yields “can better conventional farming”

  

  Organic farming can yield up to three times as much food as conventional farming in developing countries, and holds its own against standard methods in rich countries, according to United States researchers.

• Wednesday, July 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Chile's salmon industry catching on number one Norway

  

  Low production costs, free trade agreements and a growing health food craze are giving Chilean salmon companies an edge over their Norwegian competitors.

• Wednesday, July 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Chile promoting oil and gas exploration in Magallanes Region

  

  Chile's Ministry of Mines announced this week that the period to acquire tender bases for the Magallanes Region oil and gas exploration project has been extended for another thirty days until Thursday August 9.