Latin America

Wednesday, November 19th 2014 - 07:32 UTC
Guyana's British High Commissioner calls for resumption of Parliament

One week after President Donald Ramotar suspended Parliament to avoid a no-confidence motion, Britain’s High Commission to Guyana, Andrew Ayre, has called for the swift resumption of the legislature.
Tuesday, November 18th 2014 - 11:19 UTC
Bolivia confident Mercosur incorporation process will be ironed out at the next summit

Bolivia trusts that at the coming Mercosur summit in Argentina it can advance in solving the “technical-legal” difficulties that are delaying the country's full membership of the trade and political group. Allegedly one of the main differences rests in neighboring Paraguay and how it would accept Bolivia's incorporation.
Saturday, November 15th 2014 - 08:20 UTC
Almost 30% of teenagers (15 to 19) are mothers in Latin America

Nearly 30 % of young women in Latin America are mothers before they reach 20 years and the majority of them are underprivileged, which fosters the reproduction of poverty, hinders women's autonomy and their life projects, and underscores the need for public sex education and reproductive health services.
Saturday, November 15th 2014 - 01:13 UTC
Parlasur dialogue with Kelpers: a great opportunity lost

By Jaime Trobo (*) - Parlasur, acronym for Mercosur Parliament, decided to approve a declaration relative to the Malvinas Islands situation, and more specifically on the sovereignty conflict between the Argentine Republic and Great Britain, which has been ongoing for over 180 years with no reasonable accord.
Friday, November 14th 2014 - 19:04 UTC
When Germany promised 'the return of Texas' if Mexico declared war on US

The United States of America entered World War I in April 1917 and it is widely believed that turned the tide of the conflict. The wartime leader was Woodrow Wilson, whose progressive accomplishments were significant between 1912 and his re-election in 1916.
Thursday, November 13th 2014 - 06:18 UTC
Unasur member Guyana 'suspends' parliament for up to six months

The president of Guyana has suspended the national parliament to avoid MPs passing a vote of no confidence in his government. Donald Ramotar invoked an obscure constitutional procedure to carry out the maneuver.
Tuesday, November 11th 2014 - 21:54 UTC
An estimated 28.5m from Latam and Caribbean population live overseas, 70% in USA

An estimated 28.5 million Latin American and Caribbean people live outside their birth countries, 70% of them in the United States, while a majority of the immigrant population of 7.6 million originated from other countries in the region, according to a new study by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
Tuesday, November 11th 2014 - 04:34 UTC
Minister Swire underlines business opportunities for UK companies in Paraguay

UK Minister for Latin America, Hugo Swire, spoke of the growing presence of UK in Latin America and more specifically on the expanding links with Paraguay. Minister Swire said UK was determined to deepen its commercial ties with a rising Latin America and described Paraguay as a perfect trade and investment partner for UK, particularly since British oil industry has struck oil in the Chaco region.
Monday, November 10th 2014 - 08:54 UTC
Cable & Wireless acquires major Caribbean telecoms company

Columbus International Inc., the fiber-based telecoms company which operates in the Caribbean as Flow, has been acquired by LIME parent company, Cable & Wireless Communications Plc. (CWC), in a 3bn dollars buyout deal announced last Friday.
Monday, November 10th 2014 - 07:34 UTC
Latam Energy Organization approves statement on “Malvinas sovereignty”

Energy ministers from the Latin American Energy Organization, OLADE, meeting in San Salvador approved last Friday a statement on “Malvinas Islands sovereignty” referred to the “illegal hydrocarbons exploration and exploitation undertaken in the Islands surrounding waters”, points out a release from the Argentine Foreign ministry.