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Montevideo, July 1st 2025 - 14:21 UTC

Latin America

  • Thursday, June 18th 2015 - 06:02 UTC

    Falklands' makes its debut among Argentine fans in the America Cup

    The Argentine fans share with their English counterparts a history of violence and excesses

    The America Copa (Cup) currently being played in Chile, and the region's national teams main football competition, has not been without incidents. The one that has attracted most headlines, so far, was the host's leading squad player, Arturo Vidal who went on public television to apologize for drunk driving after crashing his Ferrari.

  • Wednesday, June 17th 2015 - 05:06 UTC

    OAS and Haiti agree on electoral calendar and an observation mission

    Lener Renauld, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defense, and Secretary General Luis Almagro

    The Organization of American States (OAS) will send an Electoral Observation Mission to the presidential, legislative, municipal and local elections to be held in Haiti in 2015, according to the agreement signed on Tuesday by Secretary General Luis Almagro, and Haiti's Foreign minister, Lener Renauld.

  • Monday, June 15th 2015 - 04:53 UTC

    UK High Commissioner dismisses Venezuela's (oily) claim on Guyana's maritime front

    “UK is clear that the Venezuela-Guyana land border is, and should be, as agreed under the 1899 Arbitration Agreement”, said Commissioner Quinn

    British High Commissioner to Guyana, James Gregory Quinn has dismissed Venezuela’s most recent claim on Guyana’s oil rich Essequibo Coast, stating that it lacks solid grounds. Venezuela’s President Nicholas Maduro on May 27 signed a decree that now claims an entire portion of Guyana’s territory into the Atlantic Ocean and includes the Stabroek Block where a significant portion of oil was recently discovered by US oil giant, ExxonMobil.

  • Friday, June 12th 2015 - 06:14 UTC

    Guyana turning to United Nations to address Venezuela's territorial ambition

    Besides the UN, Greenidge said Guyana has been in contact with members of the international community, as well as Caribbean and Commonwealth states

    Guyana is turning to the United Nations to reach a legal settlement in its border dispute with Venezuela, describing Caracas’ claim of a portion of maritime space where oil was recently discovered as “a baseless and shameless attempt” at usurping Guyana’s territory.

  • Friday, June 12th 2015 - 05:05 UTC

    Rousseff denies being upset with Argentina over Mercosur and trade policies

    “It is very important that Mercosur stays together. Argentina is a great partner, and we have definitely not lost patience with Argentina” said Rousseff

    Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff stated on Thursday in Brussels she was not upset by differences with Argentina over the trade agreement Mercosur is to sign with the European Union, despite president Cristina Fernandez administration's cold feet on the issue.

  • Thursday, June 11th 2015 - 08:37 UTC

    Cuban novelist receives highest award of the Spanish language

    Padura was born in Havana and is best known in the English speaking world for his quartet of detective novels: The Four Seasons with lieutenant Mario Conde.

    The Princess of Asturias Award for Literature has gone to the Cuban novelist and journalist Leonardo Padura. There were 27 nominations from around the world for the prestigious award which has been won in the past by people of the stature of writer John Banville, Leonard Cohen and dramatist Arthur Miller.

  • Thursday, June 11th 2015 - 00:41 UTC

    Mercosur ready to deliver its proposal for the trade agreement with EU

    “I told PM Michel that Brazil and Mercosur are ready to present their trade proposal to the EU in the coming days or weeks” underlined Rousseff

    Mercosur is ready to deliver its proposal on goods, services and tariff reductions as part of the negotiations with the European Union for a trade and cooperation agreement, said Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff on Wednesday, following a meeting in Brussels with Charles Michel, Belgium's Prime minister.

  • Thursday, June 11th 2015 - 00:29 UTC

    Bolivia's Morales does not support Mercosur/EU deal based on 'competitive' trade

    “Trade must be focused on solidarity and not in competitiveness if we really want to end poverty”, insisted the president of Bolivia

    Bolivian president Evo Morales said that if Mercosur insists in forging a trade agreement with the European Union, Bolivia will have to 'withdraw“, because ”we support solidarity and not competitive trade”. Morales is in Brussels attending the EU/Celac heads of government and state summit which takes off on Thursday.

  • Wednesday, June 10th 2015 - 21:16 UTC

    Mercosur and Unasur member Venezuela bullying neighboring Guyana

    Maduro issued a presidential decree claiming more than two-thirds of Guyana territory including the maritime area where ExxonMobil recently found oil

    Mercosur and Unasur member Venezuela is again bullying neighboring Guyana by issuing a presidential decree claiming more than two-thirds of the former British colony territory including the maritime area where ExxonMobil recently found a significant oil deposit.

  • Wednesday, June 10th 2015 - 06:53 UTC

    Uruguay says Brazil and Paraguay are ready to sign trade accord with Europe

    “Uruguay's position is well known regarding a free trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union”, underlined Tabare Vazquez

    Uruguayan president Tabare Vazquez said that Uruguay, Brazil and Paraguay are ready to sign the long delayed trade and cooperation agreement between Mercosur and the European Union. Such an agreement has become one of the cornerstones of Vazquez presidency faced with falling exports and limited markets.