Latin America

Thursday, January 30th 2014 - 06:01 UTC
Malvinas claim support from Celac, underlined by Argentine president

Argentine president Cristina Fernandez celebrated the advances in integration achieved by Latin America and the Caribbean, and thanked country members for their support in Argentina's claim over the Malvinas and other South Atlantic Islands sovereignty.
Wednesday, January 29th 2014 - 21:00 UTC
New York Times blasts Cristina Fernández: “Argentina on the brink”

The New York Times published on Wednesday a very strong editorial criticizing the misguided policies of the government of President Cristina Fernandez, arguing that once again 'Argentina is on the brink”.
Wednesday, January 29th 2014 - 20:37 UTC
Ecuador readies witch hunt against certain journalists, claims NGO Fundamedios

Ecuadorean non-governmental organization Fundamedios claimed that President Rafael Correa is trying to stop it from operating normally after the government announced that the “administrative control” of the NGO would be transferred to the national Communications Secretariat.
Wednesday, January 29th 2014 - 06:51 UTC
Argentine foreign money market operating at 8.015 Pesos to the US dollar

For second day running the Argentine foreign money market reacted with normality with the official rate of the US dollar closing at 8.015 Pesos, while the so called 'reference dollar' for savings traded at 9.62 Pesos and the 'blue' or parallel climbed 35 cents to 12.50 Pesos.
Wednesday, January 29th 2014 - 06:40 UTC
Nicaragua's Ortega joins the club of Latam leaders addicted to remaining in office

Nicaragua's national assembly voted to scrap presidential term limits, which could allow current head of state Daniel Ortega to run again for election at the end of his current mandate.
Tuesday, January 28th 2014 - 22:38 UTC
Maduro wants Puerto Rico to join Celac, a territory 'free of colonies'

President Nicolás Maduro described the current CELAC summit in Havana as historic and revealed Venezuela has proposed that the group's territories be considered 'free of colonies' and thus invites Puerto Rico to formally join Celac (Community of Latin American and Caribbean state).
Tuesday, January 28th 2014 - 21:12 UTC
Cuba opens Celac summit and warns against 'foreign interference'

The President of Cuba Raúl Castro warned against the “foreign interference” suffered by Latin America and the Caribbean region at the Tuesday opening of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) summit in Havana, which brought together representatives from the 33-nation group.
Tuesday, January 28th 2014 - 19:20 UTC
Anglo-Colombian defense conference onboard HMS Richmond in Cartagena

The third annual Anglo-Colombian Strategic Defense Conference was held this week onboard HMS Richmond in Cartagena. The Portsmouth based type 23 returning from her Atlantic deployment also supported Defense and Security Industry Day while alongside in the Colombian port.
Tuesday, January 28th 2014 - 17:57 UTC
What can the U.S. learn from Latin America’s declining inequality?

By Heraldo Muñoz (*) - President Obama recently declared that inequality is “the defining challenge of our age.” When inequality is becoming a growing debate in the United States, what lessons can be drawn from Latin America, which — although still highly unequal — is the only region that managed to reduce income inequality in the last decade?
Tuesday, January 28th 2014 - 06:41 UTC
UN highest court settles maritime dispute: pride for Peru, rich fisheries remain for Chile

The United Nations’ highest court set a maritime boundary between Chile and Peru on Monday that grants Peruvians a bigger piece of the Pacific Ocean while keeping rich coastal fishing grounds in the hands of Chilean industry. Despite high emotions over the dispute, the ruling is expected to have little effect on cordial ties between the two neighbors whose economic interdependence has grown greatly in recent years.