Latin America

• Tuesday, November 13th 2012 - 22:53 UTC

  Argentines and Brazilians pay the most tax in Latam, says OECD

  

  Argentines and Brazilians pay the most tax in Latin America while Venezuelans pay the least, according to a report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), released on Tuesday.

• Tuesday, November 13th 2012 - 20:51 UTC

  Latam rapidly turning into middle class continent, says World Bank

  

  A World Bank report released Tuesday found that Latin America and the Caribbean registered a 50% jump in the number of people joining the middle class during the last decade, which was called by economists an historic achievement for a region long exposed to wealth inequality.

• Tuesday, November 13th 2012 - 03:52 UTC

  Ecuador’s President Correa runs for a third consecutive term next February

  

  Ecuador President Rafael Correa officially announced this weekend that he would run for a third term in February elections -- a contest in which he is expected to be the runaway favourite.

• Tuesday, November 13th 2012 - 03:40 UTC

  Brazil and Argentina sign ‘combined military operations’ agreement

  

  Brazil announced on Monday its first agreement on combined operations with Argentina which will allow the two countries forces to act jointly in catastrophe situations and peace missions.

• Tuesday, November 13th 2012 - 03:35 UTC

  Despite Unasur, Colombia and Chile ambassadors are back in Paraguay

  

  Colombia and Chile ambassadors returned to Paraguay on Sunday after six months absence, the first two members from Unasur in doing so and in practical terms breaking the isolation imposed on the landlocked country following the political crisis which removed Fernando Lugo and had him replaced by current president Federico Franco.

• Monday, November 12th 2012 - 17:25 UTC

  Obituary Sir Rex Hunt CMG

  

  Sir Rex Hunt, who was Governor of the Falkland Islands during the 1982 Argentine invasion precipitating the Falklands War, has died aged 86, in Stockton-On-Tees, where he had lived in retirement.

• Monday, November 12th 2012 - 07:30 UTC

  Meningitis scare in Chile: all children five and below to be vaccinated

  

  The Chilean government announced Sunday a plan to combat a very aggressive strain of meningitis, with 45 confirmed cases and ten deaths, and which includes a massive vaccination of all children less than five years in metropolitan Santiago and the arrival to the country of experts from the US and the Pan-American Health Organization, OPS.

• Monday, November 12th 2012 - 05:46 UTC

  Multi-billion mining project in the Andes further delayed environment regulations

  

  Barrick Gold Corp, the world’s biggest gold producer, said on Saturday it had halted earth-moving works at its Pascua Lama mine on the Argentina-Chile border following concerns about the health of workers at the site high in the Andes.

• Saturday, November 10th 2012 - 06:08 UTC

  Colombia breaks isolation ring imposed on Paraguay by Unasur

  

  Colombia confirmed on Friday that its ambassador in Paraguay, Alberto Barrantes had returned to Asunción, four months after the political crisis triggered by the removal from office of Fernando Lugo and his replacement by President Federico Franco

• Friday, November 9th 2012 - 06:41 UTC

  Chilean ambassador return to Paraguay ‘when electoral process begins’

  

  Chilean Foreign minister Alfredo Moreno said on Thursday it had not been decided when Chile’s ambassador to Paraguay, Christian Maquieira would be returning to Asuncion and pointed out that the diplomat continues “in consultations” with Santiago, following the removal of former president Fernando Lugo.