Latin America

Wednesday, May 11th 2011 - 01:25 UTC
Unasur to achieve a “South American continent united and in peace by 2020”

Unasur new Secretary General, former Colombian Foreign Affairs minister Maria Emma Mejía is convinced that South America will be a united continent and in peace, in ten years time.
Tuesday, May 10th 2011 - 20:46 UTC
Falklands will receive another group of Chilean exchange students next September

Another group of Chilean students from Punta Arenas will be travelling to the Falkland Islands next September in the framework of the exchange program agreed between city officials and Falklands’ authorities, according to a report in La Prensa Austral.
Tuesday, May 10th 2011 - 18:17 UTC
Measles vaccination campaign in Chile following several confirmed cases

Undersecretary of Health Jorge Díaz confirmed Saturday that there are seven contagious cases of measles in Chile, but emphasized that “it’s not an epidemic or anything of the sort.”
Tuesday, May 10th 2011 - 11:18 UTC
Valenzuela, US top State Department official for Latam tenders resignation

Expressing a desire to return to his academic post at Georgetown University, Chilean-born Arturo Valenzuela tendered his resignation as the head United States advisor for Latin American Affairs on Friday, May 6.
Tuesday, May 10th 2011 - 10:31 UTC
Colombia’s Mejía formally takes office as Unasur Secretary General

Colombia’s former Foreign Minister, María Emma Mejía, was appointed Monday as the new Secretary General to the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) in a ceremony in Georgetown hosted by Guyanese President Bharrat Jagdeo.
Tuesday, May 10th 2011 - 10:25 UTC
Another major blackout leaves western Venezuela ‘totally affected’

Venezuela restored early Tuesday 90% of power knocked out by a blackout Monday that hit 10 states in the western part of the country. This is the second major power failure in just over a month.
Tuesday, May 10th 2011 - 09:50 UTC
Chilean protestors clash with police as regulators approve five-dam project in Patagonia

Chile approved on Monday the construction of a hydroelectric project that would flood Patagonian valleys and become the country’s biggest power generator, sparking violent protests.
Tuesday, May 10th 2011 - 09:25 UTC
President Correa’s victory margin in controversial referendum is narrowing

Ecuador's President Rafael Correa victory margin in Saturday’s ten question referendum on planned media, banking and judicial reforms has narrowed dramatically according to the latest figures released by the National Electoral Council.
Monday, May 9th 2011 - 18:52 UTC
Cuban government plans to allow residents to travel abroad as tourists

The Cuban government said Monday that it plans to study ways to allow residents of the island to travel abroad as tourists, suggesting it will ease the bureaucratic hurdles and outright restrictions that prevent many residents from leaving.
Monday, May 9th 2011 - 11:06 UTC
Chile’s consumer inflation falls in April, but still above official target

Chile’s consumer prices rose 0.3% in April from March, reported the National Statistics Institute. Annual inflation reached 3.2%, down from 3.4% a month earlier, and 1.6% in the first four months of 2011.