Latin America

• Monday, January 3rd 2011 - 20:40 UTC

  Ecuador: Decline in tuna landings due to 'La Niña'

  

  Between January and October 2010, 402,868 tonnes of tuna was caught in the eastern Pacific, 16 per cent less than the 478,633 tonnes landed in the same period in 2009, according to figures from the Association of Tuna Companies from Ecuador (Atunec).

• Monday, January 3rd 2011 - 20:17 UTC

  Chile: Police continue evictions of occupied land on Easter Islands

  

  More than 100 Police Special Forces violently evicted Rapa Nui indigenous groups from the Government Plaza in the center of Hanga Roa over the holidays, causing injuries to at least nine people, three of them serious.

• Monday, January 3rd 2011 - 05:11 UTC

  Venezuelan currency devalued again

  

  Venezuelan government devalued its bolivar currency for the second time in 12 months on Thursday, abolishing the lowest exchange rate as the Opec member fights to revive its economy. Intended to spur local production in the largely import-dependent nation, the announcement followed a central bank estimate that the economy contracted 1.9 percent during 2010 - Venezuela's second straight year of recession.

• Monday, January 3rd 2011 - 00:04 UTC

  Alert in southern Chile: magnitude 7.1 earthquake

  

  A magnitude-7.1 earthquake has shaken southern Chile, frightening hundreds of people who fled for higher ground fearing it could generate a tsunami like the one that ravaged the coastline last year.

• Sunday, January 2nd 2011 - 23:35 UTC

  Latam social indexes improving but 180 million are still considered poor

  

  The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a record number of 170 projects in 2010 totaling an estimated 12.9 billion USD, as the IDB continues to boost its efforts to help Latin American and Caribbean combat poverty and inequality, and promote sustainable growth.

• Sunday, January 2nd 2011 - 21:24 UTC

  Latin America the most dangerous region for journalists in 2010

  

  Latin America was the most dangerous region for the press in 2010, with 35 of the 105 murders of journalists that occurred worldwide, according to the Swiss-based Press Emblem Campaign.

• Friday, December 31st 2010 - 02:49 UTC

  Happy New Year to all our subscribers and readers!

  

  All of us at MercoPress.com wish our subscribers and readers the very best Happy New Year!.

• Thursday, December 30th 2010 - 11:53 UTC

  Lima and Santiago airports are Latin America’s leaders

  

  The annual ranking by the British consultants Sky Research puts Lima’s Jorge Chávez Airport in front of all South America’s airports, with Pudahuel Airport in Chile coming in just behind.

• Thursday, December 30th 2010 - 08:06 UTC

  According The Times Chile Miners Named “Team of the Year”

  

  The 33 miners who survived 69 days at a depth of some 700 meters (2,300 feet) down a Chilean mine were named “Team of the Year” on Tuesday by The Times of London

• Thursday, December 30th 2010 - 05:42 UTC

  US withdraws Venezuela envoy's visa

  

  Decision to revoke visa for Venezuela's ambassador to Washington follows rejection of US choice for Caracas.