Latin America

Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 14:44 UTC
ISA virus outbreak detected on salmon farm in southern Chile

SERNAPESCA, Chile’s national marine fisheries service, has declared an Infectious Salmon Anemia (ISA) outbreak on a salmon farm in the Magallanes Region (XII).
Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 11:41 UTC
Transition processes in Argentina and Brazil seen from Washington

The Washington Post in one of this week’s editorials referred to the ‘transition process’ going on in South America’s two largest economies, Argentina and Brazil, after almost a decade of populist leadership.
Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 06:07 UTC
India set to become second largest copper consumer by 2020

COCHILCO, Chile’s copper commission, estimates that by the end of this decade, India’s demand for copper will rise from the current figure of 610,000 tons to between 2.4 million and 3.6 million tons annually.
Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 00:17 UTC
Stranded cruise towed to San Diego; Navy choppers supply food to 4.500 pax

Cruise ship “Carnival Splendour” carrying 4,500 passengers and crew members is being slowly towed towards San Diego, California after an engine room fire disabled its ability to move on its own.
Wednesday, November 10th 2010 - 06:14 UTC
Cuba prepares for the “orderly” elimination of ration cards effective since 1962

The Cuban government is proposing the orderly elimination of the rations’ card according to a document prepared for the ruling party Communist Congress scheduled for April 2011.
Wednesday, November 10th 2010 - 05:57 UTC
Latin America’s second largest bourse by market value is launched in Peru

The main securities exchanges in Chile, Colombia and Peru plan to begin trialling cross-border stock trading in an arrangement that may lead to the creation of Latin America’s second-largest bourse by market value.
Wednesday, November 10th 2010 - 02:38 UTC
Falklands should not interfere with UK’s Latin America renewed approach

The Falkland Islands dispute must not get in the way of Britain boosting its relations with Latin America, Foreign Secretary William Hague said Tuesday. London has neglected its ties with the region for too long and Britain must re-launch its relations with Latin America as its importance on the global stage grows, Hague said.
Tuesday, November 9th 2010 - 18:36 UTC
Uruguay’s leading banker calls for prudence, austerity and less triumphalism

In spite of Uruguay’s good macroeconomic performance there are weak points and a productivity shock, fiscal austerity plus regional coordination to address external surprises should be considered, said Enrique Iglesias, economist, former banker and currently Ibero-America Secretary General.
Tuesday, November 9th 2010 - 13:53 UTC
“Carnival Splendor” with 4.500 people towed to Mexico after fire left her adrift

The crew of a Mexico-bound cruise ship “Carnival Splendor” battled an engine room fire for three hours which left the vessel adrift, officials said. On Tuesday the vessel was waiting to be towed to the Mexican port of Ensenada.
Tuesday, November 9th 2010 - 04:27 UTC
In the most unequal region, Uruguay has highest human development index

Uruguay ranks third, behind Argentina and Chile, as the Latin American countries with the highest Human Development Index (HDI), according to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) 2010 Report, which shows that, despite the significant progress many countries have made, the region continues to register the greatest inequality rates in the world.