Latin America

• Tuesday, January 18th 2011 - 01:15 UTC

  Chile: “Zero readjustment” is not a viable option to resolve conflict due to gas price increase

  

  Energy and Mining Minister Laurence Golborne insisted on the last proposal made by the Chilean government to stop manifestations which would imply a 3% increase in hydrocarbon.

• Tuesday, January 18th 2011 - 01:04 UTC

  Gov. Rios warned that the industry was already experiencing “problems” due to the Chilean blockade

  

  The Governor of Tierra del Fuego announced on Radio 10 that they are awaiting the results of the meetings taking place in Chile to resolve the conflict in Punta Arenas which is affecting Argentine tourists.

• Monday, January 17th 2011 - 17:32 UTC

  Venezuela's Oil Reserves Surpass Those of Saudi Arabia

  

  Venezuela's president Hugo Chavez announced that his country's oil reserves total 217 barrels, topping Saudi Arabia's and making them the largest in the world.

• Monday, January 17th 2011 - 17:22 UTC

  Over 1.5 Million Latin Americans Infected by Dengue in 2010

  

  Latin American governments are increasing dengue prevention campaigns after more than 1.5 million people in the region were infected and over 1,000 died of dengue in the past year.

• Monday, January 17th 2011 - 16:34 UTC

  Chile: Mayor Critisized Piñera’s Government for Invoking Security Law to Stop Protests

  

  Vladimiro Mimica, Mayor of Punta Arenas, expressed that the measures taken by Sebastián Piñera’s government to invoke the Security Law in order to stop protests in Magallanes due to gas price hikes were “an overaction and inopportune”.

• Monday, January 17th 2011 - 13:55 UTC

  Government of Guyana Recognize the State of Palestine

  

  “It is Guyana's hope that the increasing recognition of the state of Palestine will contribute to a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the creation of lasting peace and stability in the region,” the foreign ministry said in a statement last week.

• Monday, January 17th 2011 - 12:16 UTC

  Washington makes access to Cuba easier

  

  New guidelines announced Friday by Obama administration making travel and remittance to Cuba easier for US citizens.

• Monday, January 17th 2011 - 05:51 UTC

  World Bank Projects Chile To Lead Latin American Growth In 2011

  

  The World Bank’s 2011 Global Economic Prospects (GEP) report predicts that Chile will be the fastest-growing economy in Latin America and the Caribbean, while the latter’s growth slows down.

• Saturday, January 15th 2011 - 17:33 UTC

  Strike easing in Magallanes, Chile

  

  THE announcement today by the organisers of the general strike in the Magallanes Region of Chile that there will be some “flexibility” in the road blocks currently in place outside the city of Punta Arenas will no doubt cause some easing of the pressure on the Chilean President to find a solution.

• Friday, January 14th 2011 - 03:40 UTC

  Punta Arenas: Two Dead, 32 Arrested In Early Hours of Massive Strike

  

  Roadblocks, fires, and looting attempts mark the social upheaval against announced cuts to natural gas subsidies