Latin America

• Saturday, May 29th 2010 - 05:18 UTC

  Colombians faithful to Uribe but seem ready for a “green” change

  

  Colombia goes to the polls Sunday in unusual circumstances for its recent history, with a technical tie between the top two presidential candidates who lead the pack of six contestants.

• Saturday, May 29th 2010 - 02:59 UTC

  IMF praises management of Peruvian economy; forecasts 5 to 7% growth in 2010

  

  International Monetary Fund (IMF) praised Peru as a clear example of how to enforce the right economic policies since its GDP this year is expected to grow 5 to 7%.

• Saturday, May 29th 2010 - 01:47 UTC

  Brazil calls on South America to have its own military dissuasive capacity

  

  South America must recover its military dissuasive capacity so it can say ‘no’ when necessary said Brazilian Defence minister Nelson Jobim following a meeting this week in Montevideo with his Uruguayan counterpart Luis Rosadilla.

• Saturday, May 29th 2010 - 01:40 UTC

  Hillary Clinton to attend OAS assembly in Lima and visit Ecuador and Colombia

  

  United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will travel to Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Barbados from June 6-10 to participate in the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) and consult with our regional partners on issues of shared interest.

• Saturday, May 29th 2010 - 01:25 UTC

  Peru/Chile maritime dispute extends to Ecuador and Colombia

  

  In addition to having called upon Ecuador a few weeks ago as a witness in Chile’s maritime dispute with Peru, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague also asked the Permanent Commission of the South Pacific (CPPS) – of which Colombia is a member to testify.

• Saturday, May 29th 2010 - 01:14 UTC

  US citizen who spent 15 years in Peruvian jail convicted for terrorism is released

  

  Lori Berenson, a US citizen who was convicted of terrorism and has spent the last 15 years in a Peruvian jail, has being released, according to Lima newspaper El Comercio.

• Friday, May 28th 2010 - 11:09 UTC

  Whales centre study to be built in Chile’s Strait of Magellan

  

  Chile is researching the possible construction of a new centre for visitors and scientists to study whales in the Straits of Magellan.

• Friday, May 28th 2010 - 04:46 UTC

  OAS ‘deep concern’ over incidents in Jamaica with dozens killed

  

  The Organization of American States, OAS, human rights specialized body expressed “deep concern” Thursday over the violence engulfing Jamaica and wants an inquiry into the unrest that has left dozens dead.

• Friday, May 28th 2010 - 04:44 UTC

  Venezuelan economy contracts 5.8% in first quarter over a year ago

  

  Venezuela’s economy fell deeper into recession in the first three months of the year as electricity rationing conditioned manufacturing and investment dried up because of government takeovers.

• Thursday, May 27th 2010 - 09:27 UTC

  Latinamerica must detach ‘utopia from true history and reality’

  

  Renowned Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa during a conference in Israel strongly criticized Latinamerican leaders such as Cuba’s Fidel Castro, Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez and Brazil’s Lula da Silva.