Latin America

• Monday, July 19th 2010 - 00:05 UTC

  Colombia to present evidence of FARC Venezuelan haven in OAS

  

  Colombia will take evidence it says proves the presence of FARC and ELN guerrillas in Venezuela to a meeting of the Organization of American States next Thursday confirmed ambassador to OAS Luis Alfonso Hoyos.

• Saturday, July 17th 2010 - 07:01 UTC

  Bolivia confirms pipeline to supply Paraguay and Uruguay with natural gas

  

  Hydrocarbons minister Fernando Vincenti confirmed that Bolivia is interested in extending its natural gas pipeline network to add Paraguay and Uruguay to its list of clients now limited to Mercosur main associates, Brazil and Argentina.

• Saturday, July 17th 2010 - 06:28 UTC

  Caracas rejects Colombian claims guerrilla leaders ‘are tolerated’ in Venezuela

  

  Venezuela has rejected Colombia's accusation that Caracas tolerates Colombian guerrillas on its territory. The charge was “a desperate attempt” to undermine relations between the two countries, particularly with the incoming administration of president-elect Juan Manuel Santos, the Venezuelan foreign ministry said.

• Saturday, July 17th 2010 - 06:19 UTC

  Toyota, Nissan plan to invest 1.2 billion USD to increase production in Latam

  

  Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. will invest a combined 1.2 billion US dollars to expand production in Latin America amid growing regional and export demand.

• Saturday, July 17th 2010 - 06:09 UTC

  Intense cold weather in Chile anticipates higher prices for fruits and vegetables

  

  The past week’s intensely cold weather has hit farm in central and southern Chile hard, especially those growing fruits and vegetables. Production is expected to drop sharply and there has already been a 20% rise in fruit and vegetable prices.

• Friday, July 16th 2010 - 19:41 UTC

  Colombia joins race to become energy independent by 2020

  

  Colombian state oil company Ecopetrol said it expects to produce 1.3 million barrels per day of “clean” oil equivalent by 2020 and that some 80 billion US dollars in investment will be needed to meet the target.

• Friday, July 16th 2010 - 04:50 UTC

  Cuban freed political prisoners request full citizen status from Spain

  

  Seven of the eleven Cuban political prisoners freed and flown to Madrid this week described conditions in Cuban jails, where they lived among rats and the threat of tuberculosis. They also requested Madrid does not categorize them as immigrants.

• Friday, July 16th 2010 - 03:18 UTC

  Two and a half million Chileans live below the poverty line

  

  The numbers are startling: two and a half million Chileans are currently living below the poverty line, according to a new study by the Caracterización Socioeconómica Nacional (CASEN) 2009.

• Friday, July 16th 2010 - 03:05 UTC

  Bolivia sea outlet negotiation with Chile inconclusive, next week in La Paz

  

  The meeting between Chile and Bolivia’s foreign ministers was temporarily suspended as the pair attended the inauguration of a new border post between the two countries in Chungará.

• Thursday, July 15th 2010 - 06:46 UTC

  Betancourt withdraws demand for compensation from Colombian government

  

  French-Colombian ex-hostage and presidential hopeful Ingrid Betancourt withdraw this week a widely-criticized demand for compensation for nearly six years in captivity in Colombia.