Latin America

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.
Thursday, May 27th 2010 - 09:03 UTC
Chile’s Mapuche community stops airport construction in Temuco

Santiago de Chile Appeals Court last week ruled in favour of Mapuche indigenous leaders to stop development of a new international airport near Temuco in the south of the country. The airport is located on ancestral lands belonging to the Mapuche.
Thursday, May 27th 2010 - 08:49 UTC
Santiago’s streets congested with 42% of the total vehicles in Chile

More than one million vehicles circulate through Santiago’s streets, or 42% of the total vehicles in Chile. The expected increase of traffic in Chile’s capital, Santiago, is six percent for 2010, which will further increase traffic congestion and pollution particulary in winter months, experts say.
Thursday, May 27th 2010 - 08:37 UTC
Colombian president warns about proposals to raise taxes

Colombian President Alvaro Uribe on Wednesday sharply criticized campaign proposals to raise taxes, warning that this could “severely damage” what has been achieved, reports El Espectador.
Thursday, May 27th 2010 - 08:22 UTC
Lula da Silva asks Unasur and Mexico support for his Iran uranium agreement

Through a letter, Brazilian President Lula da Silvia asked the South American Nations Union (Unasur) and Mexico to support the uranium enrichment tripartite agreement reached between his country, Iran, and Turkey.
Wednesday, May 26th 2010 - 06:13 UTC
Chilean investments abroad rise sharply in first quarter of the year

In the first quarter of 2010 Chilean businesses invested 1.7 billion US dollars abroad, seven times more than in the same period in 2009, according to the Santiago Chamber of Commerce (CCS).