Latin America

• Saturday, December 5th 2009 - 09:20 UTC

  President-elect Lobo “best positioned” to return democratic rule to Honduras

  

  Washington based Organization of American States Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza said on Friday that Honduras president –elect Porfirio Lobo is the person “best positioned” to boost the restoration of democratic rule in the Central American country.

• Saturday, December 5th 2009 - 09:14 UTC

  Brazil and Peru create integrated border area in Amazon states

  

  Brazilian president Lula da Silva will be signing with his Peruvian peer Alan García next week in Lima the creation of an integrated zone in the Amazon.

• Saturday, December 5th 2009 - 02:56 UTC

  Mosquito transmitted dengue is back in Paraguay with 59 reported cases

  

  Paraguay has admitted 59 cases of the mosquito transmitted disease dengue mostly concentrated in the north of the land-locked tropical country.

• Saturday, December 5th 2009 - 02:43 UTC

  Bolivian natural gas revenue forecasted to drop a third because of price factor

  

  Bolivia’s revenue from natural gas exports will reach this year 2 billion US dollars, which is a billion less that the 3.1 billion reported in 2008, according to the country’s Hydrocarbons Chamber, CBH.

• Friday, December 4th 2009 - 08:07 UTC

  Bolivian electorate loves President Morales but Senate is in doubt

  

  Bolivian president Evo Morales is expected to be easily re-elected on Sunday but is desperately fighting to ensure a two thirds majority in the Senate which would enable him to pass a hundred bills to continue with the political and economic reforms he has pending from his first mandate.

• Friday, December 4th 2009 - 08:04 UTC

  Iran trebled trade with Latinamerica in 2008 reaching 2.9 billion USD

  

  Iran has trebled trade with Latinamerica and Argentina has become its second partner in the region (replacing Mexico) according to Latin Business Chronicle based on data form the International Monetary Fund.

• Friday, December 4th 2009 - 05:01 UTC

  Promotion of Sustainable Tourism on Chile’s Easter Island

  

  The US World Monuments Fund, together with Chile’s forestry agency CONAF, has designed a visitors’ centre on Easter Island to enhance sustainable tourism. The project, valued at more than 460.000 USD, will be built at the entrance to the ceremonial village of Orongo.

• Friday, December 4th 2009 - 04:54 UTC

  Chilean government defends arms’ purchases: 6 billion USD since 1990

  

  Chile does not want to start an arms race, nor does it have aggressive intentions toward its neighbours.

• Thursday, December 3rd 2009 - 13:27 UTC

  Honduras overwhelmingly votes against reinstatement of Zelaya

  

  Honduras’ Congress overwhelmingly voted Wednesday against the reinstatement of ousted President Manuel Zelaya, a move that closes the door on his return to power after he was toppled in a June coup.

• Thursday, December 3rd 2009 - 08:29 UTC

  All ready for the Argentina-Chile bicentennial (Dakar) rally

  

  Dakar rally director Etienne Lavigne celebrated Wednesday in Buenos Aires that the coming 2010 edition of the world event will coincide with Argentina and Chile commemoration of their second bicentennial as nations.