Latin America

Thursday, June 18th 2009 - 14:43 UTC
Chile reports third death of influenza and declares “sanitary emergency”

Chile officially declared state of sanitary emergency as the A/H1N1 influenza cases raised again in the last hours, with 3125 confirmed, three deaths and many blood samples still undergoing laboratory expertise.
Thursday, June 18th 2009 - 14:32 UTC
Lan Cargo and GE sign 12-year maintenance program for turbines

Chile’s Lan Cargo signed a twelve year agreement with the Aviation Department of General Electric for the maintenance, upkeep and repair of the GE90-110B engines of its fleet of four Boeings 777. The operation involves 135 million US dollars.
Thursday, June 18th 2009 - 14:13 UTC
Jon Benjamin, next UK ambassador in Chile

Jon Benjamin has been appointed British Ambassador to Chile in succession to Mr Howard Drake OBE who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment.
Thursday, June 18th 2009 - 14:10 UTC
HMS Manchester sailors “dump” McDonald statue in Valparaiso harbour

Two Royal Navy sailors from HMS Manchester have appeared in court in Chile for stealing a life-size statue from a McDonald's restaurant.
Thursday, June 18th 2009 - 08:53 UTC
Caribbean cruise interrupted because of A/H1N1 influenza

A Spanish cruise ship has been turned away from two Caribbean ports following an outbreak of the A/H1N1 influenza on board. Pullmantur said “Ocean Dream” was refused permission to dock in Grenada and Barbados on Wednesday, with several confirmed cases amongst the crew of the virus.
Tuesday, June 16th 2009 - 11:12 UTC
Peru/Bolivia diplomatic rift over deadly clashes in Amazonia

Peru withdrew on Monday its ambassador to Bolivia, Fernando Rojas, in protest against Bolivian President Evo Morales calling the June 5 deaths of indigenous people in north Peru “genocide”.
Monday, June 15th 2009 - 13:28 UTC
Cuban dissident neurosurgeon arrives in Argentina

The Cuban neurosurgeon Hilda Molina arrived in Argentina on Sunday to visit relatives, 15 years after she broke ranks with former leader Fidel Castro over the healthcare system on the island.
Monday, June 15th 2009 - 13:22 UTC
Peru celebrates 110th anniversary of Japanese immigration

Japan’s Prince Hitachi began an official visit to Peru this weekend to take part in the 110th anniversary celebrations for Japanese immigration to Peru.
Monday, June 15th 2009 - 12:59 UTC
Peruvian president supports cabinet and admits mistakes

Peruvian president Alan García gave his full support to cabinet chief Yehude Simon and Interior minister Mercedes Cabanillas, whom the opposition are demanding they resign because of the violent clashes with indigenous communities which left over 50 dead (half of them policemen) in the Amazonia province.
Monday, June 15th 2009 - 07:45 UTC
Cuban Oil: Havana’s Potential Geo-Political Bombshell

As the US President Barack Obama administration slowly inches towards normalizing its relations with Cuba, pressure is mounting on the new president to lift the decades-old, and universally acknowledged, anachronistic embargo.