Latin America

Tuesday, September 8th 2009 - 13:05 UTC
Major reshuffle in Mexico includes war on drugs, oil and agriculture

Mexican President Felipe Calderon announced Monday the resignation of Attorney General Eduardo Medina-Mora, his point-man in the offensive against drug cartels, but gave no indication that the current strategy of full confrontation with the gangs would change.
Tuesday, September 8th 2009 - 10:33 UTC
Chilean conservatives more confident of winning presidential election

Chilean conservative presidential candidate Sebastián Piñera announced Sunday he will submit a proposal to Chile's government suggesting that the voter registration period for December's presidential elections be extended by around one month.
Tuesday, September 8th 2009 - 08:39 UTC
Education gap in Latinamerica and with other regions widening

Latinamerica and the Caribbean spend three times more in arms and fuel subsidies than in the learning gap between children from low income and high income homes, a sum estimated in 14 billion US dollars, according to the president of the Inter American Development Bank, IDB, Luis Alberto Moreno.
Tuesday, September 8th 2009 - 08:21 UTC
Daily flights Buenos Aires/Ushuaia starting October

LAN Chile’s Argentine subsidiary announced an increase in flights from Buenos Aires to the Argentine port city of Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego to meet peak season demand for leisure cruises to Antarctica.
Tuesday, September 8th 2009 - 05:51 UTC
Colombian magistrate sends strong message to President Alvaro Uribe

The head of Colombia’s Constitutional court Nilson Pinilla said the country can “trust” the decision of the court, regarding the law that calls for a referendum on the re-election of President Alvaro Uribe for a third consecutive term.
Monday, September 7th 2009 - 14:42 UTC
Iran and Chavez to fight “imperialist” foes and help revolutionary nations

Iran and Venezuela plan to stand up against “imperialist” foes by strengthening bilateral cooperation on a range of issues, including nuclear power, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said over the weekend.
Monday, September 7th 2009 - 14:12 UTC
Cuban government joins the internet sales-auction-exchange business

Cuba’s Housing Institute has created as specific site in the web to facilitate the search and paper-work for people interested in the interchange of homes, reported the broadcasting station Reloj. The sale and purchase of real estate in Cuba is illegal.
Friday, September 4th 2009 - 13:26 UTC
Chilean female voters split evenly between leading presidential candidates

Female voters are split practically evenly between the two Chilean leading presidential candidates, according to a new poll from human rights organization Corporación Humanas.
Friday, September 4th 2009 - 13:12 UTC
Chile determined to boost natural gas production in Magallanes

A full fledged effort to search for more natural gas in the extreme south of Chile has been undertaken by the Chilean government and the private sector. The plan anticipates the drilling of 22 new wells, 120 kilometres to the north east of Punta Arenas in the Dorado-Riquelme quadrant, which already has a daily production of 450.000 cubic metres.
Friday, September 4th 2009 - 10:24 UTC
US lifts restrictions and allows unlimited visits to relatives in Cuba

United States citizens with relatives in Cuba can send them unlimited cash and visit the island as long and often as they would like under new rules from President Barack Obama’s administration.