Latin America

Thursday, April 10th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Nuclear super-carrier in the South Atlantic next May

A mighty warrior of the seas, USS George Washington will be visiting Punta Arenas in the extreme south of Chile next May.
Wednesday, April 9th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
French hostage mission to leave Colombia

France called off a humanitarian mission Tuesday to treat and possibly free ailing hostage Ingrid Betancourt after Colombian rebels said they wouldn't unilaterally release any more captives.
Wednesday, April 9th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Japanese Girl, 11, to cycle across South America

An 11-year-old girl from Saitama Prefecture is due to set off on a seven-month journey by bicycle across South America with her parents.
Tuesday, April 8th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Bachelet talks about double standards for females leaders

After meeting with Queen Elizabeth at Windsor Palace late last week, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet spoke firmly about the double standards today's female leaders have to deal with.
Tuesday, April 8th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Chile has most “rich-poor” segregated education system

The segregation of rich and poor students in Chile may be the worst in the world, according to a recent Universidad de Chile study confirming what many education leaders already suspected.
Tuesday, April 8th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Bolivians consider latest James Bond film stigmatizing

Bolivian Culture Deputy Minister Pablo Groux complained this week that Quantum of Solace, the upcoming film about secret agent James Bond, stigmatizes Bolivia as a centre of drug traffic.
Monday, April 7th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Chile cuts taxes to fight highest inflation in decade

Chile's consumer price index rose 0.8% in March, up from 0.4% in February, according to the latest release from the country's National Statistics Institute (INE). The March figure pushed 12-month inflation to 8.5%, up from the February 8.1%.
Monday, April 7th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Paulson calls for more integration and trade with Latam

United States Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson officially opened on Monday the 49th general assembly of the Inter American Development Bank, IDB, calling for greater integration of trade and openness between Latinamerica and the US and warned about what he defined as “protectionist interests”.
Sunday, April 6th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Chavez nationalizes cement industry; Mexico condemns

Mexico yesterday condemned Venezuela's planned nationalization of the cement industry, which will affect Cemex, a major Mexican company.

“We can only condemn this action,” Finance Minister Agustín Carstens said in the city of Acapulco.
Sunday, April 6th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
World Bank lowers Latinamerica growth prospects to 4.8%

The World Bank lowered Latin America's growth estimate for 2008 to 4.8% from 5.1% as a consequence of the economic slowdown in United States, said vice president for the region Pamela Cox.