Mercosur

Tuesday, December 30th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Brazilian wants larger representation in Mercosur parliament

The president of the Mercosur Parliament has stated that Brazil should have four times the number of representatives from Paraguay and Uruguay. Deputy Doctor Rosinha argued that since Brazil has a population of 187 million, it should have 75 representatives, Argentina 33 and Paraguay and Uruguay, 18 each.
Tuesday, December 30th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Brazil openly admits trade surplus benefits from Mercosur

The lack of mechanisms to correct asymmetries and finance infrastructure projects are the biggest hurdles for Mercosur and Latinamerican integration, according to the Brazilian presidency main foreign policy advisor Marco Aurelio Garcia.
Monday, December 29th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Coal mining venture threatens Chilean Patagonia Island

A coal mining venture being considered for Chile's Region X Isla Guafo, off the southwest coast of Chiloé, is raising alarm bells among area scientists, indigenous groups and local fishermen who fear the endeavour could cause irreparable harm to the uninhabited island's diverse and abundant wildlife.
Monday, December 29th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Copper keeps sliding, reaches a four year low at 1.27 USD lb

The price of copper, Chile's biggest export, may not rebound past 2 US dollars per pound after the international credit crisis hammered speculators, according to Santiago Gonzalez, Chile's Mining minister. Copper reached last week a four year low.
Monday, December 29th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Fake cases tarnish Chile's dictatorship missing victims list

Several cases of people listed as missing victims of Chile's dictatorship which have either been located or died under unrelated circumstances has shocked the country's public opinion and caused political turmoil.
Monday, December 29th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Mercosur calls for end of violence and peace talks in Gaza

Mercosur expressed “concern and repudiation” towards the spiral of violence in the Gaza Strip, and also regrets the tragic results of the Israeli bombardment of the Palestinian territory.
Sunday, December 28th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Forty days repairs for “Ushuaia” in Punta Arenas dry dock

The Panamanian flagged cruise vessel Ciudad de Ushuaia that in early December ran aground close to the Antarctic Peninsula should be ready to resume her activities in 30/40 days time according to sources from Asmar Magallanes, the yard in Punta Arenas, extreme south of Chile where she is undergoing repairs.
Sunday, December 28th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Red, Orange UV alert in Punta Arenas and Tierra del Fuego

Punta Arenas in the extreme south of Chile has released a Ultra Violet radiation alert recommending people to avoid photo-exposure, particularly between 10:00 in the morning to 16:00 hours in the afternoon, given the high (orange and red) levels registered in Punta Arenas and two locations in Tierra del Fuego.
Sunday, December 28th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Spain's “Law of Grandchildren” spurs long queues in Cuba

Starting Monday, hundreds of thousands of descendants of Spaniards who went into political exile around the world during the years of Francisco Franco's dictatorship will be able to petition for Spanish citizenship under the provisions of a law intended as reparation for past injustices.The period of time established in the bill extends from July 18, 1936 to December 31, 1955.
Saturday, December 27th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
South Georgia stamps celebrate centenary links to Falklands

A new stamp issue celebrating the “Centenary of Letters Patent”, formally defining South Georgia as part of the Falkland Islands Dependencies has been released.