Mercosur

• Tuesday, February 27th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Lula da Silva and Vazquez agree to another patch for Mercosur

  

  Presidents from Uruguay and Brazil, meeting in Colonia Monday, seem to have smoothed strained economic and political ties with promises of stronger bilateral relations and a new boost to the battered Mercosur block, although Argentina, just fifty kilometers away was not present at the summit.

• Monday, February 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands' war 25th anniversary: “Not an easy year” for UK Argentina relation

  British Ambassador in Buenos Aires said Sunday that 2007 “will not be an easy year for the relationship” with Argentina because of the upcoming 25th anniversary of the war over the Falklands/Malvinas.

• Sunday, February 25th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Indian company and Bolivia at odds over huge steel foundry

  Natural gas price has become the main obstacle for India's Jindal Steel & Power corporation project to develop Bolivia's richest known reserves of iron.

• Sunday, February 25th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Only the River Plate will separate Bush and Chavez in March

  Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez is expected in Buenos Aires during the first days of March officially as retribution to the recent hosting of Argentina's Nestor Kirchner with whom several financial, trade, development and cooperation agreements were signed, revealed the Argentine ambassador in Caracas Alicia Castro.

• Saturday, February 24th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Former Chilean president burgled in Punta del Este

  Thieves broke into the house where former Chilean president Ricardo Lagos was vacationing in the exclusive Uruguayan resort of Punta del Este approximately two weeks ago, reported Friday the Montevideo press.

• Friday, February 23rd 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Uribe orders Army to get tough with FARC “bandits”

  Colombian President Alvaro Uribe ordered the military to intensify operations against the Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces, FARC, following their rejection of a possible humanitarian exchange of hostages for imprisoned guerrillas, arguing that Uribe's government was “illegitimate”.

• Sunday, February 18th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Inflation and shortages expose Chavez jittery economics

  Faced with accelerated inflation and shortages of basic foods Venezuela's president Hugo Chavez signed decrees against speculation and hoarding which enables authorities to take over businesses that produce or retail food, if they refuse to sell or are in violation of regulated prices.

• Friday, February 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Penguin News Weekly Update

  

  Headlines: A right old knees-up; Port facilities back on the agenda: consultants enlisted; Census figures stalled; New environmental boss; Four cruisers visit this week; Scholars learn of Island life.

• Thursday, February 15th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Warm reception in Stanley for Argentine Chevening Scholars group

  

  Media interest in the 25th anniversary of the Falklands/Malvinas War is currently mounting in both hemispheres and on both sides of the sovereignty dispute between Britain and Argentina.

• Sunday, February 11th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Falkland Islanders “feel vulnerable” to Argentine pressure

  

  Falkland Islanders “feel vulnerable” to Argentine pressure
  The British Embassy in Buenos Aires said the increased political and economic pressure exercised by Argentina on the Falkland Islands has made the Islanders “feel vulnerable”.