Mercosur

• Sunday, April 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands' war, a crime committed by cowardly generals

  Argentina's war with Britain over the Falkland Islands was a crime committed by a cowardly military dictatorship, but Argentina will never abandon its claim to sovereignty of the islands, said President Nestor Kirchner in a ceremony to mark the 24th anniversary of the Argentine landing April 2, 1982.

• Sunday, April 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Peru's Humala: “I belong with those downstairs”

  With less than a week to the general election Peruvian ultra nationalist presidential candidate Ollanta Humala who leads in the public opinion polls rejected being labelled “left wing” and said that if the press insists in “ideology” identification “I belong with those downstairs”.

• Saturday, April 1st 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Mexico, US, Canada pledge closer ties

  Mexican President Vicente Fox held his swan-song summit with the leaders of the United States and Canada in Cancun Friday, and expressed optimism that one of the main objectives he set for himself upon taking office more than five years ago - a better deal for undocumented Mexicans in the U.S. - is at hand.

• Friday, March 31st 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  “Fighting corruption is a priority”

  Government transparency is a key aspect of the democratic exercise of power demanded under the Inter-American Democratic Charter, and thus the fight against corruption is a priority task for the Organization of American States (OAS), Secretary General José Miguel Insulza said Thursday in Washington.

• Friday, March 31st 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  IMF: Uruguay over-performing but more is needed

  IMF officials praised Uruguay's strong economic performance and prospects for 2006 but also cautioned about “remaining macroeconomic vulnerabilities” and called for “measures to improve the investment climate and enhance productivity”.

• Friday, March 31st 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Jamaica's first female PM sworn in

  Veteran politician Portia Simpson Miller was sworn in as prime minister of Jamaica on Thursday, becoming the first woman to lead the Caribbean island's government.

• Friday, March 31st 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  First Disney Park in Latin America?

  Brazilian officials are talking with the Walt Disney Co. about a deal that would bring the entertainment company's first theme park in Latin America to Brasilia, the press reported Thursday.

• Friday, March 31st 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Expert Forecasts Rough Hurricane Season

  This year's hurricane season will likely be worse than usual, though not as severe as 2005, a U.S. hurricane expert said Thursday.

• Friday, March 31st 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Bolivian commercial air traffic back to normal

  Bolivian airports resumed Friday normal operations after workers from Lloyd Aero Boliviano (LAB) demanding a government takeover of the airline ended protests and agreed to negotiations.

• Thursday, March 30th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Chile, Latinamerica leading economy

  Chile is the show case of Latinamerica leading the region's economic ranking, making it the country most attractive to invest and 22 in the world scale, according to a special report from The Economist.