Mercosur

• Monday, May 9th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Uruguay: ruling coalition winner in municipal elections

  For the first time ever Uruguay's centre left wing ruling coalition swept away with eight of the country's 19 electoral districts in last Sunday's municipal elections.

• Saturday, May 7th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Mexico City Mayor Sounding Like Candidate

  It's a moment for the reaffirmation of democracy,“ Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said. ”On that topic there cannot be a step back.”

• Saturday, May 7th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Earlier squid season proposed in Argentina

  Argentina's Fishing Industry Chamber, CIPA, has requested the Fisheries Federal Council to advance the next squid season beginning January 2006, instead of the traditional month of February.

• Saturday, May 7th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Martin Garvie, Member of the British Empire

  Martin Andrew Garvie, well known teacher and school principal at schools in Buenos Aires, was included in the 2005 New Year Honours list with an MBE, awarded by the British Crown, for services to education and English language teaching in Argentina.

• Saturday, May 7th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Dollar jumps vs euro, modest gains on yen

  The dollar was sharply higher versus the euro yesterday; climbing after the US reported an unexpectedly large increase in April job creation.

• Friday, May 6th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Uruguayan President Visit Argentina

  After meet Pte. Kirchner, Pte. Vazquez spoke at a lunch for 480 people at the Sheraton Hotel, where he is staying while in Argentina.

• Friday, May 6th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Desire confirms exploratory drilling in 2006

  Desire Petroleum is set to begin early 2006 exploratory drilling in the Falkland Islands northern basin with an overall investment of forty million US dollars, reports the Argentine press.

• Thursday, May 5th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Growing rift between Peru and Chile

  With the background of the growing rift between Peru and Chile, a Peruvian Congressional Committee unanimously approved Wednesday a project banning investors from Chile and Ecuador in Peruvian port and airport concessions.

• Thursday, May 5th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Europe's downslide leaves rates unchanged at 2%

  The European Central Bank, ECB, decided Wednesday as anticipated to keep interest rates unchanged at 2%, reflecting the poor performance of the Euro-zone economy and low inflationary pressures.

• Thursday, May 5th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Charges against Lopez Obrador dropped

  Mexico's Attorney General's office announced Wednesday it will drop contempt charges against Mexico City charismatic Mayor Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador despite the belief that he is “probably guilty” of defying a court order in a municipal land dispute.