Mercosur

• Thursday, May 5th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Remittances' double impact in Latinamerica

  Remittances from hardworking emigrants in developed countries are rapidly becoming the main source of capital for Latinamerica and the Caribbean, according to a report from the Intern American Development Bank.

• Thursday, May 5th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Troops rushed to oil rich west Venezuela

  Venezuelan troops with air and fluvial support plus elite intelligence units have been rushed to the oil-rich western region where sabotage actions have forced a considerable drop in production, announced Wednesday president Hugo Chavez.

• Thursday, May 5th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Czech donation for Torres del Paine

  Czech Republic Deputy Foreign Secretary Jan Winkler reported that his government had donated 144,000 Euros to help with the infrastructure reconstruction and reforesting of Torres del Paine National Park in Patagonia which was severely damaged by a forest fire last February.

• Thursday, May 5th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Lula says neighbours are ?jealous'

  Brazilian President Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva yesterday acknowledged tension with Argentina but predicted it is only “a temporary problem” which he attributed to “jealousy” over his country's bid to take a permanent seat the United Nations' Security Council.

• Thursday, May 5th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Breaking News.

  Headlines:
  Chilean consumer prices rose 0,9% in April; Chinese city delegation in Punta Arenas; Month of the Sea; King crab is king.

• Thursday, May 5th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Aerolíneas del Sur expands.

  Aerolineas del Sur will be inaugurating next May 12 two new domestic routes in Chile, Antofagasta and Puerto Montt.

• Thursday, May 5th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Uruguay confirms Antarctic commitment.

  Uruguay's Antarctic Institute president Rear Admiral Hugo Viglietti denied press reports indicating the institute faced a “dramatic situation” and insisted Uruguay has a “solid standing” in Antarctic affairs.

• Thursday, May 5th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Fidel Castro blasts OAS Secretary General.

  Chilean president Ricardo Lagos defended Thursday the recently nominated Organization of American States Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza from Cuba's Fidel Castro harsh criticisms.

• Thursday, May 5th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine consulate Chilean spies sentenced.

  Eighteen months after Argentina and Chile were rattled by the espionage incident in Punta Arenas when Chilean military intelligence staff was caught red handed spying inside the Argentine consulate, the four culprits were sentenced this week by a Chilean military court.

• Wednesday, May 4th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Brazil tries to sooth strategic ally Argentina

  Argentina “needs” Brazil as a good trading partner on equal footing but not at any price, said Argentina's Deputy Secretary for Integration, Eduardo Sigal.