Politics

Friday, February 25th 2011 - 21:53 UTC
Argentine government makes a small gesture towards farmers’ groups

Argentina decreed the dissolution of the controversial ONCCA, (Office for the commercial control of agriculture produce) which was directly involved in market regulation and distribution of subsidies and as such caused much irritation and criticism particularly from farmers’ organizations.
Friday, February 25th 2011 - 21:46 UTC
HMS Gloucester rounds up Falklands patrol with visit to South Georgia

Royal Navy Portsmouth-based Type 42 destroyer HMS Gloucester, which is nearing the end of a seven-month deployment to the South Atlantic, has rounded off her Falkland Islands’ patrol with a visit to South Georgia.
Friday, February 25th 2011 - 21:17 UTC
Milestone victory for US radical conservatives in Wisconsin

In what is considered a milestone victory for US radical conservatives the Wisconsin state Assembly approved a Republican proposal to strip public sector unions of most collective bargaining rights despite fierce objections from Democrats and labour unions.
Friday, February 25th 2011 - 21:13 UTC
Argentina names globalization-critic economist as ambassador in France

Argentina has appointed economist Aldo Ferrer (84) ambassador to France. The decision was confirmed by the decree 180/2011 which was signed by President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman, on February 22.
Friday, February 25th 2011 - 06:36 UTC
Brazil wants global trade talks, ‘but will not make new concessions’

Brazil's Foreign Affairs ministry told U.S. officials on Thursday that Brazil wants global talks at the World Trade Organization to move forward, but can't make any new concessions.
Friday, February 25th 2011 - 06:29 UTC
Half a million Brazilians murdered between 1998 and 2008

Brazil is the sixth most murderous country in a list of 100 nations around the world, according to a new study sponsored by the government and released Thursday.
Friday, February 25th 2011 - 06:12 UTC
Uruguay’s leading fish processor reacts to abusive “media offensive”

Uruguay’s leading and largest fish processing company Fripur S.A. claimed in full page ads in Montevideo’s newspapers that it is the victim of a “strong media offensive” that “irresponsibly” questions the way in which it processes products that are sold both in Uruguay and overseas.
Friday, February 25th 2011 - 01:52 UTC
Seven Latam countries on track to have credit ratings upgraded

Seven countries in Latin America are on track to have their ratings upgraded in the short term, as the region's credit cycle remains supported by healthy economic growth and greater policy stability, Fitch Ratings said on Thursday.
Friday, February 25th 2011 - 01:27 UTC
Chile/Ecuador proposal for a UNASUR Antarctic base

Chile and Ecuador will be proposing their peers of Unasur, (Union of South American Nations) the establishment of a scientific research base in Antarctica, according to Ecuador’s Foreign Affairs minister Ricardo Patiño.
Friday, February 25th 2011 - 01:04 UTC
India pledges greater economic cooperation and trade with Uruguay

India pledged on Thursday greater economic cooperation with Uruguay in sectors such as agriculture, pharmaceuticals, textiles, automobiles, machineries and IT. In 2009-10, bilateral trade stood at 64.3 million US dollars.