Politics

Saturday, January 19th 2013 - 03:29 UTC
Santos could seek popular approval for any peace and political accord with FARC

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos opened the door to a popular vote on any peace accord negotiated and signed with FARC rebels, but rejected a guerrilla demand to change the constitution if a deal is clinched.
Friday, January 18th 2013 - 23:39 UTC
First journalist killed in the western hemisphere in 2013 is from Brazil

Renato Machado Gonçalves, the manager and joint owner of Radio Barra FM in Rio de Janeiro state, has become the first journalist to be killed in the western hemisphere in 2013. He was gunned down as he left his home in the north of the state last week.
Friday, January 18th 2013 - 14:33 UTC
Falklands’ referendum, a “democratic and incontestable” answer to Argentina’s ambitions

The Falkland Islands elected government has confirmed the dates and final wording of the referendum on the political status of the Islands, based on their right to self determination and to counter Argentina’s repeated calls for negotiations over sovereignty.
Friday, January 18th 2013 - 14:29 UTC
Falklands does not discard a referendum on ‘full independence in the future’

If at the coming referendum, the Falkland Islands wish to remain a UK Overseas Territory, retaining the current status and preserving the right to self-determination, which would allow the Falkland Islands to review its status at any time, “this could include full independence in the future”, points out the booklet “On the future of the Falkland Islands”.
Friday, January 18th 2013 - 06:12 UTC
Argentina thanks Indonesia for support on Falklands issue and blasts multilateral organizations

President Cristina Fernandez thanked Indonesia for the “permanent support” extended to Argentina in the “Malvinas cause” and reiterated that Argentina is only asking for the UK to respect and abide the United Nations resolution, but at the same time attacked multilateral organizations such as the UN and WTO for “favouring the great powers”.
Friday, January 18th 2013 - 06:08 UTC
OAS will send observers to the February 17 general elections in Ecuador

The Organization of American States will be sending observers to the coming presidential and legislative elections in Ecuador next month and to that effect OAS and Ecuador signed the agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of Observers which provides the conditions for the work of the Electoral Observation Mission.
Friday, January 18th 2013 - 06:02 UTC
Venezuela wants best of relations with the US based on ‘mutual absolute respect’

Vice-president Nicolas Maduro said on Thursday that Venezuela is willing to have the ‘best possible relations’ with the US government as long as these are based on respect and equality. He added that it was President Hugo Chavez who instructed the newly named Foreign minister Elias Jaua on the issue.
Thursday, January 17th 2013 - 23:45 UTC
European Parliament calls for speeding EU/Mercosur trade negotiations

The European Parliament regretted that negotiations for an association agreement between the European Union and Mercosur remain stalled or have hardly advanced since they officially resumed two years ago.
Thursday, January 17th 2013 - 20:27 UTC
IMF ‘definitive’ assessment of Argentine inflation and GDP stats in February

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde confirmed to the Argentine media that next February first the fund will be assessing her critical report on Argentine statistics, which could lead to sanctions for the country.
Thursday, January 17th 2013 - 16:49 UTC
Uruguay poised to grow 4% this year; Argentina and Brazil, 3.4%, says World Bank

Uruguay’s economy is poised to grow 4% this year and in 2014, which is above the region’s average, according to the World Bank’s latest Global Economic Prospects issued this week. However Uruguay will be ranked twelfth in the growth ranking of Latinamerica this year but ahead of Brazil and Argentina with 3.4%.