Politics

Tuesday, February 28th 2012 - 00:27 UTC
EC report on trade and investments criticizes Mercosur protectionism

The European Commission in its latest report on trade and investments complains about Mercosur protectionist policies, restrictions to maritime transport and to the export of commodities particularly from Brazil and Argentina.
Monday, February 27th 2012 - 20:05 UTC
Spain refuses to share recovered undersea booty with former American colonies

Spain rejected Peru's claim to a huge multimillion-dollar undersea treasure recovered from the wreckage of a galleon that had left from Montevideo port more than 200 years ago loaded with precious metals originally from the Peruvian highlands.
Monday, February 27th 2012 - 17:35 UTC
Gibraltar and La Linea address common issues that “concern the real people”

Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo received at Convent Palace neighbouring La Linea Mayor Gemma Araujo to review issues of mutual interest and concern, during a meeting followed by a press conference which was described as very positive.
Monday, February 27th 2012 - 16:41 UTC
Port of Ushuaia refuses entry of cruise vessels that visited the Falkland Islands

Argentina has banned two cruise ships from calling at Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego after they visited the Falkland Islands, apparently based on recent provincial legislation, according to reports in the Ushuaia media.
Monday, February 27th 2012 - 04:55 UTC
Mujica admits trade relations with Argentina are “very complicated”

Uruguayan President José Mujica admitted trade relations with Argentina are “very complicated” because of the import restrictions implemented by the government of President Cristina Fernández and did not discard ‘mirror’ measures to counter
Monday, February 27th 2012 - 04:52 UTC
Colombia’s FARC promises to release hostages and end economic kidnapping

Colombia's feared FARC rebel group said it would abandon its decades-long policy of economic kidnapping and free all military and police hostages it holds in jungle camps, another sign the drug-funded Marxist inspired insurgents may want peace.
Monday, February 27th 2012 - 04:47 UTC
G-20 wants second 2 trillion dollars global Euro-zone rescue package by next April

The world's leading economies worked to line up a deal in April on a second global rescue package worth nearly 2 trillion dollars to stop the Euro-zone sovereign debt crisis from spreading and putting at risk the tentative recovery.
Monday, February 27th 2012 - 04:33 UTC
Tragedy in Antarctica: “much improvisation” and “a great lesson for Chile”

The tragedy in the Antarctic King George Island involving the Brazilian base should be “a great lesson for Chile” and is evidence that research scientists and military personnel coexist in Antarctica under “improvised conditions”.
Monday, February 27th 2012 - 04:29 UTC
Blaze destroys Brazilian Antarctic base; two dead when generator room exploded

A fire broke out at Brazil's research station in Antarctica on Saturday, killing two navy personnel and forcing the evacuation by helicopter of about 40 other people, the government said.
Monday, February 27th 2012 - 04:19 UTC
New report highly critical of Argentina’s train concessions expected this week

Argentina’s Auditor-General (AGN) Leandro Despouy will present next Wednesday a new report on the TBA train concession with strong criticisms referred to the maintenance of trains and controls system, following the tragic accident last week that left 51 dead and over 700 injured.