Politics

• Sunday, October 24th 2010 - 02:03 UTC

  Bolivia plans to buys vessels to operate from its Ilo port facilities

  

  Bolivian president Evo Morales is considering the purchase of naval vessels to operate from the port of Ilo on the South Pacific coast helping the country to develop for the first time in 130 years its maritime resources.

• Sunday, October 24th 2010 - 02:00 UTC

  G20 agrees review of IMF: Europe looses influence to developing countries

  

  The Group of 20 (G20) nations reached in Korea a dramatic deal on Saturday as China, the United States agree to avoid “currency war” and to refrain from having too much trade surplus or deficit.

• Saturday, October 23rd 2010 - 04:45 UTC

  Mujica praises a free unregulated press, even “sometimes they make you mad”

  

  Uruguayan president Jose Mujica insisted that the best regulation for the media is no regulation, although admitting that many times he feels disappointed, when not furious with some of the articles published.

• Saturday, October 23rd 2010 - 04:17 UTC

  Bolivian navy to have access to the Pacific for the first time in 130 years

  

  For the first time in more than 130 years, the Bolivian Navy will have access to the Pacific Ocean, after the heads of state of Bolivia and Peru signed an agreement to grant Bolivia access to the sea near the Peruvian port of Ilo.

• Saturday, October 23rd 2010 - 03:12 UTC

  Dilma ten percentage points ahead of Serra, with only a week left

  

  Brazil’s ruling party candidate Dilma Rousseff is pulling ahead in the presidential run-off as the focus of the campaign shifts away from controversial social issues and back to the economic gains of recent years.

• Friday, October 22nd 2010 - 03:23 UTC

  Brazil rejects any idea of NATO interfering in the South Atlantic

  

  Brazil rejects any interference of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO, in the South Atlantic or any idea of a similar organization at South Atlantic level, reports “O Estado de Sao Paulo”.

• Friday, October 22nd 2010 - 03:20 UTC

  Uruguayan parliament expected to approve Unasur protocol before 2011

  

  Uruguay’s Foreign Affairs minister Luis Almagro trusts parliament will ratify before the end of the year the Union of South American Nations, Unasur, protocol thus formally incorporating to the regional political and defence group. Uruguay’s legislative opposition does not support incorporation to Unasur.

• Friday, October 22nd 2010 - 03:03 UTC

  Business and government officials meet in China to promote Latam/Asia trade

  

  A thousand government officials and business executives from Latin America and the Caribbean, China, Japan and Korea participated Thursday in the opening session of the China-Latin American Caribbean Business Forum with high-ranking Chinese authorities and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) executives.

• Friday, October 22nd 2010 - 02:28 UTC

  Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to Cuban dissident Guillermo Fariñas

  

  The European parliament has honoured prominent Cuban dissident Guillermo Fariñas, awarding him the prestigious Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. The 48-year-old journalist has been honoured for his services to advancing human rights in Cuba.

• Friday, October 22nd 2010 - 02:15 UTC

  Strong support from the European Parliament to trade talks with Mercosur

  

  Members of the European Parliament expressed strong support for expanding trade with Mercosur but subject to clear “red lines” to ensure food security and prevent further environmental damage, said a resolution adopted on Thursday.