Politics

Tuesday, April 26th 2011 - 15:09 UTC
Peru’s Humala promises good relations with Chile, discards Venezuela’s ALBA

Peruvian presidential candidate Ollanta Humala said that in the event of winning the runoff against Keiko Fujimori he will strengthen relations with Brazil, Chile and the United States as well as with Unasur, and has no intentions of joining Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez inspired ALBA.
Tuesday, April 26th 2011 - 13:59 UTC
“Cristina Kirchner copies Peron’s model”, says The Wall Street Journal

The influential The Wall Street Journal published Monday a piece in which the columnist asks if Argentina can stand another four years of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. Columnist Mary Anastasia O’Grady who for years has been critical of the Kirchner couple states that few experts trust Argentina can resist four more years of “demagoguery and its creeping authoritarianism”
Tuesday, April 26th 2011 - 03:30 UTC
Gibraltar Regiment will provide the Queen’s Guard at Buckingham Palace in 2012

The Royal Gibraltar Regiment will be conducting Royal Public Duties and The Queen's Guard in London during April next year, Lt Col Colin Risso has confirmed in an interview with the Gibraltar Chronicle.
Tuesday, April 26th 2011 - 02:53 UTC
Colombia strikes new oil well; production in March averaging 884.000 bpd

Colombia’s state-run petroleum company Ecopetrol announced the results of testing from an oil well in the south of the country with initial findings showing production levels to average 92 barrels of oil a day reported the Bogotá press.
Tuesday, April 26th 2011 - 02:29 UTC
Commonwealth Games in Delhi organizer arrested on corruption allegations

The chief organiser of the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi has been arrested following an investigation into allegations of corruption. Suresh Kalmadi was removed from his post in January.
Tuesday, April 26th 2011 - 02:20 UTC
Pacific accord “no conflict” for Mercosur or Unasur, says Brazil

The pro-business block initiative that will be signed this week by Pacific countries leaders from Chile, Peru, Mexico and Colombia presents no potential conflict for Brazil or Mercosur said on Monday the Brazilian Foreign Affairs ministry.
Tuesday, April 26th 2011 - 01:49 UTC
Rousseff admits she is “immensely worried” with inflation

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said on Monday she is “immensely worried” about inflation near the top of the official target range and that the government will act to keep prices from rising further.
Monday, April 25th 2011 - 07:54 UTC
Rousseff further intervenes in Brazil’s leading corporation

Vale, the world’s largest iron-ore producer, named Brazil’s Deputy Finance Minister Nelson Barbosa, (a close ally of President Dilma Rousseff) as a member of the board after announcing earlier this month the replacement of its chief executive officer.
Monday, April 25th 2011 - 07:51 UTC
G20 to address commodity prices “volatility” in special meeting in Argentina

G-20 Economy ministers will be meeting May 18/19 in Argentina to address commodity prices’ variations, according to Argentine sources. The meeting was agreed during the recent IMF/World Bank spring assemblies in Washington, following on Argentina’s deep concern about the “volatility” of commodity prices.
Monday, April 25th 2011 - 07:45 UTC
Pro business Peru, Colombia, Chile and Mexico to sign Pacific Agreement

Peruvian president Alan Garcia will be hosting this week his peers from Colombia, Chile and Mexico to subscribe the so-called Pacific (Ocean) Agreement with the purpose of integrating the four countries economies.