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Montevideo, May 15th 2025 - 03:59 UTC

Politics

  • Tuesday, January 12th 2010 - 03:57 UTC

    Uruguay's leader may join “responsible left” bloc

    Few in Uruguay fear “Pepe” Mujica will opt for a Venezuelan-inspired radicalism

    Mr. Oppenheimer is an Argentine born columnist from The Miami Herald who writes regularly about Latinamerican affairs. His opinions and comments, well supported with data and quotes, are taken into account by corporations and businesses with interests in the region.
    One of his latest contributions refers to Uruguay and its recently elected president, a former left wing guerrilla leader. The heading is not necessarily that informative since Uruguay already belongs to the group identified as “responsible left”.

  • Tuesday, January 12th 2010 - 03:40 UTC

    French Caribbean Overseas territories voted against more autonomy

    President Sarkozy underlined the close links of Martinique and Guiana with the mainland

    Voters in the French overseas departments of Martinique and French Guiana rejected proposals that would have given them more autonomy from France. Martinique, in the Caribbean, voted 78.9% against greater autonomy in a Sunday referendum and Guiana, voted 69.8%, the Ministry of Overseas Collectivities said. Turnout was 55.35% in Martinique and 48.16% in Guiana.

  • Tuesday, January 12th 2010 - 03:37 UTC

    Ashton promises “one coherent strategy” for EU foreign policy

    Commissioner-designate Ashton underwent a three-hour grilling by the EU parliament committee that covers foreign affairs

    The European Union is in a position to assume a “stronger, more credible role in the world,” the nominee for the EU top foreign policy post says. The UK's Catherine Ashton was speaking to Euro MPs, who have started grilling the commissioners-designate on their new roles and qualifications.

  • Tuesday, January 12th 2010 - 01:36 UTC

    Crucial debate for the Chilean presidential run-off between Piñera and Frei

    Opinion polls give billionaire Piñera the lead and Frei is not an enthusiast debater but the ruling coalition remains the leading force (although divided)

    Chilean Conservative billionaire businessman Sebastián Piñera and centre-left candidate (and former president) Senator Eduardo Frei face-off this Monday evening in their first and only national debate since the December 13 first-round vote eliminated Communist Party candidate Jorge Arrate and independent candidate Marco Enriquez Ominami (MEO).

  • Tuesday, January 12th 2010 - 01:28 UTC

    “Chile’s accession to OECD a major milestone”

    Chile signs up as the 31st member of the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) and its first member in South America on January 11. For Chile, this marks recognition of nearly two decades of democratic reform and sound economic policies. For the OECD, it is a major milestone in its mission to build a stronger, cleaner and fairer global economy.

  • Monday, January 11th 2010 - 13:17 UTC

    Vargas Llosa calls for the decriminalizing of drugs’ consumption

    The Peruvian author argued his case in Lima’s main daily El Comercio

    Peruvian renowned writer Mario Vargas Llosa proposed “decriminalizing” consumption of drugs as a way to stop the narcotics trade, in a column published in Lima’s most influential daily El Comercio Sunday edition.

  • Monday, January 11th 2010 - 13:09 UTC

    Chavez warns Army will take control of businesses that increase prices

    The troops to the shopping malls to fight speculation announced Chavez

    Venezuela's President, Hugo Chavez, has said troops will seize control of any business that increases prices in response to the devaluation of its currency.

  • Monday, January 11th 2010 - 13:05 UTC

    Argentina says that import licences saved over half a million jobs

    Production Minister Débora Giorgi has been in charge of implementing what other countries describe as “protectionist” practices

    Argentina’s Production Ministry has revealed documents indicating that some 542,370 job posts were saved by the application of non-automatic import licences. Some 21,510 jobs were saved by anti-dumping measures, which led to the protection of 563,880 jobs through the prohibition of mass importation of low-cost products.

  • Monday, January 11th 2010 - 12:56 UTC

    Brazil’s Human Rights minister threatens to resign over controversial bill

    Pablo Vanucchi at the heart of a major ministerial dispute

    Brazilian Minister of Human Rights Pablo Vanucchi threatened to resign on Sunday if the military are successful in reviewing the bill creating a Truth Commission on the Brazilian dictatorship (1964/1985) which caused internal turmoil in the administration of President Lula da Silva.

  • Monday, January 11th 2010 - 12:46 UTC

    China will construct Bolivia’s first satellite; Morales travels to Beijing

    President Evo Morales wants Bolivia to have its own satellite

    Bolivian president Evo Morales will be travelling to China next March to sign an agreement for the construction and launching of the country’s first telecommunications satellite, reported Bolivian government sources on Sunday.