Politics

Monday, December 28th 2009 - 12:27 UTC
Calls on Brazil’s highest court to review censorship on investigative reports

The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) has urged Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court to review its decision that resulted in the ongoing censorship of investigative reports that might expose wrongdoing in the Federal Senate.
Monday, December 28th 2009 - 12:21 UTC
Uruguay releases stamp issue on 70th anniversary of Battle of the River Plate

Uruguay released a stamp issue to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the River Plate --December 13th 1939--, which ended with the scuttling of the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee.
Monday, December 28th 2009 - 09:09 UTC
Lula da Silva unhappy with the media sponsors “social control” of content

Brazil’s most popular president in recent history, Lula da Silva, seems to be in a collision course with some of the big media corporations. His administration is sponsoring a National Conference on Communications allegedly to draft a regulatory framework which media corporations claim has an only purpose, government control of the press and its content.
Monday, December 28th 2009 - 08:59 UTC
Fish exports from Buenos Aires blocked or delayed because of labour conflict

The main maritime agencies operating in the River Plate are seriously considering cancelling the port of Buenos Aires and concentrating trade in Montevideo, given the labour conflict with the tugs arising from a long standing dispute in the Argentine fishing industry sector.
Sunday, December 27th 2009 - 06:23 UTC
Car sales in Chile indicate the country is on road to recovery

A November report shows a 27.3% spike in new car sales in Chile, making it the largest sales increase the country has seen in two years. The last similar increase of 29.9% was before the recent financial crisis, in January 2008.
Sunday, December 27th 2009 - 06:07 UTC
UK Nigerian student allegedly responsible for Detroit’s “attempted terrorist act”

A Nigerian student reported to have links to al-Qaeda is being questioned after an attempted act of terrorism on a plane arriving in the city of Detroit, according to US officials.
Saturday, December 26th 2009 - 13:36 UTC
Peru begins to discuss political reform to make Congress more accountable

Peruvian president Alan García said he had no intention of perpetuating in office but openly supported the proposal to have the one house Congress renewed by halves, “so people in mid term can decide if lawmakers are making a good job or not, as happens in most developed presidential countries”.
Saturday, December 26th 2009 - 13:30 UTC
Ecuador begins legal actions against Air Comet; thousands still stranded

The Ecuadorian government filed an appeal against Spain's Air Comet for alleged fraud and requested board directors be put under preventive custody, announced Migration Ministry Alexis Rivas during a press conference in Quito.
Saturday, December 26th 2009 - 13:27 UTC
Low cost, no frills ceremony planned for Mujica’s March inauguration

Uruguayan president elect Jose Mujica anticipated that the inauguration ceremony next March first will be in the open, paid by “friends” with no military parade, but with numerous music and dance groups playing to make it a real popular celebration, according to several reports in the Montevideo press.
Saturday, December 26th 2009 - 13:23 UTC
FARC linked news agency justifies kidnapping and killing of Colombian governor

A news agency close to FARC Colombian rebels justified the recent killing of provincial governor Luis Francisco Cuellar although it did not fully attribute responsibility of the abduction and murder to the Revolutionary Colombian Armed Forces.