Politics

• Thursday, September 10th 2009 - 11:50 UTC

  US hopes for “truly exceptional” relations with new Uruguayan government

  

  United States has a “truly exceptional” relation with Uruguay and expects whoever wins the coming election, to keep that “very solid” link said Everett Eissenstat, US Assistant Trade Representative for the Americas during a meeting with a delegation of visiting Uruguayan journalists.

• Thursday, September 10th 2009 - 11:47 UTC

  Malvinas Families peregrination to Falklands with no Argentine officials

  

  Foreign Affairs minister Jorge Taiana confirmed officially that no Argentine official will be travelling with the Malvinas Families to the Falkland Islands for the inauguration of the Memorial at the Argentine cemetery in Darwin next October. “No, no one is travelling”, said Taiana when asked by the Argentine press.

• Thursday, September 10th 2009 - 11:40 UTC

  Chilean president Bachelet approval rating remains steady at 73%

  

  An overwhelming majority of Chileans, 73% approve of the way that President Michelle Bachelet is handling her responsibilities, says a new Adimark poll taken in August.

• Thursday, September 10th 2009 - 11:35 UTC

  Mexico and Venezuela spend millions lobbying in the US

  

  Mexico is the Latinamerican country which most resources invests in influencing US policies, while the Venezuelan government deploys the most public relations activities to promote a positive image, according to data from the US Justice Department.

• Thursday, September 10th 2009 - 11:26 UTC

  UNCTAD joins the “replace the US dollar” debate

  

  The United Nations has stepped into the debate on the future of the US Dollar, mainly that it be replaced as the world's reserve currency. The idea has been floating for some time in world capitals, such as Beijing, Moscow, Tehran and Brasilia but is the first time the world organisation openly takes position.

• Thursday, September 10th 2009 - 04:54 UTC

  Russian T-72 tanks for Venezuela; submarines and choppers could follow

  

  Russia and Venezuela are expected to sign a contract on the delivery of at least 100 main battle tanks worth about 500 million US dollars to the Latin American country, a Russian defence industry source said on Wednesday according to Russian news agency Novosti.

• Wednesday, September 9th 2009 - 11:09 UTC

  Uruguayan presidential candidates criticize Iran’s policy towards Israel

  

  The four Uruguayan presidential candidates coincided in criticizing Iran’s position regarding the state of Israel and favoured including in the schools programs teaching the Shoa or Holocaust.

• Wednesday, September 9th 2009 - 11:04 UTC

  Uruguay’s junior opposition party does not discard coalition with Mujica

  

  Uruguay’s opposition junior party presidential candidate did not discard a coalition or unity government with either of the two forces that have the best chances of winning next October’s elections.

• Wednesday, September 9th 2009 - 10:54 UTC

  Uribe ratifies re-election referendum bill and further stirs controversy

  

  Colombian President Alvaro Uribe on Tuesday signed a bill which opens the way for his second consecutive re-election and immediately addressed it to the Constitutional Court for its review.

• Wednesday, September 9th 2009 - 10:25 UTC

  The priest of Paraguay and the Catholic Church in Latinamerica

  

  “The Priest of Paraguay: Lugo and the change in Latin America” is the name of the book recently launched in London and dedicated to the current president of the landlocked country former bishop Fernando Lugo.