Politics

Tuesday, October 14th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Falkland Islands ready to receive HMS Iron Duke

BRITISH Type 23 frigate, HMS Iron Duke, who was recently involved in anti – drug smuggling work in the Caribbean, has officially taken over the South Atlantic Patrol Task
Tuesday, October 14th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Vazquez announces massive investment in pulp plant and port

Uruguay's president Tabare Vazquez announced that a Portuguese pulp and paper company will spend over 4 billion US dollars to build a cellulose plant and port in Uruguay.
Tuesday, October 14th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Uribe, Lula da Silva and Vazquez, best performing leaders

Colombia's Alvaro Uribe, Brazil's Lula da Silva and Uruguay's Tabare Vazquez figure as the leaders with the best performance record according to the 2008 edition of the Ibero-American Governance Barometer 2008.
Monday, October 13th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Uruguayans admits graft is rampant in government offices

A majority of Uruguayans admitted that graft is extended in government offices particularly to make sure proceedings get that “needed push”, according to a public opinion poll released over the weekend.
Monday, October 13th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Decisive week for Aerolineas Argentinas control dispute

Argentina's Transport Secretary scoffed at the assets valuation by a Swiss bank of the Argentine flag carrier Aerolineas Argentinas which was recently re-nationalized and is embroiled in a dispute with the Spanish group that until a few months ago controlled the airline.
Sunday, October 12th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Peru new cabinet blends leftist MP and orthodox economics

Peruvian President Alan Garcia announced Saturday that he has appointed a leftist governor as Peru's prime minister, a day after the entire Cabinet resigned amid a brewing oil kickbacks scandal. Longtime politician Yehude Simon, 61, will replace outgoing Prime Minister Jorge del Castillo, Garcia said.
Sunday, October 12th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Campaign to have ex President Kirchner run for Congress

Argentine officials applauded the possibility that former president Nestor Kirchner run as a candidate to become a national deputy for the province of Buenos Aires in next year's mid term election but the opposition said it was an attempt to get him “off the hook” in several scandal cases.
Sunday, October 12th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Caroline McCain admits “having fallen in love with Bs. Aires”

Caroline McCain the eldest grand daughter of US Republican presidential candidate John McCain, currently studying journalism in Buenos Aires, admits she has fallen in love with the city and said she would vote for Barack Obama if his rival was George W Bush.
Sunday, October 12th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Brazil demands “strong say” in new global financial rules

Brazilian President Lula da Silva said that emerging market nations like Brazil must have a strong say in developing strict international rules for financial institutions which will help control the anarchy hitting the world economy.
Sunday, October 12th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Bipartisan support for US plan to purchase private bank equities

Two United States Treasury Secretaries James Baker and Lawrence Summers spoke out in favour of the need for the federal government to assume partial ownership of US banks during the Sunday morning television show “This week”.