Politics

• Thursday, March 12th 2009 - 08:30 UTC

  Good prospects in Brazil for Venezuela’s admission to Mercosur

  

  The head of the Brazilian Senate and former president Jose Sarney said that the Mercosur incorporation of Venezuela will be “disturbing” for the trade block but admitted the Upper House would finally approve the admission protocols.

• Thursday, March 12th 2009 - 06:24 UTC

  Cristina Kirchner and PM Brown to hold bilateral meeting in Chile

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will be holding a bilateral meeting next March 27th in Viña del Mar, Chile during the progressive leaders’ forum and most probably the Falklands/Malvinas claim issue will be on the table, according to reports in Buenos Aires daily La Nación.

• Wednesday, March 11th 2009 - 23:47 UTC

  Prince Charles underscores close links with Chilean navy

  

  The Prince of Wales returned to his Royal Navy roots on Tuesday when he visited a British frigate now in service with Chile. Charles, a former mine-sweeper commander, toured the frigate Almirante Condell with the Duchess of Cornwall during a trip to the Chilean city of Valparaiso.

• Wednesday, March 11th 2009 - 23:45 UTC

  South America calls on President Obama to end the Cuban embargo

  

  Twelve South American Defence ministers meeting in Santiago de Chile urged the United States on Tuesday to end the nearly half a century economic and travel embargo on Cuba.

• Wednesday, March 11th 2009 - 23:39 UTC

  Brazil/Uruguay summit agrees on free trade and energy integration

  

  Brazilian president Lula da Silva said that relations with neighbouring Uruguay are at “their best level ever”, following a meeting Tuesday with visiting president Tabare Vazquez.

• Wednesday, March 11th 2009 - 07:15 UTC

  UK MBE honorary consul in Punta Arenas invites Prince Charles to Patagonia

  

  British honorary consul in Punta Arenas, extreme south of Chile, John Rees said he felt greatly moved and proud after having been awarded the MBE, Member of the British Empire honour by Prince Charles, currently visiting Chile.

• Wednesday, March 11th 2009 - 06:58 UTC

  Alleging “CIA conspiracy” Bolivia expels Obama administration diplomat

  

  Bolivian president Evo Morales ordered a senior US diplomat to leave the country, accusing him of siding with opposition groups in a “conspiracy” against the government in La Paz.

• Wednesday, March 11th 2009 - 05:56 UTC

  UK military honours for Argentine remain burial in Falklands

  

  The remains of Argentine 1st Lt. Jorge Casco killed in 1982 while flying a Skyhawk fighter plane during the South Atlantic Islands conflict were buried at the Falkland Islands Darwin cemetery on Saturday 7 March 2009.

• Tuesday, March 10th 2009 - 11:34 UTC

  Modern Commonwealth celebrates 60th anniversay with dedication to children

  

  The British Commonwealth Day which this year marks the sixtieth anniversary of its creation was celebrated on Monday 9 March throughout the 53 countries of the Commonwealth. Two Falkland Islands students participated in this year’s program.
  The theme for the anniversary of the modern Commonwealth and underlined in Queen Elizabeth II message, was “The Commonwealth @ 60: serving a new generation”.

• Tuesday, March 10th 2009 - 08:58 UTC

  Central bankers forecast world economy could be at “pick up” point

  

  The global economy may soon see signs of improvement, according to the heads of the world's major central banks. European Central Bank head Jean-Claude Trichet said that the world economy could be approaching a “pick-up” point.