Politics

• Wednesday, July 15th 2009 - 11:25 UTC

  Uruguayan ports will give Bolivian trade access to the sea

  

  Sea access, trade, energy, cooperation and delisting coca leaves from the dangerous drugs inventory were among the main issues addressed by Bolivian president Evo Morales and his Uruguayan host President Tabare Vazquez during his brief visit to Montevideo on Monday.

• Tuesday, July 14th 2009 - 11:14 UTC

  Countdown for Kirchners special powers: August 24

  

  A “D” day has emerged in Argentina’s congressional calendar which helps to explain some of the latest dialogue overtures by the administration of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, according to a columnist from Buenos Aires daily La Nacion.

• Tuesday, July 14th 2009 - 11:06 UTC

  Brazilian head of Senate Sarney requests investigation into his accounts

  

  The head of the Brazilian senate and former president (1985/1990), Jose Sarney said he would formally request the Attorney General’s office to investigate the existence of an alleged secret bank account overseas under his name.

• Tuesday, July 14th 2009 - 10:30 UTC

  Bachelet denies any US “pink slip” for Insulza as OAS chief

  

  Chilean president Michelle Bachelet denied Monday having discussed with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton about the situation of Jose Miguel Insulza, Secretary General of the Organization of American States, OAS.

• Tuesday, July 14th 2009 - 07:01 UTC

  India joins the exclusive club of nuclear powered submarines

  

  As part of a major project India is going to place its first domestically produced nuclear powered submarine to sea by mid-August and according to experts, this success will raise the status of Indian technology plus becoming a member of the exclusive club of nations with such submersibles, according to reports in the Indian press.

• Tuesday, July 14th 2009 - 02:41 UTC

  Argentina requests Non-Aligned Movement observer status

  

  The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) countries will consider the admission of Argentina and the World Peace Council (WPC) as observers during the XVth. conference and triennial summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, according to a press release distributed by the summit secretariat Sunday.

• Tuesday, July 14th 2009 - 02:15 UTC

  Speculation about US thumbs down to Insulza’s OAS re-election

  

  Chilean media reported this weekend that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has twice stated to Chile’s government that the US will not support the re-election in 2010 of Chile’s José Miguel Insulza to head the Organization of American States (OAS).

• Monday, July 13th 2009 - 12:17 UTC

  Pressure mounting for the ousting of Lula da Silva’s crucial Senate ally

  

  Fresh reports of alleged fraud and embezzlement by Brazil Senate president Jose Sarney proliferated in Brazil's weekend press fuelling an ongoing Senate ethics scandal plus renewing pressure for Sarney to resign.

• Monday, July 13th 2009 - 12:16 UTC

  Argentine farmers and industry accept dialogue, but also want “deep changes”

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner’s call to a dialogue with all sectors and “on all issues” received a positive response from farmers and manufactures, but they also requested “deep changes” following the government’s defeat on June 28th mid term election.

• Monday, July 13th 2009 - 11:52 UTC

  France best positioned for Brazil’s Air Force 4.5 billion USD contract

  

  US defence contractor Boeing Co is prepared to have Brazilian companies supply a “big portion” of components for its Super Hornet jetfighter, creating as many as 5.000 local jobs, to sell 36 of the warplanes to Brazil. The pledge comes as Boeing manoeuvres against competitors France’s Dassault Aviation and Sweden’s Saab AB.