Politics

Thursday, January 31st 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Chilean Conservatives will preside over Congress in 2009

For the first time in half a century a right wing Deputy will become speaker of the Chilean Lower House following an agreement between the ruling coalition and the opposition conservative alliance.
Thursday, January 31st 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Argentine pickets act as “border patrol and issue passports”

Uruguayan officials reacted with dismay and indignation when it was confirmed that Argentine pickets are extending special “neighbor passes” to those wishing to cross a bridge linking the neighboring countries and which has been blocked in protest over the construction of a pulp mill in Uruguay.
Thursday, January 31st 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Castro brothers softly consolidating transition in Cuba

The younger brother of ailing long time Cuban leader Fidel Castro, acting President Raúl Castro was the top vote-getter in Cuban parliamentary elections, according to official results released Wednesday.
Wednesday, January 30th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Regulations for EU financial industry round the corner

The leaders of Europe's biggest economies have called on financial institutions to improve transparency in all their activities. UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown met his French, German and Italian counterparts at Downing Street to discuss the recent global market turmoil. The leaders also called on the IMF and other bodies to monitor risks better.
Tuesday, January 29th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Bush admits US economy slowdown and “uncertainty”

United States President George W Bush urged his fellow citizens on Monday to have confidence in their economy in the long-term as he gave his seventh and final State of the Union address in Capitol Hill.
Tuesday, January 29th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Group of British politicians to visit Falklands next month

Four members of the British Parliament are to visit the Falkland Islands in February within their role as Commonwealth Parliamentary United Kingdom (CPA UK) Branch Members.
Tuesday, January 29th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Falklands mines-free: “challenging but technically possible”

The British government is considering ways of clearing about 20,000 mines left on the Falklands Islands after the war with Argentina in 1982 Baroness Crawley told the House of Lords.
Tuesday, January 29th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Senate divided over Bush & Lower House stimulus package

The United States House of Representatives approved on Tuesday a 146 billion US dollars economic stimulus package proposed by President George W Bush, but the package has an uncertain future in the Senate.
Monday, January 28th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
First time ever Chile Senate deputy chair goes for Magallanes

Political turmoil in the Chilean ruling coalition which has left President Michelle Bachelet without a majority in the Senate has meant that for the first time Magallanes region, in the extreme south of the country, will have a deputy speaker in the upper house beginning March 2009.
Monday, January 28th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
In 4 years Kirchner contracted 37.000 new employees

The Argentine government contracted 37.000 civil servants under the administration of president Nestor Kirchner, (2003/2007) which works out at an average of 35 new employees every day, according to reports from the Ministry of Economy published Monday in the Buenos Aires press.