Politics

Wednesday, November 7th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Vazquez skeptical about solution to Botnia mill dispute

Uruguayan president Tabare Vazquez said that the Botnia pulp mill will be authorized to begin production next week, no matter what happens in the coming Ibero-American summit in Chile. The Finnish built plant is at the heart of an acrimonious dispute between Uruguay and Argentina.
Tuesday, November 6th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Paraguayan bishop's presidential bid polarizes church

The Roman Catholic bishop Fernando Lugo who is running for Paraguay's presidency and leading in the opinion polls, has polarized the Church with some backing him as a force for change and others saying he violated age-old doctrine.
Tuesday, November 6th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Brazil to boost defense industry and acquire 36 fighter jets

Brazil plans a major increase of the armed forces budget and a long term boost to the local defense industry and military technology which includes the purchase of 36 fighter jets worth 2.2 billion US dollars revealed the Brazilian press over the weekend.
Tuesday, November 6th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Malvinas dispute: “I've offered to act but sides must agree”

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he has repeatedly offered his good offices to address the Malvinas/Falklands issue, but there must be an understanding between the countries involved, “and that has not happened”.
Tuesday, November 6th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Emotional return of UK 82' veterans to the Falkland Islands

TWO hundred and fifty British Falklands War veterans landed at Mount Pleasant Airport at 9am this morning. The group visit under the auspices of the charity the South Atlantic Medal Association (82).
Monday, November 5th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Centrist claims win in Guatemala

A former army general who once took on the insurgency in Guatemala's long civil war lost his battle for the country's presidency on Sunday night, with voters rejecting his plan to use an iron fist, as well as the country's military, to control a sky-high murder rate.
Monday, November 5th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Cristina : Botnia must not condition links with Uruguay

Argentina's elected president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner adopted a more pragmatic attitude towards the ongoing pulp mill conflict with Uruguay arguing that the outcome of the case presented before the International Court of The Hague is what matters and in the meantime ”we should not pledge our relations (with Uruguay) in other areas”.
Sunday, November 4th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Argentine elected president meets with foreign leaders

Argentine elected president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will be meeting this week Chilean president Michelle Bachelet and the head of the Spanish government Jose Luis Gonzalez Zapatero, her first interviews with foreign leaders since she won October 28.
Sunday, November 4th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
A divided Venezuela by Chavez reforms takes to the streets

Tens of thousands of Venezuelans marched through the capital Caracas on Sunday, in a show of support for the constitution reforms that will greatly expand President Hugo Chavez's executive powers and eliminate presidential term limits allowing him to run for re-election indefinitely.
Saturday, November 3rd 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Malvinas charter ban, “no policy change” insists Argentina

Argentina's charter flights policy towards the Falkland Islands “remains intact since established in November 2003”, and from then on “no non regular flights, from third flag commercial airlines, between third countries and Islas Malvinas have been authorized”, reports Friday the Buenos Aires press quoting Foreign Affairs ministry sources.