Politics

Tuesday, February 27th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Lula da Silva and Vazquez agree to another patch for Mercosur

Presidents from Uruguay and Brazil, meeting in Colonia Monday, seem to have smoothed strained economic and political ties with promises of stronger bilateral relations and a new boost to the battered Mercosur block, although Argentina, just fifty kilometers away was not present at the summit.
Tuesday, February 27th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Climate change champion and Oscar winning Al Gore to visit Chile

Nobel Peace Prize nominee and former Clinton administration vice-president Al Gore will make a trip to Chile this coming May as the guest of 2005 conservative presidential candidate Sebastian Piñera. And a very expensive guest at that: Gore's visit will cost almost 400.000 US dollars.
Tuesday, February 27th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
CIA believes Raul Castro is consolidating as Fidel's successor

The United States government said Tuesday that Raul Castro has consolidated as successor of his brother since last July and admitted that in the event of Fidel's death there will not be an
immediate “positive change”.
Monday, February 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands' war 25th anniversary: “Not an easy year” for UK Argentina relation

British Ambassador in Buenos Aires said Sunday that 2007 “will not be an easy year for the relationship” with Argentina because of the upcoming 25th anniversary of the war over the Falklands/Malvinas.
Monday, February 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Chavez preparing for conflict with US plans to buy 9 subs

Venezuela is currently negotiating with European and Russian companies the purchase of nine submarines valued in three billion US dollars for the event of “an attack from United States”, report several South American newspapers.
Monday, February 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Chavez “can scare away” investors from South America

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez can scare away investors in South America, who may prefer to invest in other regions, US Ambassador to Brazil, Clifford Sobel, told to Exame magazine 10 days before the arrival of US President George W. Bush to Sao Paulo.
Sunday, February 25th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Lula: “Uruguay should be satisfied with Mercosur benefits”

”All Mercosur members should be satisfied with the benefits and advantages obtained inside the (trade) block, because only like this will they remain hooked to the integration process”, said Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva who this Monday begins a (long expected) brief six hours visit to neighbouring Uruguay.
Sunday, February 25th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Only the River Plate will separate Bush and Chavez in March

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez is expected in Buenos Aires during the first days of March officially as retribution to the recent hosting of Argentina's Nestor Kirchner with whom several financial, trade, development and cooperation agreements were signed, revealed the Argentine ambassador in Caracas Alicia Castro.
Saturday, February 24th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Guess who's coming to Uruguay? And a week later?

Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will be arriving Monday for a one day fence mending visit to Uruguay where together with President Tabare Vazquez they will be addressing an agenda with several controversial issues
Friday, February 23rd 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Weekly Penguin News update

Headlines: Seamen jump ship: two lost; East ferry terminal to be at Newhaven - West still undecided; Yachtsman stops for repairs; Rotterdam on her way