Politics

Friday, February 9th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Penguin News Weekly Update

Headlines: Are you being served? Police court saga over at last; Titterington returns to AG's Chambers; Chevening scholars to visit; A serene start to the weekend.
Friday, February 9th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Argentina's unemployment drops below two digits

Unemployment in Argentina for the first time in thirteen years dropped below two digits to 8.7% in the last quarter of 2006 according to Senator and First Lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner currently visiting France.
Friday, February 9th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Argentina mired by populism and lack of leaders' elites

President Nestor Kirchner administration is unfailingly heading towards populism and the accumulation of so much power in two or three people plus having the Executive control the other branches of government is highly negative for Argentina, said French political scientist Alain Touraine.
Wednesday, February 7th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Pulp mills dispute: next round in Madrid, early March

Representatives from Uruguay and Argentina will sit to dialogue about the pulp mill controversy at the end of February or beginning of March in Madrid, according to diplomatic sources in Montevideo.
Wednesday, February 7th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Tell Argentina to stop upsetting the Falklanders, says Weston

War veteran Simon Weston yesterday urged the UK Government to make a clear statement about the Falkland Islands' future, to allay local concerns about Argentine interference.
Wednesday, February 7th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Kirchner ousts Agriculture minister before meeting farmers

Argentine president Nestor Kirchner named a new Agriculture and Livestock Secretary Wednesday, a day before a crucial meeting with farmers associations that have been bitterly complaining about the administration's current camp policies.
Wednesday, February 7th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Promising prospects and skepticism bedevil Mercosur

The president of the Mercosur representatives Standing Committee, Carlos Alvarez said the block faces exceptional conditions for fulfilling its integration but also warned about the “Mercosur skeptics”.
Wednesday, February 7th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Insulza: “lack of dialogue with Cuba is only temporary”

The Organization of American States Secretary General, Jose Miguel Insulza said he hoped the lack of dialogue with Cuba is only temporary recalling that the majority of OAS members have bilateral relations with the island's government.
Wednesday, February 7th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Controversy in Uruguayan government over Bush's March visit

United States president George Bush will be visiting Uruguay next March 8/9 as part of a Latinamerican tour that also includes Brazil, Mexico, Guatemala and Colombia, was announced Wednesday in Montevideo.
Tuesday, February 6th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
“Pinguino or pinguina” ? Argentina's version of Clintons

Argentina's first couple, a power pair often compared to Bill and Hillary Clinton, won't say whether it will be a his or hers candidacy in this year's presidential election.