Financial Times
Monday, September 27, 2010 - 00:00
Although Chavez's Socialist Party will have a majority in the 165-seat National Assembly, it fell short of its goal of winning the two thirds needed to pass major laws and make appointments to the Supreme Court and election authorities.
Friday, September 24, 2010 - 00:00
The Farc, Latin America's oldest insurgent group, is thought to have some 8,000 fighters but has been considerably weakened in recent years by a US-backed military offensive.
Thursday, September 9, 2010 - 00:00
Hillary Clinton, US secretary of state, has said drug-related violence in Mexico and Central America is turning into an insurgency, underlining Washington’s concern at the bloodshed beyond its southern border.
Thursday, September 9, 2010 - 00:00
Paraguay and Uruguay are punching above their weight and both have just been upgraded by rating agency Standard’s & Poor's.
Thursday, September 9, 2010 - 00:00
Paraguay and Uruguay are punching above their weight - and both have just been upgraded by rating agency Standard’s & Poor's.
Friday, August 13, 2010 - 00:00
A car bomb exploded outside a radio station in Bogota's financial district on Thursday, causing gridlock in the Colombian capital and threatening fledgling moves towards peace
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 00:00
Mr Santos has made repairing the fractious relationship with Venezuela one of his top priorities.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 - 00:00
Hugo Chavez, Venezuela's president, will on Tuesday visit Juan Manuel Santos, Colombia's newly-inaugurated president, little more than a fortnight after breaking diplomatic ties.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010 - 00:00
Under this anti-cyclical fiscal rule, the central government aims to increase the primary surplus whenever the economy is expanding above potential.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 00:00
The stage is now set: on the one side, Colombian legal arguments backed by apparently strong evidence; on the other, ideology. The battle for Latin America's soul has resumed.