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COLOMBIA: Presidents to Discuss Proposed Peace Process
Colombian President Ernesto Samper will meet this week with his counterparts from Costa Rica, Spain, Mexico and Venezuela to discuss the creation of a new 'Group of Friends' to mediate in a possible future UN-sponsored peace process.IBEROAMERICA: Amnesty Int’l Urges Human Rights Agenda at Summit
Amnesty International urged Iberian American leaders to assume - at their Nov. 8-9 summit here in Venezuela - commitments designed to improve their countries' human rights records.CLIMATE CHANGE: Strides against Methyl Bromide at Ozone Layer Meet
The ninth meeting of the parties of the Montreal Protocol on protection of the ozone layer made important progress towards the restriction of methyl bromide, according to the coordinator of negotiations on the heated issue.ENVIRONMENT: Strides against Methyl Bromide at Ozone Layer Meet
The ninth meeting of the parties of the Montreal Protocol on protection of the ozone layer made important progress towards the restriction of methyl bromide, according to the coordinator of negotiations on the heated issue./REPEAT/ENVIRONMENT: Strides against Methyl Bromide at Ozone Layer Meet
The ninth meeting of the parties of the Montreal Protocol on protection of the ozone layer made important progress towards the restriction of methyl bromide, according to the coordinator of negotiations on the heated issue.WOMEN-LATAM: Andean Women Flex their Political Muscle
Feminist leaders from the Andean Community are seeking greater participation in politics and a more equal share in the decision-making process in their countries to correct the current lack of balance between the sexes.LATAM-POLITICS: Politics of Substance and Credibility
Leaders at the Iberian-American Summit in November will be looking at ways to restoring substance and credibility into politics and to promote democracy as a way of life, not just a system of government.LATIN AMERICA: Fall in Primary Produce Prices Hits Economy
The economies of many nations in Latin America and the Caribbean is suffering through an average slide of 31 percent in the prices of primary products, according to financial analysts.ENVIRONMENT: Bromide the Target for Montreal Protocol
The elimination of the use of bromide will be the focus of debate at the conference of countries involved in the Montreal Protocol Concerning Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, which opened Monday in the Canadian city, local environmentalists said.LATAM-TRADE: Fast Track – Crucial for Clinton and the Region
U.S. President Bill Clinton will start to wage a last battle Wednesday to put free trade in the Americas on the fast track - of crucial importance not only for his administration, but for the future of Latin America as a whole.LATIN AMERICA: Region Seeks to Avoid Repeat of Tuna Embargo
Latin American tuna fishing countries are drawing up a binding multilateral instrument in order to avoid protectionist measures that hide behind "an ecological mask," like the U.S. ban on yellowfin tuna caught in the eastern Pacific.LATIN AMERICA: Region Seeks To Avoid Repeat Of Tuna Embargo
Latin American tuna fishing countries are drawing up a binding multilateral instrument in order to avoid protectionist measures that hide behind "an ecological mask," like the U.S. ban on yellowfin tuna caught in the eastern Pacific.WOMEN: Growing Awareness on Domestic Violence in Andean Region
Domestic violence is starting to be seen as a critical problem in South America's Andean region, where only Venezuela lacks special legislation on the phenomenon, a two-day subregional meeting that ended here Friday concluded.LATAM-FISHING: Region Seeks to Avoid Repeat of Tuna Embargo
Latin American tuna fishing countries are drawing up a binding multilateral instrument in order to avoid protectionist measures that hide behind "an ecological mask," like the U.S. ban on yellowfin tuna caught in the eastern Pacific.VENEZUELA-PRISONS: Thrust Back in the Headlines by New Massacre
Another massacre thrust Venezuela's prison system back into world headlines Thursday, with at least 42 killed in a brawl in the isolated El Dorado penitentiary, 600 kms southeast of Caracas.VENEZUELA: Farmers Protest End Of Protectionism
Angry farmers, protesting at the lifting of protectionist measures on their produce, planned more demonstrations Thursday with a symbolic takeover of the docks at Puerto Cabello - the main entry port for agricultural imports.COLOMBIA-VENEZUELA: Guerrillas Put Relations in Check Once Again
The presidents of Colombia and Venezuela will be forced to meet again during this weekend's Rio Group summit in Paraguay to discuss Colombian guerrilla activity in Venezuela, only two weeks after a meeting that eased earlier friction.VENEZUELA-ECONOMY: Population Won’t Yet Feel Recovery
Venezuelans will not feel the effects of the economic recovery until the administration of Rafael Caldera hands over the reins of government in 1999, the government's top economic official admitted.VENEZUELA-TRADE: Farmers Protest at End of Protectionism
Angry farmers, protesting at the lifting of protectionist measures on their produce, planned more demonstrations Thursday with a symbolic takeover of the docks at Puerto Cabello - the main entry port for agricultural imports.AGRICULTURE: Forum Calls for Eradicating Hunger by 2015
In its final declaration, the II Ibero-American Forum on Agriculture highlighted commitments to eradicate hunger in Latin America, declare agriculture and the rural area strategic sectors and consider food as a basic human right.LABOUR-LATIN AMERICA: Informal Work Sector Dominates Business
The number of workers in "informal" jobs throughout Latin America is now more half the total work force and its time governments did something about easing the legal obligations of employers, says the World Labor Organisation (WLO).« Previous Page — Next Page »
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