29 April 2005
Andean
27/04- BOLIVIA:
Senate approves outline of energy law
25/04- COLOMBIA:
OAS finds glyphosate safe
25/04- COLOMBIA:
Philip Morris buys Coltabaco
26/04- COLOMBIA:
Former spy chief killed in Venezuela
27/04- COLOMBIA:
Two Cuban doctors defect from Venezuela
28/04- COLOMBIA:
President sacks generals as Rice flies in
29/04- COLOMBIA:
Row over strategy continues2
25/04- ECUADOR:
Gutiérrez begins exile in Brazil
26/04- ECUADOR:
Palacio begins to define new government
27/04- ECUADOR:
Congress purges constitutional and electoral courts
28/04- ECUADOR:
Palacio meets OAS delegation
29/04- ECUADOR:
OAS delegation listens to both sides
25/04- PERU:
Salhuana steps up pressure on Japan over Fujimori
29/04- PERU:
LAN Perú video fuels protests
25/04- VENEZUELA:
Chávez ends military alliance with US
27/04- VENEZUELA:
Government rejects political apartheid
Brazil & Southern Cone
28/04- ARGENTINA:
First lady launches campaign in Buenos Aires
25/04- BRAZIL:
Regional alliances split parties
25/04- BRAZIL:
Inland Revenue ready to curb tax evasion
26/04- BRAZIL:
Brazilians are to blame for high interest-rates
26/04- BRAZIL:
PT's internal fight continues
27/04- BRAZIL:
Lula's comments cause trouble again
27/04- BRAZIL:
Unemployment rises, income stays stable
28/04- BRAZIL:
Pressure increases on the central bank
28/04- BRAZIL:
Cavalcanti complains about decrees
29/04- BRAZIL:
Copom is ready to increase interest rates again
29/04- BRAZIL:
Palocci adds IMF employees to economic team
28/04- CHILE:
Tame opening to Alvear-Bachelet debates
29/04- CHILE:
Polls suggest Bachelet won first debate
26/04- REGION:
Rice starts visit
Caribbean & Central America
26/04- BELIZE:
Army deployed to restore order
27/04- COSTA
RICA: Pacheco scores highly in poll
25/04- HAITI:
Neptune to appear before court
26/04- HAITI:
OAS reports deterioration in security situation
25/04- PANAMA:
Torrijos to discuss Canal with Bush
26/04- NICARAGUA:
Bolaños refuses to resign
27/04- NICARAGUA:
Protesters increase pressure on Bolaños
28/04- NICARAGUA:
Bolaños seeks support from OAS
29/04- NICARAGUA:
Government seals deal with protesters
Mexico & Nafta
25/04- MEXICO:
Hundreds of thousands march in support of López Obrador
26/04- MEXICO:
Government mulls over López Obrador
27/04- MEXICO:
Government woos López Obrador
28/04- MEXICO:
Humiliated Fox retreats on López Obrador
29/04- MEXICO:
Government appoints new attorney general
29/04- MEXICO:
Government to prosecute Salinas Pliego
28/04- REGION:
Derbez travels to Chile ahead of OAS vote
29/04- REGION: OAS
gears up for second election attempt
Regional statistics
25/04- Argentina;
Colombia; Dominican Republic; Mexico; Paraguay
26/04- Brazil,
Chile, Mexico
27/04- Argentina;
Brazil; Cuba; Ecuador; Mexico and Venezuela
28/04- Argentina;
Brazil; Mexico; Venezuela
29/04- Argentina;
Brazil; Chile; Colombia; Mexico; Uruguay
Afternoon features
Regional report - Mexico
& Nafta
People profile - Dr.
Luis Alfredo Palacio González
Washington watch - 27
April 2005
Security update - In
Haiti ex-soldiers lay down arms, but refuse to give them to police
Saturday
CHILE: Community of Democracies summit in Santiago concludes. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
to attend along with foreign ministers from around 50 countries.
Sunday
BOLIVIA: The Central Obrera Boliviana (COB) and the Confederación Sindical Unica de Trabajadores Campesinos (CSUTCB) and other movements due to commence protests as part of campaign demanding nationalisation of country's natural resources.
CUBA: Minimum wage due to rise from 100 pesos a month (about US$4) to 225 pesos.
PANAMA: New tolls for Panama Canal come into effect; Ecuador, Peru and Chile have complained about the increases.
Monday
REGION: Organization of American States (OAS) meets to elect new secretary-general.
BRAZIL: The landless movement (MST) to carry out a march from Goainia which it hopes will some 10,000 people. Scheduled to end in Brasília on 16 May.
MEXICO: Mexican President Vicente Fox begins a three-day visit to Bolivia, Jamaica and Saint Lucia.
Tuesday
ST KITTS AND NEVIS: High Court set to hear petition filed by a member of main opposition People's Action Movement (PAM); defeated PAM candidate, Eugene Hamilton, has brought action against Earl Asim Martin of the ruling St Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) challenging results of 24 October 2004 general elections.
Thursday
DOMINICA: Parliamentary elections.
URUGUAY: Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez visits Buenos Aires to meet leading businessmen; may also meet counterpart Néstor Kirchner.