17 February 2006
Andean
14/02- BOLIVIA:
Repsol YPF visits government
15/02- BOLIVIA:
Morales accepts coca presidency
16/02- BOLIVIA:
Morales steps up pressure
16/02- BOLIVIA:
Morales slaps down coca-growers
17/02- BOLIVIA:
Quispe badmouths Morales
13/02- COLOMBIA:
Uribe calls for Farc peace talks
14/02- COLOMBIA:
Uribe financing under scrutiny
15/02- COLOMBIA:
Uribe in Washington for FTA talks
15/02- COLOMBIA:
US firms can hire former paramilitaries
16/02- COLOMBIA:
Uribe to bomb national park after Farc attack
17/02- COLOMBIA:
Uribe fails to clinch FTA
13/02- ECUADOR:
Unlikely to break diplomatic relations with Colombia
15/02- ECUADOR:
Three suspected guerrillas arrested
13/02- PERU:
Flores consolidates lead
16/02- PERU:
Humala reassures investors
13/02- VENEZUELA:
Chávez wants good relations with US and UK
14/02- VENEZUELA:
Pre-candidates begin to line up
14/02- VENEZUELA:
Rangel makes limited attempt to build bridges
15/02- VENEZUELA:
Mixed signals over Iranian nukes
16/02- VENEZUELA:
Caracas signs US$200m deal with Iran
17/02- VENEZUELA:
Rice talks tough
Brazil & Southern Cone
14/02- ARGENTINA:
Social welfare undergoes major reform
15/02- ARGENTINA:
Tension increases in Uruguay dispute
13/02- BRAZIL:
Blair's lukewarm response irritates Lula
13/02- BRAZIL:
Social security deficit reaches R$1tr
14/02- BRAZIL:
Judges fight to keep relatives working in courts
14/02- BRAZIL: PT
celebrates 26 years on "impunity day"
15/02- BRAZIL:
Lula recovers but opinion poll result is contested
15/02- BRAZIL:
Municipal workers fearful after shooting
16/02- BRAZIL:
Recall ends and parties choose new leaders
16/02- BRAZIL:
Public debt grows despite savings
17/02- BRAZIL:
Anti-nepotism resolution is constitutional
17/02- BRAZIL:
Decree exempts foreign investors from taxation
17/02- REGION:
Paraguay enters Argentine-Uruguay dispute
Mexico & Nafta
13/02- MEXICO:
PAN, PRI condemn Cuba hotel incident
13/02- MEXICO:
Illegal immigrants rise
14/02- MEXICO: Two
police chiefs shot dead
16/02- MEXICO:
New OECD secretary-general accuses political parties
16/02- MEXICO: Two
killed in pipeline explosion
17/02- MEXICO:
Madrazo tries to distance PRI from scandal
Caribbean & Central America
15/02- COSTA RICA:
TSE to investigate electoral fraud claims
17/02- COSTA RICA:
TSE assures public vote will be fair
17/02- EL
SALVADOR: Rival mara gangs could team up
13/02- HAITI:
Préval could fall short of magic mark
14/02- HAITI:
Violent protests follow suspicions of electoral fraud
15/02- HAITI: Préval
denounces massive fraud
16/02- HAITI:
Préval declared the winner
17/02- HAITI:
Vote count could bedevil Préval's rule
Regional statistics
13/02- Brazil;
Colombia; Ecuador; Mexico & Peru
14/02- Argentina;
Bolivia; Brazil; Colombia & Mexico
15/02- Brazil;
Ecuador & Venezuela
16/02- Argentina,
Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico & Peru
Afternoon features
13/02- Regional focus - Mexico
& Nafta
14/02- People profile - Alan
Gabriel Ludwig García Pérez
15/02- Washington watch - 15
February 2006
16/02- Security update - Have
the Colombians taken over Mexico's drugs trade?
The Week Ahead - 17-23 February 2006
Saturday
ST MAARTEN: Results of parliamentary election of 17 February expected.
Sunday
PARAGUAY: Ruling Colorado party holds internal elections; President Nicanor Duarte faces the challenge of businessman Osvaldo Domínguez
Dibb.
Friday
EL SALVADOR: President Tony Saca visits White House for talks with counterpart George W. Bush.