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Jamaica's Prime Minister Bruce Golding held a meeting with a number of US senators on June 9 during a visit to the country and called on multilateral organisations to establish a system... 2011-07-01

Argentina's President Cristina Fernández has said she will stand in the upcoming October presidential elections, and has stated her desire to see through her government's objectives.... 2011-06-30

On 20 June 2011, members of the Partido Liberal Radical Auténtico (PLRA), part of the governing coalition, gathered in central Ascunción to stage a protest against the government,... 2011-06-30

Chile's government is moving up winter break at over 200 schools still occupied by students who are demanding improvement's to the nation's education system. The move was accompanied... 2011-06-30

Recent statements by government officials in Uruguay have confirmed that President José Mujica will act to remove obstacles that have, in the past, prevented courts from investigating... 2011-06-30

The Peronist party Partido Justicialista (PJ) unanimously declared in its national convention that it would wait as long as necessary for President Cristina Fernández to make a final... 2011-06-02

Uruguayan President Jose Mujica welcomed his Brazilian counterpart Dilma Rousseff in her recent visit to the country, with both parties expressing their desire for even more cooperation... 2011-06-02

The Chilean senate failed to reform the voting system to allow expatriates to vote in future Chilean elections. This has led to a blame-game between the government and the opposition,... 2011-05-09

President Fernando Lugo continues to face an increasingly belligerent congress, which is undermining the cohesion of the Alianza Patriótica para el Cambio (APC) ruling coalition. Despite... 2011-05-06

Without the need to declare her candidacy for the 2011 presidential election, President Cristina Fernández has received a significant boost to her chances for a second term as potential... 2011-05-06