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PERU 12/8/05
PERU’S Prime Minister resigns in protest over coca production
Independent – London,England,UK
The Prime Minister of Peru, Carlos Ferrero, announced his resignation,
apparently to protest against President Alejandro Toledo’s decision to
name as foreign …
news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article305544.ece
PERUVIAN critically hurt by police pepper spray
Houston Chronicle – United States
… Associated Press. The confrontation, now under investigation by the
Texas Rangers and the FBI, has sparked outrage in Peru. Today …
www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/3308484
ECUADOR 12/8/05
CUBAN Journalist´s Book on Fidel Castro Launched in Ecuador
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
Quito, Aug 12 (Prensa Latina) The book “Todo el Tiempo de Los Cedros” (All
the Time of the Cedar Trees) by Cuban journalist Katiuska Blanco and dedicated
to …
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7BDC927759-
AE00-4787-B99F-60EE24865A06%7D&language=EN
BOLIVIA 12/8/05
BOLIVIA’S contract migration
Petroleumworld.com – Venezuela
As contrary to Venezuela’s improvisation on its present contract migration
form operating contract to JV licenses, Bolivia’s government is developing
an open …
www.petroleumworld.com/issues081205.htm
PERU 11/8/05
PERU’S president dissolves cabinet after resignations
Khaleej Times – Dubai,United Arab Emirates
… Olivera was Peru’s ambassador to Spain, although he spent much of his
time not in Madrid, but in Lima, advising the president. …
www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/thew
orld/2005/August/theworld_August338.xml§ion=theworld
PERU’S ancient “khipu” strings were ledgers -study
Reuters – USA
… “We recently undertook a computer analysis of 21 khipu from the Inca
administrative center of Puruchuco, on the central coast of Peru,” they
wrote in their …
today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=scienceNews&storyID
=2005-08-11T183916Z_01_BAU167109_RTRIDST_0_SCIENCE-KHIPU-DC.XML
ANGLOGOLD Ashanti sells Peru’s La Rescatada project for 12.5 mln …
Forbes – USA
LONDON (AFX) – AngloGold Ashanti Ltd said it has agreed to sell the La
Rescatada gold project in Peru for 12.5 mln usd. It sold …
www.forbes.com/business/feeds/afx/2005/08/11/afx2177837.html
ECUADOR 11/8/05
ECUADOR govt presses investor tax breaks
Reuters – USA
QUITO, Ecuador, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Ecuador’s President Alfredo Palacio
has presented parliament with a raft of proposed reforms that will give
tax breaks to …
today.reuters.com/investing/financeArticle.aspx?type=governm
entFilingsNews&storyID=URI:urn:newsml:reuters.com:20050811
:MTFH30074_2005-08-11_14-18-29_N11559231:1
RESIGNATION of Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Discarded
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
Quito, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador´s Government has ruled out the resignation
of Foreign Minister Antonio Parra after differences emerged in relation
to …
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B439B1B73
-06CF-48FD-936D-6CFAA500DCEF%7D&language=EN
BOLIVIA 11/8/05
BOLIVIA Cagey about Alleged Chilean Sea Access
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
… In addition, the ex-minister said that since Bolivia, Chile and Peru
would have new governments next year an eventual Chilean transfer of territories
to …
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B6ECBAA38-1B3B-4E21-82AA-588019688B01%7D&language=EN
COHA and Neocolonialism in Bolivia
The Narco News Bulletin
It wasn’t enough for them to libel the Zapatistas in Mexico∑ now, in
its most recent report on Bolivia, COHA not only cites us without mentioning
us by …
narcosphere.narconews.com/story/2005/8/11/141259/178
PERU 10/8/05
PERU’S Catholic church not against mining -groups
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
LIMA, Peru, Aug 10 (Reuters) – An array of human rights groups came out
in defense of the Roman Catholic Church in Peru on Wednesday, saying it
was not …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N10359912.htm
AMERICA Movil Buys Telecom Italia’s Peru Unit (Update1)
Bloomberg – USA
Aug. 10 (Bloomberg) — America Movil SA, Latin America’s biggest wireless-telephone
company, purchased Peru’s No. 2 carrier from …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000086&sid=ab8lRWXMEQPE&refer=latin_america
PERU suggests shutting Inca trail 3 months a year
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
LIMA, Peru, Aug 10 (Reuters) – The Peruvian government on Wednesday proposed
shutting down one of its top tourist attractions, the Inca trail, for
three months …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N10530432.htm
JEB Bush heading to Peru on trade mission
Gainesville Sun – Gainesville,FL,USA
ov. Jeb Bush will accompany Florida business leaders on a trade development
mission to Peru later this month, his office announced Wednesday. …
www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050810/APF/508100791
FUJIMORI’S son to make Peru election ad for his dad
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
LIMA, Peru, Aug 10 (Reuters) – Former President Alberto Fujimori’s son
is appearing in an election advertisement on behalf of his father this
week after …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N10502646.htm
ECUADOR 10/8/05
UPDATE 1-Ecuador plans political referendum in Oct-Interior Min
Reuters – USA
NEW YORK, Aug 10 (Reuters) – Ecuador expects to hold a referendum in October
to overhaul its discredited political system and will continue its cooperation
…
today.reuters.com/investing/financeArticle.aspx?type=bondsNews&storyID=
URI:urn:newsml:reuters.com:20050810:MTFH13690_2005-08-10_21-10-28_N10394154:1
ECUADOR-US Ambasador Controversy
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
Quito, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador´s recent statement of leaving vacant
its ambassador post in the US if Washington continues to shun its candidate
have …
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7BDA1C612A-
02D9-43F0-8391-F5C84E0F91BE%7D&language=EN
IMMIGRANTS: INTERIOR MINISTRY OVER 4000 EXPELLED IN 2005
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia – Italy
… charter flight carried 2,653 clandestine people to Egypt, 1,576 to
Romania, 354 to Nigeria, 203 to Sri Lanka, 84 to Eritrea and 30 to Ecuador
(4900 immigrants …
www.agi.it/english/news.pl?doc=200508101628-1127-RT1-CRO-0-NF51&page=0&id=agionline-eng.arab
IAMGOLD reports Q2 profits of $2.4M US, up from $622,000 US a year …
Canada.com – Canada
… Iamgold said exploration drilling at its Quimsacocha project in Ecuador
continues to extend the gold mineralization to the south, and it has decided
to deepen …
www.canada.com/businesscentre/story.html?id=b46b279f-50c8-47cf-a71d-6660df5e1b5c
BOLIVIA 10/8/05
BOLIVIA, Chile to talk about Bolivian access to sea
Xinhua – China
10 (Xinhuanet) — Bolivian Foreign Minister Armando Loaiza said Wednesday
Chile has accepted discussing the issue of the “maritime reintegration”
of Bolivia. …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/11/content_3338362.htm
WITH Bolivia Still Seized by Unrest and Instability, there are …
Harold Doan and Associates (press release) – Rocklin,CA,USA
… Bolivia … The push for autonomy is creating an even more divided
Bolivia, with an emphasis on race and class permeating Santa Cruz’s motivations
for self-rule. …
www.harolddoan.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5150
BOLIVIANS Struggle for Democracy
Guerrilla News Network – USA
The recent crisis that forced the resignation of Bolivia’s second president
in less than two years stems from a much deeper problem that is plaguing
the …
www.gnn.tv/articles/1600/Bolivians_Struggle_for_Democracy
LATIN American Countries Reach Agreement With Drug Companies To …
Kaiser network.org – Washington,DC,USA
… The countries participating in the agreement include Argentina, Chile,
Bolivia, Ecuador, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Colombia, Mexico, Paraguay
and Uruguay …
www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=31924
PERU 9/8/05
TWO mine workers freed in Peru protest
Reuters América Latina – UK
LIMA, Peru, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Two workers at a British-run copper project
in northern Peru have been freed after being held for several days by
protesters …
about.reuters.com/dynamic/countrypages/peru/1123626380nN09444925.ASP
PERU judge orders GE’s Immelt, Jack Welch arrested
Reuters India – Mumbai,India
LIMA, Peru (Reuters) – General Electric Co.’s chief executive officer,
Jeff Immelt, and his predecessor, Jack Welch, have been ordered by a Peruvian
judge to …
in.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=technologyNews&s
toryID=2005-08-10T060327Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_India-212161-1.xml
ECUADOR 9/8/05
ECUADOR’S remote-control politics signals weakness
Financial Times – London,England,UK
… León Febres-Cordero, a former president whose nickname is “the owner
of the country”, leads the Social Christians, one of Ecuador’s most powerful
political …
news.ft.com/cms/s/0e1e95c2-093c-11da-880b-00000e2511c8.html
PERU 8/8/05
BRITISH miner says 3 workers held by Peru protesters
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
LIMA, Peru, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Three foreman were seized during a protest
at a major copper site in northern Peru, the British company exploring
the site said. …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N07292743.htm
CENTRAL Regional under way
Times Press – Streator,IL,USA
PERU — Things are not exactly off to a rousing start for the La Salle-Peru
Senior League All-Stars in the Senior League Central Region Tournament
over the …
www.times-press.com/newsmain.php?storyid=12442
I met the Ashuar people in Peru
CBBC newsround (audio) – London,England,UK
“The Amazon rainforest is home to around half the world’s animal species,
and also many of the planet’s remaining tribes-people. …
news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4130000/newsid_4132400/4132438.stm
ECUADOR 8/8/05
ECUADOR says to swear in Barreiro as finance minister
Reuters – USA
QUITO, Ecuador, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Ecuador’s deputy finance minister Magdalena
Barreiro will be sworn in as minister late Monday afternoon, replacing
her …
today.reuters.com/investing/financeArticle.aspx?type=bondsNews&storyID
=2005-08-08T214631Z_01_N08351472_RTRIDST_0_ECONOMY-ECUADOR-MINISTER.XML
ECUADOR: banana growers denounce 6 exporters
FreshPlaza – Netherlands
… Also exporters Isbelni, Kimtech and JFC Ecuador have been reported.
… and Isbelni 442K. Ecuador weekly exports 5 mln. boxes, of which 3
mln. …
www.freshplaza.com/2005/21jul/1_ec_exportersdenounced.htm
WTO arbitrates over banana import tariff
FreshPlaza – Netherlands
… In order to put an end to the long-standing bananas dispute, the EU
agreed with Ecuador and the United States in 2001 to move from a complex
import system …
www.freshplaza.com/2005/08aug/1_eu_bananaresponse.htm
BOLIVIA 8/8/05
BOLIVIA and Chile Rethink Rapprochement
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
… Bolivian and Chilean diplomats began Monday in this capital a new bilateral
rapprochement meeting, amid a controversial context since the Bolivia´s
demand of …
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B483135
20-642F-4063-8B6C-BC68A46FE879%7D&language=EN
SOCIALIST party leader in Bolivia proposes legalization of …
Catholic World News – USA
La Paz, Bolivia, Aug. 08 (CNA/CWNews.com) – Bolivia’s Socialist Party leader
Evo Morales said this week the government should approve …
www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=38891
GETTING lost with Linda Ellerbee
Baltimore Sun – United States
… you wish you had been with her, even sitting at the bottom of the Grand
Canyon in sodden clothes or getting shot at as a missionary in Bolivia,
driving from …
www.baltimoresun.com/travel/sns-trvrail3-wk
1,1,6066100.story?coll=sns-travel-headlines
BOLIVIA 7/8/05
A helping hand reaching out to Bolivia
Boston Globe – United States
… by using the attendants’ free airline mileage. This was Moran’s 12th
humanitarian trip to Bolivia. Moran says she fell in love with …
www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2005/08/07/a_helping_hand_reaching_out_to_bolivia
EPISCOPALIANS unite with Bolivia
Evansville Courier & Press (subscription) – Evansville,IN,USA
… area Episcopalians who left their parishes and started their own ministry
here have aligned themselves with the Anglican Diocese of Bolivia, some
4,000 miles …
www.courierpress.com/ecp/religion/article/0,1626,ECP_782_3985471,00.html
BOLIVIA: Left prepares for elections
Green Left Weekly – Chippendale,NSW,Australia
With a firm date, December 4, set for Bolivia’s presidential elections,
the left is discussing how to best approach the current political situation.
…
www.greenleft.org.au/back/2005/637/637p18.htm
PERU 7/8/05
PERU Copper Protests Flare Up Again
Planet Ark – New York,NY,USA
… Peruvians on Friday resumed protests against a British-run copper project,
blocking roads and marching to demand the company leave the site in northern
Peru. …
www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/31953/story.htm
PERU, UN report rise in coca production
World Peace Herald – Washington,DC,USA
LIMA, Peru — Peruvian drug-fighting officials and the United Nations say
coca production in Peru is rising again after years of decline, directly
…
www.wpherald.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20050807-031750-3541r
PERU 6/8/05
PERU judge orders arrest of 23 GE executives
Leading The Charge – Milton,Queensland,Australia
LIMA, Peru – A Peruvi – )executives on fraud charges in a case brought
by a former salesrepresentative, a court spokesman and the defendantŒs
lawyersaid on …
www.leadingthecharge.com/stories/news-0056074.html
ECUADOR 6/8/05
ECUADOR President faces power struggle
Unison.ie (subscription) – Ireland
Ecuador’s President Alfredo Palacio said yesterday that he is prepared
to step down from power if a public outcry for his resignation develops.
…
www.unison.ie/breakingnews/index.php3?ca=29&si=77200
DIPLOMATIC DESPATCHES: Ecuador comes to Bkt Tunku
New Straits Times – Persekutuan,Malaysia
Guests attending the 196th national day celebrations of Ecuador this Wednesday
will be walking into a pocket of Andean culture and art. …
www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Sunday/Columns/20050806183308/Article/indexb_html
PERU 5/8/05
PERU judge orders arrest of 23 GE executives
Reuters – USA
LIMA, Peru (Reuters) – A Peruvian judge has ordered the arrest of 23 General
Electric Co. (GE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) executives …
today.reuters.com/business/newsArticle.aspx?type=ousiv&storyID=2005-08
-05T224519Z_01_N05648872_RTRIDST_0_BUSINESSPRO-PERU-GE-LAWSUIT-DC.XML
ONE Dead in Peru Mine Protest
Voice of America – USA
Peruvian authorities say one person has been killed in northern Peru in
clashes between police and farmers protesting alleged contamination by
a British-run …
www.voanews.com/english/2005-08-03-voa13.cfm
PERU set to welcome Midwest’s best
LaSalle News Tribune – LaSalle,IL,USA
… play host to the best Senior League baseball the Midwest has to offer
as the Central Region Senior Baseball Regional Tournament heads back to
Peru for the 23rd …
www.newstrib.com/main.asp?SectionID=90&ArticleID=17700&SubSectionID=333
PERU-BRAZIL to build transcontinental highway
MercoPress – Uruguay
… Alejandro Toledo signed contracts Thursday in Lima for the construction
of a highway that will extend more than 2,600 kilometers from Peru’s Pacific
coast …
www.falkland-malvinas.com/Detalle.asp?NUM=6177
ONE Dead in New Mining Conflict in Peru
Oxfam America (press release) – Boston,MA,USA
The latest in a series of conflicts around mining projects in Peru has
resulted in violence at an exploration camp in the northern province of
Piura. …
www.oxfamamerica.org/newsandpublications/ne
ws_updates/news_update.2005-08-05.7694168636
ECUADOR 5/8/05
ECUADOR defends Venezuela partnership
Science Daily (press release) – USA
QUITO, Ecuador, Aug. 5 (UPI) — Ecuadorian President Alfredo Palacio defended
Friday his country’s efforts to strengthen ties with …
www.sciencedaily.com/upi/?feed=TopNews&article
=UPI-1-20050805-20441300-bc-ecuador-venezuela.xml
ECUADOR Government Names Roman PetroEcuador President (Update1)
Bloomberg – USA
Aug. 5 (Bloomberg) — Ecuador’s Energy & Mines Ministry appointed former
PetroEcuador President Luis Roman to return to the post. …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000086&sid=ajH0DoAEpztQ&refer=latin_america
YASUN Blues: The IMF, Ecuador and Coerced Oil Exploitation
RedNova.com – Dallas,TX,USA
… replete with oil. This has made for a complex and destructive mix since
the beginning of Ecuador’s oil boom in the early 1970s. In the …
www.rednova.com/news/science/198387/yas
un_blues_the_imf_ecuador_and_coerced_oil_exploitation/
BOLIVIA 5/8/05
BOLIVIA´S President to Deliver Message of Hope
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
La Paz, Aug 5 (Prensa Latina) Amidst lingering problems, Bolivia´s President
Eduardo Rodriguez said he´ll delivered a message of hope for the future
on …
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7BB392EEFB-
D93C-4034-A735-F0B3D8451821%7D&language=EN
US: Venezuela working to destabilize neighbors
Miami Herald – FL,USA
… The State Department says it has found ‘’mounting evidence’’ that Venezuela
is using its oil wealth to fund ‘’anti-democratic groups’’ in Bolivia,
Ecuador and …
www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/12307140.htm
VENEZUELAN president rejects US accusation
Xinhua – China
… Reynolds, the United States has evidence that Venezuela, the biggest
petroleum exporter of Latin America, finances rebel movements in Bolivia,
Ecuador and …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/06/content_3316939.htm
ECUADOR 4/8/05
FACTBOX-PROTESTS endanger $1 bln mine investment in Peru
Reuters – USA
LIMA, Peru, Aug 3 (Reuters) – Peru, whose vast mineral riches are growing
more attractive to investors at a time of high metals prices, is facing
an escalation …
today.reuters.com/investing/financeArticle.aspx?type=bondsNews&storyID=
2005-08-04T213748Z_01_N04558883_RTRIDST_0_MINERALS-PERU-PROTESTS-FACTBOX.XML
ECUADOR 4/8/05
UPDATE 2-Ecuador economy minister quits in policy spat-govt
Reuters – USA
By Alexandra Valencia and Carlos Andrade. QUITO, Ecuador, Aug. 4 (Reuters)
– Ecuador’s combative Economy Minister Rafael Correa, who …
today.reuters.com/investing/financeArticle.aspx?type=bondsNews&storyID=
URI:urn:newsml:reuters.com:20050805:MTFH02594_2005-08-05_01-09-51_N04169560:1
ECUADOR insists on end to US oil company’s contract
Houston Chronicle – United States
QUITO, ECUADOR – Ecuador state oil firm Petroecuador said Wednesday it
is demanding an end to the contract allowing US firm Occidental Petroleum
Corp. …
www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/business/energy/3295414
WORLD Bank poised to suspend loan to Ecuador
Financial Times – London,England,UK
The World Bank could signal as early as Friday that it is in effect suspending
$400m in loans to Ecuador, in response to the country’s restructuring
of an oil …
news.ft.com/cms/s/5ebeb496-0520-11da-97da-00000e2511c8.html
ECUADOR Gets Credit to Build Roads
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
Quito, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) The Andina de Fomento corporation granted
25 million USD worth of credit to finance an improvement of Ecuador’s
road system and …
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B9A990CD
5-7791-429D-AA58-3CBDA2003BD1%7D&language=EN
BOLIVIA 4/8/05
STRIKE in Bolivia Ends but New Protests Coming
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
La Paz, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) The Bolivian city of Camiri called off a
general strike Thursday after the local government acceded to demands
to speed up the re …
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B7D87470
5-486E-4432-B675-EEB0E40737DC%7D&language=EN
NEW presidents of Senate, Lower House elected in Bolivia
Xinhua – China
… and Norah Soruco were elected Thursday as presidents of the Senate
and the Chamber of Deputies respectively, according to reports from Bolivia’s
capital La Paz …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/05/content_3312484.htm
QUIROGA First, Doria Medina Second in Bolivia
Angus Reid Global Scan – Vancouver,BC,Canada
(Angus Reid Global Scan) — Former head of state Jorge Quiroga is still
the top contender in Bolivia’s presidential race, according to a poll
by Apoyo …
www.angus-reid.com/polls/index.cfm/fuseaction/viewItem/itemID/8374
PERU 3/8/05
ONE Dead in Peru Mine Protest
Voice of America – USA
Peruvian authorities say one person has been killed in northern Peru in
clashes between police and farmers protesting alleged contamination by
a British-run …
www.voanews.com/english/2005-08-03-voa13.cfm
PERU rules out political asylum to ousted Ecuadorian president
China Daily – China
… Lucio Gutierrez. “Gutierrez has already announced his decision not
to request asylum in Peru,” said the foreign minister. Rodriguez …
www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-08/03/content_465881.htm
PERU’S former spy chief sentenced to 15 years in prison
Xinhua – China
2 (Xinhuanet) — Peru’s former spy chief Vladimiro Montesinos was sentenced
to 15 years in prison and fined 15 million US dollars on Monday after
convicted of …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/03/content_3302856.htm
2/8/05
DEATH toll reported higher in Peru mine clash
Reuters – USA
LIMA, Peru, Aug 2 (Reuters) – One protester died and more than 20 people
were injured, including a police officer with a gunshot wound, in clashes
over a large …
today.reuters.com/News/CrisesArticle.aspx?storyId=N02655536
LATIN American Indigenous Peoples Meeting in Peru
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
Lima, Aug 2 (Prensa Latina) More than 100 indigenous peoples from Argentina,
Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico and Peru attended the opening
sessions …
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7BE2946BBC
-ABDD-4A7E-8CE0-47715928D415%7D&language=EN
31/7/05
OUSTED Ecuadoran president denies plan to seek asylum in Peru
Xinhua – China
LIMA, July 31 (Xinhuanet) — Ousted Ecuadoran President Lucio Gutierrez
said Sunday that he will not seek political asylum in Peru where he has
been as a …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/01/content_3293436.htm
30/7/05
FLORES Nano is Top Candidate in Peru
Angus Reid Global Scan – Vancouver,BC,Canada
(Angus Reid Global Scan) — Lourdes Flores Nano continues to lead all presidential
hopefuls in Peru, according to a poll by CPI. …
www.angus-reid.com/polls/index.cfm/fuseaction/viewItem/itemID/8302
ECUADOR 3/8/05
VENEZUELA FM Visits Ecuador
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
Quito, Aug 3 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan Foreign Minister Ali Rodriguezkicks
off Wednesday an official visit to Ecuador to review bilateral relations,
as well …
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7BEFE032A4-C
193-4C21-B60B-FD07BAD1500A%7D&language=EN
PETROECUADOR President Carlos Pareja Resigns Over Oil Contract
Bloomberg – USA
Aug. 3 (Bloomberg) — PetroEcuador president Carlos Pareja resigned after
attempting to anul one of Occidental Petroleum’s oil contracts in Ecuador,
a company …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000
086&sid=an3TsboU.DAE&refer=latin_america
AMNESTY turns up the heat on abuse claims
The Age (subscription) – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
… responsible investment companies and institutional investors, and put
together shareholder motions targeting Chevron over past operations in
Ecuador and Dow …
www.theage.com.au/news/business/amnesty-turns-up
-the-heat-on-abuse-claims/2005/08/03/1122748699252.html
2/8/05
ECUADOR Asks Wolfowitz About Loan Refusal
Forbes – USA
Ecuador’s Economy Ministry said Tuesday that it has asked World Bank president
Paul Wolfowitz to explain why the Andean nation was turned down for a
US$100 …
www.forbes.com/technology/ebusiness/feeds/ap/2005/08/02/ap2168646.html
CHILEAN President to Visit Ecuador in 2005
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
Quito, Aug 2 (Prensa Latina) Chilean Foreign Minister Ignacio Walker confirmed
Tuesday President Ricardo Lagos will visit Ecuador this year, but he declined
to …
www.plenglish.com/Article.asp?ID=%7B45AF8C55
-DCF8-4AA4-880A-65B43031E29D%7D&language=EN
VENEZUELAN Foreign Minister to Make Official Visit to Ecuador
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
Quito, Aug 2 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan Foreign Minister Ali Rodriguez
is to make an official visit to Ecuador after the 2nd Meeting of Foreign
Ministers of …
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B31E474B3
-9157-41A7-8BAC-3EF112B1A99F%7D&language=EN
EU defeated in banana export ruling
EUobserver.com – Brussels,Belgium
The WTO upheld a complaint by the nine countries – Brazil, Costa Rica,
Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and Venezuela
– that the …
euobserver.com/?sid=9&aid=19664
1/8/05
EMERGING debt spreads touch record levels, US Treas
Reuters – USA
… Bonds of oil-exporting countries Ecuador and Venezuela were supported
by the oil rally. Ecuador’s global bond due 2030 was up 1.500 …
today.reuters.com/investing/financeArticle.aspx?type=bondsNews&
storyID=2005-08-01T212900Z_01_N01604196_RTRIDST_0_MARKETS-EMERGINGDEBT.XML
MERRILL Lynch Ups Ecuador’s Debt To Overweight
New Ratings – USA
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)—Merrill Lynch raised its recommendation for Ecuador’s
debt to overweight from market weight and for Peru’s debt to market weight
from …
www.newratings.com/analyst_news/article_947194.html
PASTRANA Colombia’s new US ambassador
Science Daily (press release) – USA
… Colombia: Uribe rails against Ecuador (July 1, 2005) — Colombian President
Alvaro Uribe criticized neighboring Ecuador Friday for not doing enough
to keep …
www.sciencedaily.com/upi/?feed=TopNews&articl
e=UPI-1-20050801-20194600-bc-colombia-patrana.xml
31/8/05
OUSTED Ecuadoran president denies plan to seek asylum in Peru
Xinhua – China
… “I wish to return to Ecuador as soon as possible, and I expect that
the judge closes the case, because the accusations are absurd,” said Gutierrez.
…
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-08/01/content_3293436.htm
ECUADOR´S President Thanks Cuban Support
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
Quito, July 31 (LP) Ecuador´s president, Alfredo Palacios, thanked Cuba
for her support to social programs implemented by local governments in
an effort to …
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B5FC6798
6-7A09-46A9-8ABB-914504A9D148%7D&language=EN
VENEZUELA, Canada and China interested on investing in Ecuador
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
… He also said that Ecuador is an oil exporter but lacks the capacity
to refine fuels, therefore there is a need for developing a processing
industry. …
www.plenglish.com/Article.asp?ID=%7BD83B5D3B
-3BD0-4E1E-BDA9-83A91F1983AE%7D&language=EN
29/7/05
COLOMBIA: Civilian population near Ecuador border in danger from …
ReliefWeb (press release) – Geneva,Switzerland
… The region, near the border with Ecuador, has seen intense fighting
in the past few weeks between irregular armed groups and the Colombian
military. …
www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EVOD-6ERE48?OpenDocument
SECRETARY GENERAL’S VISIT UNDERSCORES OAS SUPPORT FOR ECUADOR’ …
Harold Doan and Associates (press release) – Rocklin,CA,USA
Secretary General José Miguel Insulza, speaking Wednesday in Quito, Ecuador,
renewed the Organization of American States’ (OAS) firm commitment to
…
www.harolddoan.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=4870
BOLIVIA 2/8/05
BOLIVIA’S Finance Minister Gemio Resigns Over Morales Comments
Bloomberg – USA
Aug. 2 (Bloomberg) — Bolivia’s Finance Minister Luis Gemio resigned late
yesterday after commenting on opposition leader Evo Morales’s financing.
…
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000086&sid=aIDa1tiwr0HU&refer=latin_america
BOLIVIA Names New Minister to Stave Off Crisis
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
La Paz, Aug 2 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia´s President Eduardo Rodríguez will
promptly name and swear in a new Treasury minister to replace Luis Jemio,
who …
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B8F38D9AA
-1ABF-4343-A10C-313A537E0A29%7D&language=EN
BOLIVIA’S Finance Minister Resigns Amid Remarks in US
Voice of America – USA
Bolivia’s Finance Minister has resigned over comments he is said to have
made in the United States about alleged financial ties between Bolivia’s
opposition …
www.voanews.com/english/2005-08-02-voa46.cfm
REPSOL Hedges Bets Against Bolivia
New Ratings – USA
… Jones] Repsol’s (REP.MC) agreement to join Peru LNG joint-venture helps
the company hedge its bets against political instability in Bolivia, says
Ibersecurities …
www.newratings.com/analyst_news/article_948682.html
COMMENT: Latin America’s dysfunctional democracy —Denise …
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
… world. Standards of living fall, incomes stagnate, hopes are dampened.
So people start to march in the streets in Bolivia. Or believe …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_3-8-2005_pg3_3
1/8/05
BOLIVIA Sits Tight for Government Decisions
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
La Paz, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) Imminent decisions from the Bolivian government
linked to sensitive political themes, possibly including replacement of
the …
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B1633C667
-3AAD-499F-A72E-ED2855DFB2BE%7D&language=EN
AND Then There Was Bechtel In Bolivia-An Addendum
Coastal Post – Bolinas,CA,USA
In an article entitled, Taking Back the Power: The Real War on Terror,
(July CP), I make the statement that, “In Bolivia, Bechtel’s takeover
of that country’s …
www.coastalpost.com/05/08/04.html
VENEZUELA: Cardinal calls Chavez ‘dictator
Science Daily (press release) – USA
… Venezuela: Chavez blames Bush for Bolivia (June 13, 2005) — Venezuelan
President Hugo Chavez blamed the Bush administration for weeks of widespread
protests …
www.sciencedaily.com/upi/?feed=TopNews&article=
UPI-1-20050801-11524200-bc-venezuela-cardinal.xml
CHAVEZ Frias urges Venezuelans to resist growing United States’ …
VHeadline.com – Worth,IL,USA
… Regarding claims by a US government official that Venezuela is meddling
in Bolivia’s domestic affairs, the Venezuelan President said current problems
in …
www.vheadline.com/readnews.asp?id=43857
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