The year and the cylinder capacity in cubic centimeters (cc) of the vehicle are the main aspects for the calculation that the user must pay tuition for Environmental Tax concept vehicle pollution, IACM, part of the Environmental Promotion Act governed the country since November 24 and will be effective from January 2012. Opinion. Santiago Crespo, […]
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This year closed with record production of coffee It will exceed 6.2 million quintals, representing an increase of 18% compared to last year. The president of the National Coffee Board, Cesar Rivas, said that as a result also register an unprecedented export. Currently 390 000 hectares sown grain aromatic and exported to 46 countries. Read […]
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The position of each of the firms that make the list is a reflection of the economy of Peru, said Diego Ocampo, associate director of the rating agency. Thus, the protagonists of the report focus on the mining, energy, telecommunications and retail consumer or retail. INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED SPANISH VOCABULARY – READ THIS BOOK The Top […]
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The Spanish Union of Airline Pilots (SEPLA) talks on Tuesday with Iberia managers to reach agreement and avoid a general strike on December 29. The representatives of the pilots request that the new subsidiary, Express Iberia, it is believed within the current company and not a new one. Read Article
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Ecuador’s Ministry of Agriculture has fined an exporter US$1.8 million for failing to pay the minimum US$5.50 for a box of bananas, website Andes.info.ec reported. The company will also have its export permit witheld for a month. The tough sanctions follow allegations by two producers that the exporter was not playing ball. A further 24 […]
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SAUDI ARABIA – On Tuesday 20th December 2011, Almarai Company (‘Almarai’) acquired 100 per cent of the shareholding of Fondomonte Saudi Arabia, a company that owns and operates three farms in Argentina. The transaction is in line with the direction of the Saudi Government towards securing supplies and conserving local resources and forms part of […]
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Emirates is preparing to launch daily services to the 2014 FIFA World Cup host city from 3rd January 2012. The new direct service to Rio de Janeiro, with an onward extension to Buenos Aires, will provide seamless connections to Emirates’ network of more than 100 destinations worldwide. Starting 3rd January 2012, EK 247 will leave […]
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Economists said it was going to happen and now it has: Brazil has passed the UK as the world’s sixth-largest economy. The Center for Economics and Business Research said European countries have fallen back in its latest World Economic League Table, while Asian countries are gaining, reported the BBC. A report from the International Monetary […]
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The law was passed by the full Congress last November 4. The president of Peru, Ollanta Humala, enacted a law establishing the moratorium on the production of income and living modified organisms (GM or GMOs) for ten years. Congressman Jaime Delgado, driver of the rule, said it is a response to the need to avoid […]
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Itron has announced that Electrica de Guayaquil, a state-owned electric utility in Guayaquil, Ecuador, has wrapped up the installation of Latin America’s first meter-to-cash smart meter system, which uses Itron technology. Smart grid, smart grid deployment, smart meters, global business, ItronThe communications system collects meter data and feeds it to Itron’s meter data management system, […]
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Trips were canceled airline LAN, from Lima to Cuzco, Star Peru and Peruvian Airlines, both to the city of Huanuco. The 72-hour strike caused the cancellation of three flights. Furthermore, six overseas flights and 10 domestic trips were delayed. The Peruvian air traffic controllers strike to demand better wages on Thursday caused the cancellation of […]
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United States today announced a joint venture of seizures of more than 327 000 articles in 66 piracy cities and in 55 of Mexico and the South Korean capital, worth more than $ 80 million. The operation “Fraud Christmas 2”, made in a period of six weeks, included raids on shops, street markets and other […]
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The 168 airline workers from 18 Peruvian airports have been protesting for better wages among other terms. According to eltiempo.com, these protests have been affecting domestic and international flights. The government has declared the next 60 days an emergency period in which airlines can hire temporary workers to maintain operations. Read Article
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Cost of an ATM transaction in a network different from the user entity exceeds $ 7,500 to a maximum of $ 3,965. Banking users that obligation must make withdrawals at ATMs other than those in your organization now enjoy a substantial reduction in the cost of this operation.To accomplish this effectively, the Ministry of Finance […]
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Federal police in Brazil on Wednesday recommended the indictment of several Chevron and Transocean officials involved in an oil spill in early November for environmental crimes and withholding information in an investigation. Read Article
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The US state has informed that the US Mission to Brazil processed a record number of visa applications – 820,000 – in fiscal year 2011, a 42 percent year-over-year increase. To meet the surging demand for US visas in Brazil, the Department of State is deploying waves of temporary employees to the US Embassy in […]
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Argentina’s bid to host a Formula One race for the first time in more than a decade is under way after work started on a new circuit outside the capital Buenos Aires. The $100 million project is expected to be completed in two stages by the end of 2014. It is being built by global […]
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Mango volumes could dip this winter due to delays and lighter volumes from Peru, which typically takes over the deal from Ecuador in January.Ecuadorian volumes should wind up being similar to last year for Pompano Beach, Fla.-based Central American Produce Inc., said Sabine Henry, tropicals manager. Henry reported excellent quality the week of Dec. 19, […]
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The star products of Ecuador’s exports to Russia in 2012 may have an unexpected competitor Venezuela. The country Ranger “wants Russia to start exporting bananas, flowers, cacao, coffee and chocolate in 2012,” said Monday Venezuelan Vice President Elias Jaua Milano, interviewed by Russia Today television channel.Of these products, at least bananas and flowers are major […]
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Venezuela with the help of medicines manufactured Portugal, Colombia and Cuba. It is expected that between July and August 2012 to start out the first batches of antibiotics. In addition to antibiotics, manufactured generic drugs to treat heart disease, anemia, psoriasis and HIV as well as vaccines to immunize against several diseases. The Minister of […]
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LAN It is not easy to compete with Aerolineas Argentinas and Austral. And if not, speak LAN Argentina. While his patience was exhausted waiting for permission to bring a new aircraft to cover the route Buenos Aires / Miami, met with a ban on flying. Last Friday, the government notified the company that from 1 […]
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Leaders of the countries of Mercosur (including Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff and Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez) are soon to meet to discuss tariffs, the commissioning of the Banco del Sur, and will also sign a free trade agreement with Palestine per infobae.com. Another main topic will be the effects of the international financial crisis on Mercosur’s member […]
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Between January and November the country’s banks have retained 11.032 counterfeit dollar bills of different denominations. In the same period in 2010 was seized $ 125.402. Read Article
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The Chilean Association of Airline, AG, Achille, sent a letter this afternoon the company Copec, which raises concern over shortages who have suffered several of its affiliates in the Santiago airport and asked to take public responsibility for these acts, which have affected several flights also hurting passengers. The letter signed by Italo Guerinoni, president […]
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The Public Relations Department of the Municipality of Guayas said that only one chain Hipermarket Mi Comisariato, the shopping center located in the South Riocentro, was closed for alleged health problems. The supermarket located in the North Riocentro mall on Avenida Francisco de Orellana, north of Guayaquil, only received a summons to the legal representative […]
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The airline LAN reported yesterday that the company was notified by Copec about problems in the supply of aircraft fuel in the Comodoro Arturo Merino Benitez airport in Santiago. This forced the firm to conduct two international flights with a stopover for refueling in the city of Iquique, a practice that is likely to have […]
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The 2011 comes to an end and what he leaves the forest sector are only negative figures. In the case of exports, this year has seen 25 to $ 30 million less and envisions that by 2012 is an overview of uncertainty due to the changes brought the new Law on Forests. Read Article
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The National Tourist Confederation ( CNT ) in Mexico today asked the government to take steps to avoid the suspension of flights by Aeromexico to China, which can affect not only the airline but the entire tourism sector, by employers. The president of the CNT, Miguel Torruco, called on the authorities’ immediate solution to this […]
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– With this result, the cumulative change of the CPI to the penultimate month of the year 2011 stood at 25.4%, which slightly exceeds that observed in the same period in 2010 (24.9%) . For its part, the annualized change in the reference month was 27.6%, slightly above the 27.0% was obtained in November last […]
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Brazil’s Meat Foods, the market leader in Brazil, Argentina acquired Quickfood, Paty owns the brand, in an exchange of assets with Marfrig, its main competitor, the companies said today in a statement. The asset swap was due to restrictions imposed by the agency competition to the merger of Brazilian companies Sadia and Perdigao, which originated […]
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It currently has 140 points of Dunkin ‘Donuts and Baskin Robbins 23 in Bogota, Medellin, Cali, Pereira, Manizales, Ibague and Girardot. Miguel Merino Gordillo, president of Donucol Colombia, explained that in the immediate future, will invest 1,000 million pesos, next year with the goal of opening five stores. Will be the opportunity to venture along […]
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Iran an alleged plot to hire a hitman for a Mexican cartel has shed light on Iran’s growing presence in Latin America and the difficulties the United States.Since long before October, when two officers of an elite Iranian military, the strength of Al Qods, were indicted for allegedly plotting to assassinate the ambassador of Saudi […]
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Ecuador will receive an income of 52% of the contract entered into with Canadian miner Kinross for the exploitation of Amazonian field with recoverable reserves of 6.4 million ounces of gold, said Wednesday the Minister of exhaustible natural resources, Wilson Pastor. “Consolidated all taxes, income is 52% mine” for the state, said Pastor reporters, adding […]
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Arequipa, Apurimac, Moquegua, Puno and Tacna have problems with Internet. Members of the departments of Arequipa , Apurimac , Puno , Moquegua and Tacna suffered a partial section of your Internet service today at 9 am due to breakage of the fiber optic network Telefónica . Sources of Telefónica reported that their fixed telephony, mobile […]
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Christmas fairs constitute a danger in this season, due to incorrect wiring performing traders, mainly using twin wire without insulation that is not indicated for use in improvised trade stand, which was found this morning in the raid by the Attorney General, and SEAL provincial municipality. Toys sold also pose a risk to the safety […]
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The Panama Canal has been performing well this year despite the global economic crisis affecting major users of the waterway as the United States, European Union and Japan. This is mainly due to the diversity of routes that are handled, the vice president of finance at the Panama Canal Authority (ACP), Francisco Miguez, in a […]
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The Ministry of Public Security and Traffic Municipal (Ssptm) calls for a detailed review poblanos receiving money this season, as they have received reports of false billentes, especially denominations of 200 and 500 pesos. It should be remembered that this situation is due to increased cash flows these days, to the payment of bonuses and […]
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Tarapacá region is an area which, thanks to its climate, receives tourists throughout the year, making it necessary to adopt behaviors that improve the living environment to improve the quality of life and receive a better way to tourists who visit them. With the aim of creating tourism awareness and have a community outreach to […]
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The exports of gold from Cajamarca represented 71.9% of its total sales abroad, while in La Libertad the figure is 75.6%, and had to Switzerland as their main destination for 58.3% acquired the mineral in that region. Between January and September the traditional exports of these eight regions amounted to U.S. $ 8233.14 million, an […]
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The demand for electricity operator who submitted the Ulysse, is for alleged violations of the Bilateral Treaty on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (TBI). The U.S. multinational calls for the Government of Ecuador for compensation for at least $ 56.1 million to the alleged violations of a contract in 2006 to supply 50 […]
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142 employees of the cement cañarense Guapo (founded in 1955) were notified of his dismissal at 07:00 today. At the main entrance of the company, the directors published the list of employees and workers separated. Once the news broke, this group took over the plant that supplies cement to the south. The path is located […]
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The prices of cars will be most affected by the entry into force of the new tax reform. The new cars will be affected by the increase in the tariff value of parts (CKD) and the rise in tax on foreign exchange outflow from 2% to 5%. The vehicles used will also be affected by […]
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The FTA establishes who will enter our market by 81.4% of all Guatemalan products duty-free within a maximum period of five years. Meanwhile, Guatemala will receive 94.7% of Peruvian products. The balance of trade between Peru and Guatemala’s partner. In 2010 our country exported to Guatemala about U.S. $ 51 million, while Guatemala imported Peruvian […]
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The number of poor people in Latin America will increase from 177 million in 2010 to 174mn end of this year, the lowest in the last twenty years, reported the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). According to the Social Panorama presented in Santiago by the regional organization of United Nations , […]
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A former director of a Peruvian airline pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to integrated a price-fixing with competitors in shipments from the U.S. to Latin America , after the hurricane “Katrina” and “Rita”. George Gonzalez, who was chief Skies Airlines commercial, pleaded guilty in Federal Court Southern District of Florida , which will help you […]
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According to research by comScore, a company that is responsible for measuring the digital world and preferred source of the analysis of digital businesses, 69.5% of Internet users in Latin America choose Hotmail as your email preference. In second place, far behind, is Gmail with 20.6% of users and a third, Pegadito to email Google, […]
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President Juan Manuel Santos said he was confident that the price of the coffee harvest will achieve a more than five billion dollars despite the impact of winter. “Despite the decline in coffee production, the value of the coffee harvest in the last twelve months exceeded the 5 billion pesos. If the coffee harvest will […]
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Executive Director Michaela Couto of the Brazilian Union of Music Publishers tells the O Globo newspaper that negotiations with Apple Inc. are at an “advanced stage” and that iTunes could be launched in Brazil by mid-December. Read Article
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The bank was already in April the first of his country in acquiring an American institution, the Eurobank (Florida). In the new phase, the plan includes New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts. “To keep our customer base in Brazil, we find it important to be not only a regional bank, but simply a world.” So […]
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The Bolivian government announced that discounted profits for phone companies to fund a plan that service access in poor and remote areas of the country, but some operators challenged the decision, reports said Wednesday. The government will deduct 2% of the profits of the telephone in 2012 to fund the National Social Inclusion Telecommunications under […]
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The Historical Center is the most visited tourist destination in the capital. Then there are the parks and squares, the cable car, Roll, the Equator, the Marshal, according to statistics from the municipal entity that manages tourism Quito. Some 500 000 foreigners, mainly U.S., Colombia, Peru, Germany, UK and 1’000 .000 nationals visiting the capital […]
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The announcement that the parent company of American Airlines entered bankruptcy could trigger profound changes in the commercial aviation sector in Latin America, where so far the U.S. airline had the largest market share. The bankruptcy filing comes after AMR Corp. accumulation of huge debts by the company, affected by high fuel prices and weakened […]
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A coordination meeting between national, departmental and municipal allowed to anticipate the actions of prevention and immediate response to any emergency or potential disaster caused by the phenomenon of La Niña in the department of Cochabamba in the remainder of this year and 2012. The most vulnerable areas are located on the Tropic of Cochabamba […]
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After three years of relative peace, Hugo Moyano again confront the field. Representatives of the leading truck blocked, for days, the entry of various cooperatives in the villages entrerrianas Crespo, Diamond and Tabossi and prevent the entry and exit of wheat and other cereals for export. Read Article
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The borders of Central American countries could be blocked in December by freight carriers operating in the region, who yesterday expressed his displeasure with the possible adoption of a series of reforms of the Regulation on International Land Transit System. According to officials of the American Federation of Freight Carriers, Fecatrans, the governments of the […]
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President Hugo Chavez holds a private meeting Thursday with Deputy Minister of National Development and Reform of the Republic of China, Zhan Xiao Qiang, at the Palace of Miraflores, where firmaeon agreements on energy, oil and productive economic. The signing of these agreements arises after having installed this past Wednesday, the Tenth Meeting of the […]
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Mapuche Indians of Argentina invaded a portion of the gas processing plant of the company Apache Corporation, as a protest against the company, because this contaminates the water in the area where they live, local press reported. According to Reuters, the U.S. company Apache Corporation, had to discontinue work on the plant in the province […]
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A television channel would make a complaint to the Justice against the portal online movies and having uploaded without permission from the web content. The lawyers of both parties have failed to attempt an informal The Argentine popular site online movies and would be denounced criminal Cuevano Telefe today, already informally warned those responsible for […]
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The assaults in and around shopping centers are recurrent in Quito, especially for users who withdraw money from the banking agencies (sacapintas). The Metropolitan Public Safety Observatory (CSOM) reports that this year there were more complaints in the city of sacapintas. From January to September 2009 81 events were reported, while in the same period […]
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Iberia pilots do not lower our guard. Threaten to go on strike next month in December to what they see as a lack of information from the direction of Iberia on the establishment of a new low-cost airline: Iberia Express. To that arrest, they add, could also join the cabin crew. SEPLA union sources, warning […]
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Domestic flights – Argentina and Brazil included in initial routes. Aerolínea Sol del Paraguay (The Sol of Paraguay) Airlines today inaugurated its official flights in the South American country in ceremony held at the international airport Silvio Pettirrossi, in the presence of President Fernando Lugo.This company is clearly Paraguayan and start their journeys after 16 […]
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The owner of Aerolineas Argentinas, Mariano Recalde, stressed Monday that the workers of the company “does not undergo changes in working conditions”, but will adapt to the interpretation of existing standards to achieve greater productivity to already committed .Recalde made the remarks this afternoon during an interview with Télam, after the press conference in which […]
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Career development ranks first among the factors most valued employees of an employer, followed by wages and training, reveals a survey by Mercer. And while they are positive about their organizations, they are much less about the performance of senior management. Read Article
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Mexico and China will end in a few weeks to a series of trade measures that sought to protect American country’s production, which worsens industrial disproportionate fear that imports of Chinese goods and reactivate disputes between the two nations. The entry into Mexico of textiles, shoes, toys and other Chinese products has jeopardized the local […]
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Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa on Thursday suffered a setback in his political project after opponents in Congress would prevent approval of a tax reform that includes the rise of some taxes to ensure increased revenue. The opposition succeeded, with the support of 53 of the 101 deputies present, giving the green light to a resolution […]
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Brazil will need more than 701 new aircraft by 2030, more than 100 cars, valued at 82,000 million dollars (60.562 million euros), as reflected in the latest Global Market Forecast (GMF, for its acronym in English) by Airbus. The European manufacturer estimates that Brazil will become the fourth largest air transport market in the world […]
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everal Latin American emerging markets (including Brazil, Colombia and Peru), Asia (India, Indonesia and Sri Lanka) and Europe (Turkey, Russia and Georgia) have experienced rapid credit growth in 2011, and the risks are mitigated by a modest relationship between loans and Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Read Article
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ARGENTINA, 28% of Argentine companies have started using social networks like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to interact with diverse audiences, according to the results of the 2011 International Business Report from Grant Thornton. Read Article
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The shipment was made in the Viru Viru airport in Santa Cruz. Bolivia exported to Venezuela yesterday 60 tonnes of textiles and clothing of five domestic companies, amounting to $ 2.2 million. “Exports are sent to Venezuela represents over 2.2 million dollars in clothing. The data that we are strong. Venezuela is rapidly outstripping imports […]
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The local and international flights and domestic airport Ezeiza Airport, both in Argentina, have suffered delays and cancellations on Thursday after a hard day yesterday lived a result of conflict between air traffic controllers union of military and civilian controllers origin members of the Association of Technical Personnel Aeronautical (APTA), according to the newspaper “Clarin.” […]
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At least 479 farms were classified as “high risk” by the Ecuadorian Agency for Quality Assurance Agro (Agrocalidad), responsible for defining and implementing policy and regulation and control of the productive activities of agriculture in Ecuador. Most farms, mainly located on the border with Peru, outbreaks of FMD. The information was used to focus the […]
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The government of Raul Castro accused the United States to collaborate with the expansion in Cuba for crimes related to illegal connections to the Internet and satellite television, supplying equipment and telecommunications equipment that allow secret on the island. In April this year were held in Havana, an unspecified number of people engaged in installing […]
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Telefónica will start commercial operations in Costa Rica starting this Tuesday with a service offering prepaid, postpaid and business, ending the state monopoly mobile Latin American country. Mobile penetration in Costa Rica, which currently has 4.5 million inhabitants, around 65%, which means “large” opportunities for growth of new companies that will participate in the telecommunications […]
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Consumers may have relief, for food imports could reduce inflation.Upon entering into force the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States, ratified by the Congress of that country on Wednesday, opening the door for families to have alternatives ‘gringo’ to milk, chicken, chicken and the egg to the extent that will gradually lowering import […]
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Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez on Wednesday ordered the “forced acquisition” of the company Agropecuaria Flora, belonging to the British Vestey Group and consists of 290 000 hectares of farming in the country, after a struggle in the form of payment. Chavez read and then signed a decree “on the National Executive authorizes the compulsory acquisition […]
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The oil port of Coatzacoalcos on the Gulf of Mexico was re-opened to navigation after having closed for bad weather, said Saturday the Mexican government. However, the area remained closed terminals Cayo Arcas and Dos Bocas, which together with Coatzacoalcos are the main points of embarkation for much of crude oil exports go to the […]
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The Institute of Tourist Promotion of Argentina (INPROTUR) today introduced a new and unique tourist product: the Route of the Yerba Mate, original itinerary that proposes an approach to the entire production chain linked to the popular drink, while the travel provinces of Corrientes and Misiones, on the coast of that country. “Through this proposal, […]
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Notisistema.com reported a German prosecutor is investigating the company Heckler & Koch for allegedly corrupt Mexican and German authorities for selling weapons to Mexico. This morning we were raided the offices of the arms manufacturer to check for possible corruption. This is the second investigation in one year. Read Article
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The peaceful day of protest by workers of the state oil degenerated into riots in Barrancabermeja and Cartagena, leaving a toll of 26 people injured, three of them seriously. The employees, alleging breach of employment agreements, called a paralysis of 24 hours nationwide. In Barrancabermeja, around 9 am, clashed with riot squads of police throwing […]
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The Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Evelyn Matthei, reported this morning that since the entry into force of the new law postnatal on 17 October, 15 421 permits have been granted six months postnatal. He further reported that in 25 cases, the mother gave him the benefit of his father, as the case of […]
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Perfil.com reported that Brazil has acted fast to help tourists from Argentina visiting Brazil and issues with money exchange. Argentines will be able to use their debit cards in pesos to retrieve Brazilian reales from ATM machines. Because of the growing obstacles in Argentina to purchase dollars and other foreign currenicies this new service should […]
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The tuna, juicy and sweet fruit of a variety of cactus blooms in semi-desert soils of the valley of Chota (Imbabura).The plant has leaves similar to a tennis racket, covered with tiny spines. “There have always been prickly pear bushes, which grew in the wild. But eight years ago we began to cultivate it, “says […]
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October is the worst month for Ecuadorian producers of cocoa and coffee. Worry and nervousness about the European debt crisis limits purchases in foreign markets and generated a fall in prices. The average price per quintal of cocoa between 17 and 21 October was $ 107.5. That is the lowest weekly price of the year, […]
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Oil Injustice – Resisting and Conceding a Pipeline in Ecuador – Recorded interview with author Dr. Patricia Widener (Recording Time- 01:44:05) Recorded November 08, 2011. Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. PURCHASE BOOK: Oil Injustice: Resisting and Conceding a Pipeline in Ecuador ——————————————————————————————– Oil Injustice examines the mobilization efforts of four communities with different oil […]
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The Mayor of Medellin, Alonso Salazar, reported that two carriers of the northwest of the city have relations with criminal gangs of drug traffickers. “Are you complaining about a strong pressure from the majority owners, through criminal groups to bind, the other owners to sell their vehicle fleet”, said the president. Read Article
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Environment Minister Herman Rosa Chavez said that due to the new climate reality facing the country, which reconfirms the storm increased in recent years, “coffee-growing areas are today, high risk areas”. The minister explained that in the sixties and seventies there was only a phenomenon of this nature per decade, while in the eighties the […]
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elcomercial.com.ar has reported that there are cases of counterfeit Euros being reported to police in Formasa, Argentina. Read Article
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Grupo Bimbo completed the purchase of fresh bakery business in the U.S. North American Fresh Bakery (NAFB) of Sara Lee. In a statement sent to the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, the Mexican bakery said that because of this, its consolidated results for the fourth quarter of 2011 reflect the integration of operations of NAFB. For […]
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More than 80 registered nurseries in the town of Atlixco, are ready to start selling poinsettias and near the holiday season, as reported by the head of economic development in that district, Miguel Amaro. He stressed that for this marketing season is estimated over 2 million plants are produced mainly through protected agriculture. From November […]
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The state Health Department issued a public warning, not to buy or consume a food supplement called “Q-10”, it does not have sanitary permits to ensure their effectiveness without cause damage to health. He said the action stemmed from a phone call from a client who asked whether that product was endorsed by the Ministry […]
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Derived from operations conducted by the Federal Commission for Protection against Health Risks (Cofepris), in conjunction with the Attorney General’s Office (PGR), the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property ( IMPI), Federal Police (PF) and Tax Administration Service (SAT), the Attorney General of the State of Jalisco (PGJEJ) and the Federal Consumer Protection Agency (Profeco), is […]
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The campaign, conducted in conjunction with phone companies Claro, Entel and Movistar, are four TV spots and three radio to be played on media. The measure, which was adopted by all companies for the category by a decree coordinated by the Government, aims to inhibit the cell phone theft, a crime which in 2010 reached […]
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According to figures from the National Bureau of Statistics, Dane, revealed yesterday, exports in September amounted to U.S. $ 4,481.8 million, while in the same month last year the amount was U.S. $ 3,291.2 million. The 56.3% increase in traditional exports from U.S. $ 1,968.3 million in September 2010 to U.S. $ 3,075.6 million in […]
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From the data reported by the operating companies of advanced mobile services (mobile telephony), the Telecommunications Authority determined that this year 662,162 new lines were activated: Movistar, and Claro 154,352, 507,810, while in the same period 32,386 lines left to be heard by the operator Alegro. Read Article
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The country does not reach its goal of producing 9 million bags of 60 kilos in 2011 due to rain and rust.This was admitted on Thursday Agriculture Minister Juan Camilo Restrepo. ‘The effect of rust and the effect of winter results in lower coffee production to 8 million bags will arrive, but then what is […]
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Informal businesses engaged in selling or similar copies of police uniforms and insignia, in many cases, the institutions surrounding streets as the Public Security Secretariat (SSP), the Attorney General of the Federal District (PGJDF ) and the Auxiliary Police (PA), among others, without the law regulating the same premises granted and political delegations. As a […]
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International channel Telesur, which Ecuador is a member since 2007, opened its signal on Monday to Quito and Guayaquil port (southwest), said the secretary (minister) Communication Ecuador, Fernando Alvarado. “We will give you the ability to Telesur” that transmits “open signal”, the official said in remarks released by the government’s digital newspaper. “Gradually everything will […]
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Some brands of cigarettes were increased until reaching 10.64 percent. This is the third year up facing the sector so far in 2011, taking into account that the former were in February and June (5 percent and 3.5 respectively), in order to overcome the revenue year amounting to $ 9,250 million. The further increase above […]
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