Chile-Panama FTA Legal Check
Panamanian and Chilean negotiators are meeting Wednesday in Santiago de Chile to finalize the legal revision of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) agreed February 4.

Chile: Take Firmer Stance on US
The Communist Party of Chile has demanded that President Ricardo Lagos make a stronger condemnation of US Condoleezza Rice´s call to create a common front against Venezuela.

Cuba accuses U.S. of encouraging immigrant smuggling
Cuba's leading newspaper Tuesday accused Washington of encouraging the smuggling of Cubans to the United States in small boats, describing the trade as a "poisonous trafficking."

Panama mulls over expansion plan of Panama Canal
Panama is working on a plan to expand the Panama Canal without building dams, Panamanian President Martin Torrijos Espino said on Tuesday.

Peru sees progress in extradition of ex-president
Peruvian prosecutors said on Tuesday that they had seen a step forward in seeking extradition of former president Alberto Fujimori after he was denied parole by a Chilean judge.