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War in Colombia to intensify as support for military solution grows.(efforts to end civil war are examined)(Brief Article)
August 30, 2001... BOGOTA -- US pressure and rebel intransigence are dealing new blows to Colombia's battered peace process at a time when many Colombians appear to be ready to support a military solution to the country's guerrilla wars.
Two weeks before US Secretary of State Colin Powell is due to travel...
Chile and Peru are gatekeepers for Bolivia's export ambitions.(political disputes inhibit development of gas industry in Bolivia)(Brief Article)
August 30, 2001... LA PAZ -- More than a century after the war that cost Bolivia its access to the sea, Chile and Peru stand in the way of Bolivian aspirations to become a major supplier of energy to the Pacific Basin.
Until 1884, Bolivia was a seafaring nation with a fishing industry and navy. However, a...
Ecuador announces measures intended to wean country off dependence on oil revenues.(economic policy development)(Brief Article)
August 30, 2001... QUITO -- Finance Minister Jorge Gallardo announced the government's latest fiscal reform package on Monday, detailing plans that would cut the country's public debt burden from today's 63.6% of GDP, to a more manageable 40%, via a fiscal responsibility law, as well as creating a fund to...
Sales figures show Mexican economy continues to weaken.(Brief Article)
August 30, 2001... MEXICO CITY -- The slowdown of the Mexican economy was underlined at the end of last week by yet another fall in retail and wholesale sales, with the National Statistics Institute (INEGI) reporting that retailers saw sales rise by a disappointing 0.9% year-on-year in June. Wholesale sales...
White House and Republicans in Congress locked in dispute over Cuba travel.(efforts to limit illegal travel to Cuba)(Brief Article)
August 30, 2001... WASHINGTON --Congress began another assault on US restrictions on travel to Cuba as President George W. Bush appeared to crack down on illegal travel to the island.
In late July, Rep. Jeff Flake, a freshman Republican from Arizona, led the charge against the embargo's prohibition on...