* Augusto Pinochet may be dead and buried, but that hasn’t stopped Chilean authorities from arresting his widow and five children on charges of embezzlement.
* Remember the controversy over the construction of a paper mill along the Uruguay-Argentina border? In the latest development the Finnish firm that owns the mill has delayed its opening by several weeks, if not months.
* The Salvadoran government levied $852,000 fines against Esso and Shell after accusing the firms of price fixing.
* Follow-up: The U.S. will not renegotiate a free trade deal with Costa Rica in case its voted down on Sunday, said U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab today.
Sources- The Latin Americanist, Reuters, International Herald Tribune, BBC News, AFP
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