MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for July 2003
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Wednesday, July 30th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Paraguayan gov't denies knowledge of alleged plot against Castro
President Luis Gonzalez Macchi said Tuesday that Paraguay's government has no knowledge of an alleged plan to kill Cuban leader Fidel Castro, one of the dignitaries invited to the Aug. 15 inauguration of incoming chief executive Nicanor Duarte.
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Tuesday, July 29th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
IMF releases 1,05 billion US dollars loan to Argentina
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed this Monday the third review of Argentina's performance under a seven-month, SDR 2.17 billion (about US$3.04 billion) Stand-By Arrangement, which was approved last January 24, 2003.
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Tuesday, July 29th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Breaking News from Chile.
Headlines:
Lan Chile sentenced to compensate passenger
Exceptional weather in Torres del Paine. -
Tuesday, July 29th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Big losses for Spanish squid fleet in Argentina
A reduction in the number of fishing days has cut 25-35 per cent of the annual income of companies that fish the Argentine shortfin squid (Illex argentinus) in Argentinean waters.
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Tuesday, July 29th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Jennifer Smith Bermuda Premier Resigns
Bermuda's premier resigned on Monday, blaming the decision on a narrow victory in last week's elections and “friendly fire” from within her party.
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Tuesday, July 29th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands War Pilot and RAF Chief Retires
A front-line pilot of the 1982 Falklands War who several times narrowly escaped death or injury on many dangerous missions has retired as head of the Royal Air Force.
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Monday, July 28th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Much frustration and nil satisfaction
The last Friday decision of the Brazilian Central Bank to cut the basic interest rate, Selic, from 26 to 24,5% seems to have frustrated businessmen and unions since it's not considered sufficient to revert growing unemployment and local demand contraction.
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Monday, July 28th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
World's major observatory in Chile
Chile signed last week the loaning during the next fifty years of 42,000 acres in the north of the country for the building of the world's major astronomy observatory, an undertaking that will demand over 550 million US dollars.
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Monday, July 28th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Regional FAM alert
A “regional alert” against foot and mouth disease was announced in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, at the end of a meeting of Agriculture and Livestock Ministers and experts from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile and Peru.
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Monday, July 28th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Hepatitis “A” outbreak in Chile.
A 32% increase in hepatitis “A” cases during the first five months of 2003 compared to a year ago has caused great concern among Chilean sanitary authorities who are seriously considering a massive vaccination campaign.
