Stories for January 2004
Latest News feedArgentine President back to Bs. Aires.
Kirchner and his delegation boarded the Tango 01 presidential plane yesterday evening to end a four-day official visit. They are expected back in Buenos Aires this morning after a re-fueling stop in Fortaleza, Brazil.
Castro Says Bush Plotting to Kill Him.
Fidel Castro accused President Bush on Friday of plotting with Miami exiles to kill him, and said he would die fighting if the United States ever invaded to oust him.
Penguin News Update.
Headlines: Islands to host Commonwealth forum; Farmers take on management of Meat Company; Exam results ?delightful’; Ships cruising in; Expert investigates fire.
COLTO claims “Maya V”, “Viarsa 1” link
Uruguayan flagged longliner “Maya V” apprehended last Saturday by the Australian Navy allegedly illegally fishing is under bareboat charter to Navalmar S.A. in Uruguay, the same company that chartered the “Viarsa 1” another Uruguayan flagged longliner arrested last September and waiting for trial in Perth, according to COLTO, Coalition of Legal Toothfish Operators.
Argentina’s defaulted debt “critical”, says IMF
Even when Argentina successfully managed to jump the hurdle of the first performance review of its stand by arrangement with the IMF, the official IMF release underlines that the “restructuring of Argentina’s sovereign defaulted debt remains the most critical task for the coming period”.
Magallanes unemployment 6,5%
Magallanes Region unemployment experienced a slight 0,2% increase in the last quarter of 2003 reaching 6,5%. However compared to a year ago it remained unchanged and Magallanes is below the national Chilean average of 7,4%.
Swiss Justice investigates 200 former Menem officials
Argentine Minister of Justice Gustavo Beliz and Swiss magistrate Chritine Junod confirmed Thursday that “over 200 former officials” from the Carlos Menem administration are “under investigation” in Switzerland for alleged claims of corruption and money laundering.
Next of kin plan 800 visitors for Memorial ceremony
Relatives of the Argentine servicemen killed during the Falkland Islands conflict are expecting 700 to 800 people to be present next March at the inauguration of the Memorial to be built in the Argentine cemetery in Darwin, according to a report in the Argentine press.
IMF approves first review of Argentine program
The International Monetary Fund, IMF, approved this Wednesday the disbursement of 358 million US dollars from a 13,3 billion US dollars stand by credit line agreed last September with Argentina.
Federal Reserve leaves rate unchanged at 1%
The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee unanimously decided Wednesday January 28 to keep its target for the federal funds rate at 1%, the lowest since 1958
