Stories for April 14th 2004

Wednesday, April 14th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Cruise visitors in Uruguay: 59.638

With the departure of “Delphin Renaissance” that called in Punta del Este and Montevideo last March 17, the 2003/2004 cruise season in Uruguay came to an end.

Wednesday, April 14th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Mercosur invited to command Haiti peace mission.

Mercosur military representatives in United Nations have been invited to a “consultation round” with the purpose of planning for a joint long term peace keeping mission in unstable Haiti, revealed this Tuesday Uruguayan Defence Minister Yamandú Fau.

Wednesday, April 14th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Mercosur and EU try again.

The European Union and Mercosur have postponed until next Friday the exchange of new negotiations proposals in the framework of the association, trade and cooperation agreement that has been under discussion by both blocks for over four years.

Wednesday, April 14th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Guess who came for lunch?

The United States Embassy in Uruguay strongly denied this Tuesday that a US official stated before Uruguayan union leaders that the left wing coalition, Frente Amplio, (Broad Front) would win the coming presidential elections of next October.

Wednesday, April 14th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Magallanes received 100.000 tourists in 2004.

Almost 100,000 tourists from all over the world visited Magallanes Region during the first quarter of 2004 according to reports from the Chilean Migration Police and Customs.

Wednesday, April 14th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Kirchner out of hospital.

Argentine president Nestor Kirchner appeared in public this Tuesday for the first time in six days after having been hospitalized in Rio Gallegos, Santa Cruz province, suffering from a gastric haemorrhage.

Wednesday, April 14th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Rio Governor asks for 4.000 Special Forces.

After five full days of bloody fighting between drug gangs and police forces the governor of the Brazilian state of Rio do Janeiro Rosinha Matheus officially requested 4.000 Special Forces from the federal government to help combat organized crime in the city's shanty towns, favelas.

Wednesday, April 14th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Bolivian president announces Cabinet reshuffle.

Faced with resignations by several Cabinet ministers, Bolivian President Carlos Mesa reorganized his administration Tuesday night.