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Stories for October 2004

• Tuesday, October 5th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  APEC's growing importance for Magallanes.

  The coming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum, APEC, to be held in Chile, and the tourism chapter scheduled in Punta Arenas have highlighted the importance of the Pacific rim for Magallanes Region, according to Marcos Leal regional director of ProChile, the organization which promotes the country overseas.

• Tuesday, October 5th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  China applies for IDB membership.

  China has officially requested to become a member of the Interamerican Development Bank, IDB, --the region's main multilateral organization--, with the purpose of increasing “our already significant financial relations” with the region's countries.

• Tuesday, October 5th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Brazil considers reducing IMF dependency.

  Brazilian Central Bank president Henrique Meirelles confirmed that Brazil is planning to abandon stand-by agreements with the International Monetary Fund. This will probably happen next March when President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva officially announces the non renovation of the current agreement.

• Tuesday, October 5th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  SpaceShipOne Wins $10 Million Prize with Flight.

  The world's first privately funded manned spacecraft soared through the blue fringe of Earth's atmosphere to the blackened frontiers of space on Monday for the second time within a week to win a $10 million prize designed to spur commercial space travel.

• Tuesday, October 5th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Travel Mart Latin America: New Argentine Protest.

  “The Argentine Government wishes to remind that the Malvinas Islands, Southern Georgias and South Sandwich Islands and the maritime spaces around them are an integral part of the Argentine national territory and, illegitimately occupied by the United Kingdom of Britain and Northern Ireland, are the subject of a sovereignty dispute between the two countries.”

• Tuesday, October 5th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  US supports Brazil's Security Council candidacy.

  United States Secretary of State Colin Powell said this Tuesday that Brazil is “a solid candidate” to become a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council and praised Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for his regional leadership and international standing.

• Tuesday, October 5th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Chilean consumer prices stable.

  Chile recorded this year the lowest September consumer prices index since 1931, that is 0,1% with an accumulated nine months rate of 2,3% and 1,5% during the last twelve months according to the latest release from the Chilean Statistics Office.

• Tuesday, October 5th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Record fisheries exports.

  Chilean fisheries exports reached 1,468 billion US dollars during the first seven months of 2004, a 12,8% increase over the same period last year indicating that the 2,5 billion US dollars target for the whole twelve months can be achieved, reported the Fisheries National Society, SNP.

• Tuesday, October 5th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Fruit from California to Falklands.

  Fresh fruit from as far a field as the United States of America is now gracing the fresh produce cabinets in the West Store of Stanley.

• Monday, October 4th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Gibraltar: Breaking News

  Headlines:
  Spain to participate in Trafalgar celebration; Spanish travel writers in Gibraltar; La Linea claims forefront of relations; Opposition leader meets Tony Blair. ?I'll stand again says Caruana.