Stories for February 2005
Latest News feedVenezuela insists with US plot against Chavez
Venezuela whose leftist president Hugo Chavez claims the United States plans to kill him, said Monday that it has beefed up maritime and air-space “vigilance” following the announcement of U.S. military exercises near Curacao, an island off the country’s northern coast.
Fisheries News.
Headlines: Trawler caught in South Atlantic EEZ limits tangle; Argentina’s toothfish TAC: 2,250 tons; Poor Illex catches but better than 2004.
Destinations 2005: tourism reps work hard to dispel myths.
AFTER attending a travel show in London, the Director of Tourism says it was “surprising” to find so many people who are “still so mis-informed” about the Islands and, “...we clearly have a long way to go to communicate effectively to consumers that we are accessible and that it doesn’t snow all year round.“
Riggs Bank to create Pinochet victim fund.
A Spanish judge on Friday dropped fraud and money laundering charges filed against Riggs Bank in the United States in connection with millions of dollars deposited there by former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet.
U.N.: Population to top 9 billion by 2050.
The world’s population will rise from 6.5 billion to 9.1 billion by 2050, according to a United Nations survey released Thursday.
Ministry of Defence faces industrial action.
Following on from the announcement that the EU has ruled that the present Gibraltar exempt company system must end by 2010, the otherwise rock solid economy has been given a further blow by the by the MoD, with some 600 civilian jobs scheduled to go.
Prince Edward visits Uruguay and Chile.
Prince Edward will be visiting Uruguay and Chile beginning next week. In Uruguay he will participate in the taking office ceremony of elected President Tabare Vazquez Tuesday March 1.
Argentine optimism with defaulted bonds exchange.
Argentina’s defaulted debt restructuring swap concluded this Friday at 18:15 with prospects of a high level of acceptance which is estimated between 70 and 80%.
IMF praises Uruguayan economy performance.
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund, IMF, highlighted Uruguay’s economic program for successfully steering the economy out of the 2002 financial crisis and praised the incoming authorities for their commitment to continue with the current framework and build on the progress made to far.
Brazil reacts angrily to Amazon proposal
Brazil reacted angrily to former European Union Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy’s proposal to declare the Amazon region and other rain forests as “global public assets” subject to world management
