Stories for May 2005
Latest News feedMore Royal Navy frigates for Chile
The strong international price of copper for the second year running has bolstered Chile’s coffers and a percentage of that additional income is earmarked for military equipment purchases including several Royal Navy frigates, German Leopard tanks and refurbished F-16 fighters.
Chile-China agree “copper strategic alliance”
Chile and China agreed the creation of Joint Corporation to exploit Chilean copper and so ensuring a steady supply to China for the next fifteen years with an initial financial support of 550 million US dollars which could reach 2 billion US dollars.
Patagonia: magic word for Chilean tourism industry
Patagonia has become a magic word for the Chilean tourism industry since it’s the main attraction for overseas travellers, revealed Miguel Angel Muñoz head of the Chilean regional Tourism Office in Magallanes.
Bolivia’s big business calls for Mesa’s resignation
The leading private sector organization in Bolivia called on President Carlos Mesa to resign given the magnitude of protests in La Paz which have virtually paralyzed his administration and Congress.
Chavez promises “Socialism”, but not the “Cuban model”
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez denied Tuesday he was planning a blue print of the Cuban model but confirmed his conviction that Socialism is the only way to construct a fair society of equals.
Repsol-YPF freezes investment in Bolivia’s oil industry
Repsol YPF has shelved plans to export Bolivian natural gas to the United States through the Pacific LNG consortium informed Tuesday the president of the Spanish-Argentine energy corporation.
Bush and Insulza coordinate OAS assembly
One of the first activities of the newly nominated Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza was to visit United States President George W. Bush in the White House to discuss ways of strengthening democracy and promoting development in Latin America.
Expanded oil exploration in Falklands’ waters
The board of Falkland Oil and Gas Limited announced Tuesday the placing of 11,764,706 ordinary shares raising £10,000,000 which will help to further conduct seismic surveys in its offshore Falklands licenced areas, reported the company.
Joe Bossano’s defence of Falkland Islanders at the UN Seminar
The UN Seminar on decolonisation held at St Vincent and the Grenadines has been one of the most fruitful in recent years, Joe Bossano, Gibraltar Opposition Leader and former Chief Minister declared on his return last week.
SOS message in a bottle saves 88 castaways
Eighty-eight castaways adrift for nine days at sea after immigrant smugglers abandoned them to their fate were rescued on the weekend off Costa Rica’s Pacific coast after a fisherman pulled from the ocean a bottle containing a desperate message for help written by one of the group.
