MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for May 2005
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Friday, May 27th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Insulza promises to make OAS effective and global
Chilean Socialist Jose Miguel Insulza took office Thursday as Secretary General of the Organization of American States, OAS, one of the oldest hemispheric associations but also considered in Washington circles as one of the most ineffectual and discredited.
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Friday, May 27th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Penguin News Update.
Headlines:
Budget deficit forecast but ?finances in good shape'; Governor: relations with Argentina ?disappointing'; Search for runaway teens ends happily; University students pass; Frances is May Queen. -
Friday, May 27th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
EU constitution “in no way changes” Falklands status
Foreign ministers from 17 Latin American nations are in Luxembourg Thursday, for talks with their European Union counterparts to create the world's biggest free-trade area.
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Thursday, May 26th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Andes tragedy: Officers could be jailed ten years
The Chilean Army officers allegedly responsible for the deaths of 34 recruits and the missing of another 11 in the snow covered Andes could receive prison sentences of up to 10 years, judicial sources said Wednesday in Santiago.
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Thursday, May 26th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Bolivian Armed Forces support President Mesa
Amid continuing street protests and coup rumours Bolivian Armed Forces expressed Wednesday their full support for President Carlos Mesa after two rebellious officers called for his resignation.
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Thursday, May 26th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Venezuela demands tax and royalty arrears from oil industry
Venezuela's Energy minister and head of the government owned petroleum company PDVSA said Wednesday that foreign corporations operating in the country will have to pay an additional 30% royalty on excess crude oil production.
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Thursday, May 26th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Lan Argentina will fly to all domestic destinations
Lan Argentina formally requested all the air routes that the Argentine government was insistent the new operator had to cover --whether they were profitable or not--, putting an end to several weeks of controversy.
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Thursday, May 26th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Paris rated the most vital hub
The most difficult air route? Getting from Mount Pleasant in the Falkland/Malvinas Islands to Wasu, Papua-New Guinea, requires 15 separate flights.
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Thursday, May 26th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Chile and EU closer to an open skies agreement
The European Union and Chile are working in the finishing touches to an open skies agreement which will enable reciprocity for air operators of each side, announced Luxembourg's Foreign Affairs minister Jean Asselborn.
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Thursday, May 26th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Former EU Trade representative confirmed WTO chief
Former European Union trade chief Pascal Lamy, of France, was confirmed Thursday as the new Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
