Stories for August 1st 2005
Exchange of information between UK and Gibraltar
Gibraltar in an official release confirmed it complies with the taxation of Savings Directive denying recent statements in the Channel Islands press alleging differences with the United Kingdom on the matter.
Morrison to build new Halley BAS Base
Following the recent announcement that the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have chosen the winning design for their new research station at Halley, Morrison Ltd have been named as the company selected to build the structure.
Breaking News from Pta. Arenas.
Headlines:
Cruise “Antarctic Dream”, ready to sail; Surge in Punta Arenas unemployment; Magallanes records major increase in “social” crime.
Venezuelan president needs to be “exorcised”
Venezuelan Cardinal Rosalio Castillo said in an interview published Sunday in the Colombian press that his country's president, Hugo Chavez, was “a paranoid despot” who, instead of a blessing needed an “exorcism”.
Growing US public opinion against war in Iraq
According to public opinion pollster Gallup, 32% of North Americans believe the war in Iraq is lost, while 21% feel President Bush could eventually win it, but don't see him determined.
State of Sao Paulo, a country on its own
The state of Sao Paulo in Brazil reached the 40 million inhabitants mark this weekend which makes it more populated than at least 178 countries, according to the Regional Data Analysis System.
Chile's ruling coalition proclaims presidential candidate
Chile's Christian Democratic Party (DC) proclaimed Saturday Socialist Michelle Bachelet as the only candidate of the ruling coalition (Concertacion for Democracy) for December's presidential election.
HMS Invincible sails out of service
The country's oldest aircraft carrier which saw action during the Falkland Islands war in 1982, bowed out of active service on Monday as it steamed into its home port of Portsmouth in southern England for the last time.
Latinamerica wins first round of “banana war”
The World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled Monday in favour of nine Latin American countries that had challenged an increase in the European Union's tariff on bananas scheduled to take effect next year.
