MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for August 2005
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Monday, August 8th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
US company questions new Bolivian oil bill
United States' Vintage Petroleum company notified the Bolivian government that it will appeal to the bilateral investment protection treaty in pressing its case against Bolivia's new Hydrocarbons Act.
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Monday, August 8th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Punta Arenas encouraged with cruise season prospects
A significant increase in the cruise vessel traffic this coming season, 2005/06, is expected in Punta Arenas with the number of calls growing 34,7% and passengers 27,8%, said Eduardo Manzanares head of the Empresa Portuaria Austral which manages the local port.
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Monday, August 8th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Lan Argentina begins flights to Rio Gallegos
Chilean flag carrier associate Lan Argentina will begin next September daily flights Buenos Aires-Rio Gallegos, was officially announced over the weekend by Argentine Federal Planning Office minister Julio de Vido in the Government House of Patagonian Santa Cruz province.
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Monday, August 8th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands Councillors praise Robin Cook
Falkland Islands Councillors in an official release praised Monday former Foreign Secretary Robin Cook whom they described as “an honest politician and a man of great conscience and integrity”.
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Monday, August 8th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Menem wins primary for Senate seat
Despite his advancing age, legal problems, a stint of self-imposed exile and poor showing in Argentina's last presidential election, former President Carlos Menem has taken a big step toward a political comeback by easily winning a primary for a Senate-seat in next October's mid term election.
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Sunday, August 7th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Spain proposes Gibraltar a “spirit of openness”
No relationship with Gibraltar will ever be possible if the Gibraltarians do not want us, that is the frank admission made by Spain's Director General for Europe Jose Pons, and contained in an article published last week the Rock's Chronicle.
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Sunday, August 7th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Robin Cook closely linked to Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands Councillor Mike Summers described former Foreign Secretary Robin Cook as a man of “great conscious and integrity”, who will be remembered for having sponsored a modern and appropriate relation between the United Kingdom and British Overseas Territories.
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Saturday, August 6th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Fresh political turmoil brewing in Ecuador
The “accidental” presidency of Ecuador's Alfredo Palacio was startled Friday by unions and powerful social organizations accusing him of betrayal and hinting he could be ousted as was his predecessor just four months ago.
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Saturday, August 6th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Paraguayan Senate votes to expropriate Moon holdings
The Paraguayan Senate voted this week the expropriation of 52,000 hectares (128,000 acres) of a large tract of land owned by a company representing the interests of South Korean religious leader and business magnate Rev. Sun Myung Moon.
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Saturday, August 6th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Fox admits errors but is satisfied with his administration
Mexican President Vicente Fox admitted that extreme poverty and insecurity are the main unresolved issues that the incoming administration that takes office in 2006 will have to face and address.
