Stories for October 2005
Latest News feedEndurance to help scientists study the retreating ice.
Ice patrol ship HMS Endurance leaves Portsmouth today for her annual six-month deployment better equipped than ever ? and she will carry out, among other things, work that will help scientists study the impact of the Antarctic’s melting ice cap.
Gibraltar-Spain air cooperation improving
Spain’s refusal to allow last Wednesday’s diverted Monarch Air flight to go straight to Gibraltar airport from Malaga does not reflect any change of policy on Spain’s part, according to Jose Pons, the Spanish Foreign Ministry’s Director for Europe, reports the Gibraltar Chronicle.
Lagos, darling leader for Latinamerican elites
Chilean president Ricardo Lagos is the most popular leader among the 34 heads of state that will be arriving in Mar del Plata, Argentina, for the IV America’s Summit.
British group to re-edit Scott’s first polar expedition
A British group, the Numis Polar Challenge will be attempting to re-edit this season Robert Falcon Scott’s first expedition to the South Pole, revealed Peter McDowell, General Manager of Adventure Network Chile, affiliate of Antarctic Logistics & Expeditions, (ALE).
Argentina: positive tourism trade balance
The tourism trade balance in the second quarter of 2005 was positive for Argentina in 27 million US dollars according to the latest release from the Statistics and Census Office.
Megaport cruise terminal project for Buenos Aires
The cruise industry encouraging prospects has led a group of Argentine private investors to present a Megaport project for Buenos Aires City, which includes a new terminal, convention centre and several apartment towers distributed in a wide open park, reports the Argentine press.
One week deadline for Bolivian Congress
Indian leader and presidential candidate Evo Morales gave Bolivia’s Congress one week deadline to ratify the early general elections set for December.
Cuba denies money contribution to Lula’s campaign
Cuba categorically denied Sunday having contributed three million US dollars to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s electoral campaign in 2002 as was attributed by the latest edition of Veja magazine.
Indian cruise missiles for the Chilean Navy
Chile will be purchasing multi launch BrahMos cruise missiles from India according to the New Delhi press reporting from Santiago the visit to South America of a top level Indian defence delegation.
US reject latest EU farm tariffs cut proposal
The European Union’s offer to cut farm tariffs by as much as 60% falls short of expectations because the proposal allows exemptions that would block key exports said United States officials.
