Stories for November 15th 2005
Bs. Aires mayor faces impeachment
This capital's mayor was suspended Monday after the municipal legislature voted to subject him to impeachment proceedings for alleged negligence with a deadly nightclub fire in December 2004.
Latam countries banking on sustainable tourism
With the hospitality industry playing an even greater role in many Latin American economies, the region's nations are putting more emphasis on developing a tourism industry that advances the goal of economic development while preserving the environment and traditional ways of life.
Four provinces kick off Patagonian marine project
Argentina_ The four southernmost provinces of Chubut, Rio Negro, Santa Cruz, and Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands will venture into a joint marine project in order to preserve biological diversity and prevent coastal pollution.
Borders & Southern Petroleum plc: Maiden preliminary results
Borders & Southern Petroleum plc (AIM: BOR), the international oil and gas exploration and production business, announces preliminary results for the year ended 30 June 2005.
FTAA short term costs “too high” for Mercosur
Mercosur members would be in disadvantage if the Free Trade Areas of the Americas, FTAA, project became effective in the current conditions, alleges a report from the Argentine economic consultant Ecolatina released this week.
Venezuela drops out from Andean security meeting
Venezuela in the middle of a serious diplomatic rift with Mexico decided at last minute to skip a regional security conference in Ecuador involving top military officers from the Andean Community as well as the United States and Brazil.
Brazil's Finance minister targeted by prosecutors
The Brazilian Attorney General's Office will file corruption charges against Finance Minister Antonio Palocci, reported Tuesday Correio Brasilienze in Brasilia.
WTO: Mercosur insist with agriculture and Blair's proposal
Mercosur Foreign Affairs ministers meeting in Montevideo Tuesday conditioned advances in overall trade negotiations to the dismantling of agriculture protectionism and elimination of farm subsidies.
