Stories for February 20th 2006
Peru/Chile sea limits, a standing controversy
Peruvian presidential candidate Lourdes Flores said that in the event of winning next April's election her administration would appeal to international courts to solve the sea limits dispute pending with Chile.
DAP expands into the shipping business
DAP Mares, a subsidiary from Punta Arenas Dap Airways purchased a ferry to operate in the area particularly during the Antarctic season.
U2 leader Bono praises Lula's fight against poverty
U2 Irish rock band leader and social activist Bono met privately on Sunday with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brasilia and lauded the president's fight against poverty.
New incorporation to regional cruise industry
Via Australis the latest Chilean incorporation to the regional cruise industry was in Punta Arenas over the weekend preparing for her inaugural trip March 4.
Bolivia/US agree on “zero cocaine” policy
Bolivian President Evo Morales reached an agreement with the United States to reduce surplus coca crops in the central Chapare region and adopt a “zero cocaine” policy.
“John Cheek” escorted to Comodoro Rivadavia
The Falkland Islands registered fishing vessel “John Cheek” is being escorted to Comodoro Rivadavia after having been boarded Monday morning for allegedly poaching in Argentine waters, according to an official report from the Argentine Coast Guard.
A quarter of Brazilian youth idle
Nearly a quarter of Brazilians in the 15 to 24 age group neither work nor study, reported Monday Folha de Sao Paulo, quoting a paper by an independent think-tank.
Venezuela/US rift increasingly fragile
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said that if no opposition candidates run in the December presidential election, he might seek to lift the constitutional limit on successive presidential terms.
Argentines against pulp mills but trust a compromise
A majority of Argentines is against Uruguay's plans to establish two pulp mills on the shared river Uruguay, which acts as a natural border between the two countries, according to public opinion polls published Sunday in the Buenos Aires press.
