Stories for April 16th 2006
Falkland Islands news from the Fishery Department
THIS is the first report on fisheries activity which will be published monthly by the Fisheries Department. Statistics for March 2006
Chile: Trade Agreements Increased Commerce
Free trade agreements with the United States, Mexico and Canada boosted Chile's commerce and exports to North American markets last year, the Chilean government announced Saturday.
Peru: Humala still waits for run-off opponent
An already thin margin of votes narrowed further between a center-left former president and pro-business former congresswoman to fewer than 110,000 ballots yesterday, as Peruvians waited to see who will face nationalist Ollanta Humala in a presidential runoff.
Argentina: Record squid exports from Rio Gallegos
The fishing town of Puerto Deseado, a fishing village located 790 kilometres north of Río Gallegos, this year exported 42,000 tons of squid, which officials qualified as a “historic record” for the area.
New US Navy ship being built with World Trade Center steel
With a year to go before it even touches the water, the US Navy's amphibious assault ship USS New York has already made history ? twice. It was built with 24 tons of scrap steel from the World Trade Center, and it survived Hurricane Katrina.
Oil law may hit Ecuador-US deal
New legislation designed to increase the state's share of windfall oil revenues by some $600m a year is set to derail Ecuador's plans to negotiate a trade deal with the US, according to government officials.
