Stories for May 3rd 2006
Falklands - Argentina: “no ideal situation yet”
The British Armed Forces Minister, Mr. Adam Ingram, is currently coming to the end of a four day long visit the Falkland Islands.
New toothfish season begins in South Georgia
The Deputy Commissioner for South Georgia, Miss Harriet Hall yesterday told listeners to the Falkland Islands Radio Service that one of the exciting features of the new toothfish season, which had just begun, was that there was a vessel licensed to carry out some trials of pot fishing.
Cuba: “world's second largest prison for journalists”
Cuba remained in 2005 the Latin American country where reporters are most exposed to government violence and holds the deplorable honour of being “the world's second-largest prison for journalists” behind China according to Reporters Without Borders, RSF, 167 country annual index.
Bolivia's energy move: urgent regional summit
An urgent regional presidential summit has been called for next Thursday to be held in northern Argentina following Bolivia's Monday decision to take over the country's energy industry.
Spain warns Bolivia about “bilateral relations”
The Spanish government said Tuesday it was “deeply concerned” with the nationalization of Bolivia's energy industry and warned that the move would have “consequences for bilateral relations”.
Brazilian bank takes over regional BankBoston
Bank of America Corporation, the second largest United States bank announced Tuesday it had agreed to exchange its BankBoston operation in Brazil for 2.2 billion US dollars in shares from Brazil's second strongest private financial institution, Banco Itaú.
Fears about Bolivia's energy supplier “reliability”
Brazil's all powerful industrial lobby doubts that Bolivia will remain a reliable supplier of natural gas in the wake of the country's decision to nationalize hydrocarbons' resources.
Latinamerica needs to create 126 million jobs
Facing an employment deficit of 126 million jobs in the coming decade, Latin America must not only increase its business competitiveness, but also move towards more “employment-rich” growth of the economy, the head of the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) said Wednesday.
Bolivia guarantees gas supplies to Argentina and Brazil
The president of Bolivia's government hydrocarbons corporation YPFB, Jorge Alvarado Rivas guaranteed gas supplies to Argentina and Brazil but also called for “understanding” following the country's decision to nationalize the energy sector.
Gold symposium in Peru
The shimmering gold that was the symbol Inca kings power and glory, and brought razing Spanish conquistadores still abounds in Peru and continues to attract investors.
