Stories for June 12th 2006
A successful May for Falklands' fishery
May was another successful month for the Falkland Islands fishery with the total catch of 28.061 tonnes being the highest catch for May in the last five years. A total of 72 licenses were valid in May, including 43 licenses for jiggers.
Norwak virus breakout in Celebrity's “Mercury”
Celebrity's Mercury had to return Sunday to Seattle following an outbreak of what seems the latest case of a Norwak-like virus which causes mass vomiting and diarrhea. A total of 121 passengers and four crew members had been quarantined on board.
Oil analysts watch for hurricane season
Oil prices opened steady, below US$72 a barrel today, taking pause from last week's volatile ride as Tropical Storm Alberto, the first of the Atlantic hurricane season, formed off Cuba and aimed for Florida.
Antarctic Treaty scientists meet in Edinburgh
Around 300 scientists and legal and political advisors from 45 countries meet in Edinburgh today for the start of the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting.
Argentina's Patagonia with “85% degree of desertification”
Three quarters of Argentina's territory, particularly Patagonia, shows signs of degradation or desertification, a problem that could accentuate in the future with global climate changes, according to Argentina's Agriculture Technology Institute.
Argentina's child labour total 1.5 million
Some six million children between the age of 5 and 17 work in Latinamerica, half of them in exploitation conditions or doing dangerous risk-life jobs, which bans them from enjoying basic rights, according to a report from the Save the Children organization.
Garcia visits Brazil, but Venezuela remains in “deep freeze”
Peruvian elected president Alan Garcia is scheduled to travel Tuesday to Brazil invited by President Lula da Silva, revealed Garcia's press secretary.
Cuban doctors “are here to stay”, says Bolivia's Morales
Bolivian president Evo Morales said Sunday that Cuban doctors will remain in the country for an “indefinite period” since they are “performing an invaluable social service”.
Spain/UK optimistic about Gibraltar border crossing issues
Geoff Hoon, British Minister for Europe responsible for Gibraltar at the Foreign Office is set to meet with his Spanish counterpoint Bernardino León next June 19 in Madrid, a day before arriving to Gibraltar, reports the Gibraltar Chronicle.
Lobbying for Panama Canal expansion
Panama will be selling this week the ambitious plan to expand the 92 year old Panama waterway linking the Caribbean with the Pacific, in Britain and France.
