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Stories for May 13th 2007

  • Sunday, May 13th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

    Happy Mother's Day!

    Today is Mother's Day in much of Latin America, and scattered families are displaying their devotion. Forget the potted geranium. They're sending their mothers appliances or cold cash with the flowers and greeting cards.

  • Sunday, May 13th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

    Falkland Islands: As cruise season ends, agents get ready for next

    D. Summers and S. Marsh of Sulivan Shipping Ltd make good use of their time with D. Mehta, Director of Land Programmes for Regent

    With the tourist season having drawn to a close, it is easy to imagine those involved putting their feet up and waiting for the next wave of visitors, but the opposite is in fact the reality.

  • Sunday, May 13th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

    Paraguay: former bishop leads presidential opinion polls

    Former Catholic bishop and pre-candidate Fernando Lugo

    A former Catholic bishop and pre-candidate from the Paraguayan opposition Fernando Lugo, is leading public opinion polls for presidential elections of April 2008 according to the Sunday edition of Asunción daily Ultima Hora.

  • Sunday, May 13th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

    Chile's tourism policy is not massive but environment friendly

    Director of the Tourism Office, Oscar Santelices.

    Growth of the tourism industry must be in parallel with a sustainable environment development which means Chile is not interested in massive tourism but rather in visitors who have a special interest in nature and wildlife, admitted the country's Director of the Tourism Office, Sernatur, Oscar Santelices.