Stories for May 16th 2007
Falkland Islands appoints tax expert new Attorney General
The Falkland Islands Government officially announced Wednesday the appointment of Mr David Pickup as its new Attorney General.
Falkland Oil and Gas Limited. Annual General Meeting
The following statement will be made by FOGL's Chairman, Richard Liddell, at the Company's Annual General Meeting to be held today:
Book on British contribution to Magallanes development
A book on the British migration contribution to the development of Magallanes region in the extreme south of Chile, was formally presented this week in Valaparaíso by the author, barrister and historian Mateo Martinic.
Menem confirms friendly separation from wife Bolocco
Following paparazzi photos showing a former Chilean beauty queen sun basking topless in Miami next to an Italian friend, her husband former Argentine President Carlos Menem admitted he has separated from his wife, reported this week the Chilean and Argentine press
Repsol confirms Argentine partners for YPF subsidiary
Spanish oil company Repsol YPF is interested in finding a local minority partner in its Argentine YPF subsidiary, Repsol YPF president Antonio Brufau said at a company shareholder meeting. The stake could be from 15-20% of YPF, which is valued at roughly 18 billion US dollars.
Magallanes economy hit by Argentina's gas restrictions
Argentina's erratic supply of natural gas had a direct impact on the Magallanes Region economy according to the latest official release from the Chilean Statistics Office.
Extensive snow areas of west Antarctica suffered melting
A team of NASA and university scientists has found clear evidence that extensive areas of snow melted in west Antarctica in January 2005 in response to warm temperatures.
'Useful conversation' in Stanley for Argentine Families
Plans for the projected visit to the Falkland Islands in November of up to eight hundred Argentineans took a step forward in Stanley on Wednesday when Leandro de la Colina had what he described as a ”useful conversation' with four of the eight elected members of the local government.
