Stories for September 28th 2007
Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News update
Headlines:
New Cathedral minister licensed to preach; Racecourse secured for next 15 years; Ferry's arrival may be delayed; South Georgia fishing talks; Men remanded in police custody; Agreement on Camp telephones is 'close'; Peat Cutting weekend.
Wholesale prices in Uruguay soar 17.6% in nine months
Uruguay's wholesale prices soared 3.1% in September, pushed by higher agriculture costs admitted the government, bringing overall wholesale inflation for the first nine months of the year to 17.6%, compared to 9.7% in the same period a year ago.
Iranian leader cements Chavez relationship
Venezuelan and Iranian presidents Hugo Chávez and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ratified their “anti-imperialist” stance and assured a “new time of justice” for the oppressed peoples around the world is starting.
Oil exploring in Falklands prepares for “exciting” 2008
Borders & Southern Petroleum PLC, the Falkland Islands oil explorer, said its first half to end-June pretax loss narrowed to £117,158 from £182,010 saying the next year would be “exciting” as it evaluated the area covered by its production licences.
Royal Marines back in the Falklands for Exercise Commando Strike
Forty British Royal Marines Reserve (RMR) Commandos from RMR Merseyside are heading back to the Falkland Islands next week 25 years on from the original South Atlantic conflict.
European Strauss-Kahn selected to lead IMF by ample “consensus”
Former French finance minister Dominique Strauss-Kahn was selected September 28 as the new Managing Director of the IMF. The IMF Executive Board said it selected Strauss-Kahn, 58, by consensus to succeed Rodrigo de Rato for a five-year term beginning November 1.
UN Standing Police Capacity officers to train in UK
Officers from the United Nations Standing Police Capacity will undergo two weeks of training in transitional justice and other aspects of peacekeeping at the top police leadership centre in the United Kingdom from 8-19 October ahead of deployment to their first mission, revealed senior UN Police officers in New York.
Argentine energy shortage repeat for Chilean mines
Mining leaders in Chile indicated to local press this week that their industry is bracing for energy shortages in the coming year
United Kingdom main market for booming Chilean wine industry
Chile's wine and fish exports for the first eight months of 2007 increased a significant 34% and 12% respectively compared to the same period last year.
UN: oil and gas reserves competition becoming tougher
The emergence of new players in the global market and shifts in the policies of gas and oil producers means that traditional conglomerates from industrialized nations are facing increasing competition in the race to access the world's reserves, revealed the United Nations agency on trade and development issues.
