Stories for October 10th 2007
Riots caused Spanish fishing companies EUR 100 million losses
Xunta de Galicia authorities disclosed that the four Galician owned companies located in southern Argentina that were attacked by fishery workers in the midst of violent riots, have not yet recovered labour-wise or economically.
Rice defends free trade pacts with Latam countries
United States Congress would deliver a “great blow” to Peru, Panama and Colombia, as well as damage U.S. interests in Latin America, if it fails to pass free-trade agreements with the three countries, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Tuesday.
Argentine anti pulp mill activists marches banned in Uruguay
Uruguay will ban Argentine activists who oppose a pulp mill in Fray Bentos, from marching or organizing concentrations so as to avoid provocations, announced Minister of Interior Daisy Tourné.
600,000 Skiers on Chile's slopes this season
This past winter's unusually cold weather in Chile's central valley had at least one benefit – the mountains were covered in snow, attracting some 600,000 skiers and snowboarders. This figure represents an 11 percent increase compared to the previous season when 522,000 visitors hit the slopes.
