Stories for June 8th 2009
Four New Directors Appointed at the Falkland Islands Tourist Board
A new Board of Directors was appointed at the Annual General Meeting of the Falkland Islands Tourist Board, held on Thursday 4th June. Five of the existing directors will remain on the board, with four new directors joining them.
World airlines 'face $9bn loss'
The global airline industry has nearly doubled its expected losses for the year to $9bn amid what it calls an unprecedented crisis.
Hamburg-Sud largest container vessel tested Montevideo port’s efficiency
Hamburg Sud “Rio de la Plata”, the first of a newbuilding series of six identical vessels with a slot capacity of 5.900 containers (and 1.365 reefer container plugs) called last month in Montevideo.
Lawmakers’ abuses not limited to UK shows Chilean television program
Last week Chileans watched in disbelief a news report that showed their national deputies hard at work in Congress: fiddling around on their cell phones, spending time on Web sites like Facebook, or keeping up with the horse races.
Air France accelerating replacement of Airbus speed monitors
Air France has said it is accelerating replacement of speed monitors on Airbus planes following the disappearance of a jet over the Atlantic six days ago.
Peruvian Amazon indigenous call for dialogue; Army patrols area
Peruvian Amazon indigenous groups that fought government security forces with spears, rocks and home made guns during two days with a toll of over sixty killed and dozens missing said they are prepared to dialogue about the controversial laws which opened the region to logging, oil and minerals exploration and triggered the rebellion.
EU Parliament election: Centre right advances at expense of the left
Centre-right parties have done well in elections to the European Parliament at the expense of the left. Far-right and anti-immigrant parties also made gains, as turnout figures plunged to between 43 and 44%, according to the latest reports from BBC.
UK electorate furious: trounces Labour and main parties system
Britain’s ruling Labour party has suffered its worst post-war election result as it was beaten into third place by UKIP and saw the BNP gain its first seats at Brussels. Labour's share of the vote at the European elections was just 15.3% - worse than party bosses had feared.
British far right party gains first seat (former Labour) in EU parliament
British Primer Minister Gordon Brown's hopes of political survival have been dealt another blow as the far right British National Party achieved a major electoral breakthrough gaining their first seat in the European Parliament.
Spain committed to resumption of EU/Mercosur free trade talks
Spain’s Secretary of State for Ibero-America Juan Pablo de Laigleisa begins Monday in Buenos Aires a visit to three Mercosur country members in preparation for when Madrid takes over the presidency of the European Union in the first half of 2010.
