MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for December 2002
-
Monday, December 9th 2002 - 20:00 UTC
Breaking News
Headlines: Negative inflation in Chile; Critical trade talks with US; “True leader of the XXI century”; Brazilian economy recovering.
-
Monday, December 9th 2002 - 20:00 UTC
Fisheries News
Headlines: EU preferential tariffs for Argentina; Red tide ban on Patagonian bivalves; Chile approves new fisheries law;Research vessel project for Patagonian shrimp fishery; Illegal fishing in southern Brazil; Industry and legislators locked in dispute; Russia seeks renewal of agreement; Shrimp exports face US anti-dumping campaign
-
Sunday, December 8th 2002 - 20:00 UTC
Upholding Falklands' self-determination
No opportunity has been lost during the 20th anniversary year of the Falklands War to remind the British public of the sacrifices made in 1982 and the pledge given to uphold the right of the Islander's to self-determination.
-
Sunday, December 8th 2002 - 20:00 UTC
Falklands Commodore leads wreath layers
One of the outstanding commanders of the 1982 Falklands War, Commodore Mike Clapp, CB, laid the wreath in memory of the Armed Forces at the Falkland Islands Association (FIA) annual Act of Remembrance commemorating Battle Day on 8th December, 1914, when the German South Atlantic fleet was vanquished by the Royal Navy.
-
Friday, December 6th 2002 - 20:00 UTC
Venezuela Conflict
Lawmakers from the pro-government socialist Podemos (We Can) Party on Thursday asked Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to lead a call to early elections as a way to solve the country's growing social and political crisis.
-
Friday, December 6th 2002 - 20:00 UTC
Six South American Leaders Convene Summit
Six South American presidents convened a summit of the continent's largest trading bloc Thursday, aiming to work out a timetable for a free trade agreement covering most of the continent.
-
Friday, December 6th 2002 - 20:00 UTC
Penguin News Friday Update
Headlines: Unexplained penguin deaths: bodies litter west beaches; Good to be back says new Governor; Dan is top student; Photo exhibition; RAF band to play.
-
Friday, December 6th 2002 - 20:00 UTC
Argentina, Agriculture and Venezuela
In a joint declaration, Mercosur presidents currently holding talks in Brasilia made a strong statement demanding an end to subsidies by rich countries and a fairer agricultural trade policies.
-
Thursday, December 5th 2002 - 20:00 UTC
IMF, Treasury Plan Latin American Visits
Horst Koehler, the head of the International Monetary Fund, and Kenneth Dam, a top economics official in the Bush administration, will make separate fact-finding missions to Latin America starting later this week.
-
Thursday, December 5th 2002 - 20:00 UTC
Fisheries News
Headlines: Strike paralyses 92 per cent of fishing activity; Dismay at Colombia's decision not to enforce tuna ban; Spanish fishing ban extended to Portugese border
