Stories for January 9th 2003

Thursday, January 9th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

IMF announces dispatch of mission to Argentina

An IMF mission will leave for Argentina Thursday to resume negotiations with the government on a transition accord, the fund announced.

Thursday, January 9th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

Chilean Ex-Minister Jailed in Scandal

A judge on Tuesday ordered the arrest of a former cabinet minister and two other former high-ranking officials in a growing corruption scandal affecting the center-left government of President Ricardo Lagos.

Thursday, January 9th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

Chinese jigger arrested for illegal fishing

Warning shots were fired during an 11 hour pursuit which ended with the arrest of the Chinese-flagged vessel Fu-Yuan 3, which was fishing without a permit in San Jorge Gulf, Santa Cruz province.

Thursday, January 9th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

President Duhalde finds a candidate.

Argentine caretaker president Eduardo Duhalde finally seems to have found the candidate for the coming April elections, Governor Néstor Kirchner, a man who should help renew faces in the ruling party and at the same time defeat his greatest opponent, former president Carlos Menem.