Stories for May 4th 2003

Sunday, May 4th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Paraguayan elected president pressed to take office.

Paraguayan leaders of the ruling party and the opposition have requested elected president Nicanor Duarte to advance the taking office date and replace outgoing caretaker president Luis González Macchi, who's described as the “negligent president”.
Sunday, May 4th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Chilean tourism industry recovering.

After two successive negative summer seasons the number of tourists visiting Chile during the first quarter of 2003 increased 2,7% over the same period in 2002 according to the latest release from the Chilean National Tourism Service. The increase represented a 5% expansion in income equivalent to 20 million US dollars.

Paraguayan elected president pressed to take office.