Stories for September 14th 2003

Sunday, September 14th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Foreigners “plundering” Chilean fisheries.

Chilean fishermen are up in arms over the presence of around 20 foreign vessels fishing in the country's EEZ or very close the maritime border. The vessels are registered in China, Korea, Russia, and even Greece and some of them have even been spotted in the country's main fishing area, between Regions V and IX.

Sunday, September 14th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Ozone hole over Falklands.

The Ozone hole has reached land and population areas in Argentina, Chile and the Falkland Islands.

Sunday, September 14th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Kirchner-Duhalde seem unbeatable.

After successfully reaching a rescheduling agreement with the IMF, --with less strings than anticipated--, Argentine president Nestor Kirchner spent Sunday following electoral results in five districts and with his mind set in building a strong Congressional support for his administration.

Sunday, September 14th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Chile: A night of violence and destruction.

More than 200 people arrested, 24 policemen injured, blackout in 150,000 homes plus massive destruction was the balance of a night of rioting in downtown Santiago de Chile during the evening of September 11, after the end of the official September 11 thirtieth commemoration ceremonies

Sunday, September 14th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

“Viarsa 1” scientist in Montevideo.

The Uruguayan scientific observer aboard the longliner “Viarsa 1”, currently being escorted to the city of Freemantle to face charges of poaching toothfish in Australian waters arrived in Montevideo Thursday evening and spent the following morning with the Director of the Uruguayan Fisheries Department.