Stories for November 24th 2003

Monday, November 24th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

Hot News from Chile.

Healines:
Delay in Magallanes lamb season; NZ expert visits Tierra del Fuego; Former political inmates visit detention centre; Tourism promotion in southern Chile; Mine clearance along Bolivian border;

Monday, November 24th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

OAS monitors recall vote in Venezuela.

Organization of American States, OAS, Secretary General Cesar Gaviria arrived in Venezuela to monitor the collection of signatures sponsored by the government with the purpose of removing 38 members of the Congressional opposition.

Monday, November 24th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

Crisis brewing in Ecuador.

This Monday the Ecuadorian cabinet will be resigning in an effort to ease the pressure on beleaguered President Lucio Gutierrez because of the alleged link of some high officials of his administration with narcotics gangsters.

Monday, November 24th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

Europe recovering, says IMF.

The latest data indicate that the recovery in the European Union will be better than expected according to Anne Krueger, International Monetary Fund, First Deputy Managing Director.

Monday, November 24th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

Financial support for Uruguay.

Uruguay received a 200 million US dollars loan from the Interamerican Development Bank, IDB, to help stabilize the banking system, ensure liquidity and the recovery of depositors trust.

Monday, November 24th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

Army's links to kidnapping gangs under investigation.

A Buenos Aires province Supreme Court report warns of possible ties between Argentine soldiers and criminal gangs implicated in murders and kidnappings, in which police involvement is also suspected.

Monday, November 24th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

Only two charter flights next December.

Argentina has authorized only two charter flights to the Falkland Islands in December and has requested Spain to intercede before Britain in helping establish a direct air link between Argentina and the Islands, according to an article published in the Monday edition of Buenos Aires daily “Clarín”.