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Stories for 2003

  • Wednesday, January 29th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

    Regional News from Pta. Arenas.

    Headlines: Chilean Navy rescues British pilots; Papal cross reaches South Pole; Magallanes: “High income” tourism; Marine park in Carlos III Island.

  • Tuesday, January 28th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

    Fed expected to leave rates unchanged

    The United States Federal Reserve is expected to leave interest rates unchanged when its Monetary Committee convenes this week. The threat of war and the slowing of the US economy will be the prevailing facts behind the decision according to Wall Street analysts.

  • Tuesday, January 28th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

    Chilean Fishing industry cautious

    The Chilean Senate's approval of the Free Trade and Political Association Agreement (FTA) with the European Union has increased concerns in the fishing industry that the fisheries chapter may compromise the country's maritime sovereignty, despite Presidential assurances on the contrary.

  • Monday, January 27th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

    Successful Halibut experiment

    The Fisheries Department of Magallanes University has successfully farmed Canadian Halibut specimens in a pilot project in Bahía Laredo, a few miles away from Punta Arenas.

  • Monday, January 27th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

    IMF-Argentina agreement

    Last Friday the Executive Board of International Monetary Fund finally approved an eight months transitional agreement with Argentina that should enable the country to face coming payments in the next eight months. An enthusiastic Argentine president Eduardo Duhalde declared “Argentina is back in the international community” and congratulated Finance Minister Roberto Lavagna and Central Bank president Alfonso Prat Gay.

  • Monday, January 27th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

    Breaking News

    Headlines: Puerto Madryn is Chilean; Sea Sciences Congreso.

  • Sunday, January 26th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

    “Hunger can't wait” Lula tells the world's powerful

    Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday told movers and shakers gathered at the World Economic Forum in Davos that “hunger can't wait,” and called for both a “new economic order” and the creation of an international anti-poverty fund.

  • Friday, January 24th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

    Penguin News Update

    Headlines: Falklands CPA talks to include'Islands Plan'; Successful seminar for South Georgia; Plastic problems; Commercial charter to replace Tristar; Cruise visit update; Sports on weekend.

  • Friday, January 24th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

    Actualización Penguin News

    Titulares: Conferencia parlamentaria tratará el plan de desarrollo de Falklands; Exitoso seminario para Georgia del Sur; Problemas con el plástico; Charter comercial reemplaza al Tristar; Visitas de cruceros; Deportes de fin de semana.

  • Thursday, January 23rd 2003 - 20:00 UTC

    Furious with “The New York Times”

    Tourist operators in Punta Arenas are furious with an article published in “The New York Times”, followed by some comments in “La Nación”, from Buenos Aires and even with ?Chilean president Ricardo Lagos.