MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2003
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Sunday, October 5th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Uruguay's toothfish quota at risk
Although all eyes will be set in the trial and “exemplary measures” Australia has promised for the Uruguayan flagged longliner and alleged poacher of Patagonian toothfish, “Viarsa 1”, actually the future of Uruguay's toothfish industry will be decided in mid month in Tasmania.
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Sunday, October 5th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Clash with the Bush administration.
Chilean inflation in nine monthsBrazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs Celso Amorim accused United States of “threats” and insisting with a “very destructive” pressure to push forward negotiations for a Free Trade Association of the Americas.
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Saturday, October 4th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Chileans Mark End of Pinochet Rule
Chileans are celebrating the referendum that marked the beginning of the end of the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet 15 years ago.
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Friday, October 3rd 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Uruguayan ship accused of poaching brought back to Australia.
The Uruguayan boat captured for alleged poaching after a marathon 21-day ocean chase was brought into a west Australian port Friday (3 October) with its crew of 39 and an illegal catch of endangered Patagonian toothfish.
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Thursday, October 2nd 2003 - 21:00 UTC
More British Airways flights to Argentina.
British Airways beginning next January 2004 will increase the number of weekly Buenos Aires-London flights from three to four.
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Thursday, October 2nd 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Flat economy and record exports in Brazil.
Brazil economic growth forecast for 2003 has been cut by more than half from 1,5% to 0,6%, according to the latest quarterly report from the Central Bank.
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Thursday, October 2nd 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Mercosur-US military exercise suspended.
Argentine Foreign Affairs Secretary Rafael Bielsa announced this Wednesday the suspension in Argentina of a joint military exercise between Mercosur and United States troops scheduled for the end of October.
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Thursday, October 2nd 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Controversial celebration.
One of the leading opposition members criticized the Chilean government decision to limit celebrations of an October 1988 event that proved a turning point in Chilean history to the parties of the ruling coalition.
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Thursday, October 2nd 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Ibero-american summit in spite of protests.
Bolivian Foreign Affairs Minister Carlos Saavedra assured his Ibero-american colleagues that the current protests and unrest in Bolivia will have “no influence at all” over the next Ibero-american summit scheduled for November in Santa Cruz.
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Thursday, October 2nd 2003 - 21:00 UTC
COLTO Offers assistance and information to Uruguayan Government inquiry on toothfish pirate pursuit
The international industry group representing the world's legal toothfish operators COLTO (Coalition of Legal Toothfish Operators) has written to the Director of Uruguayan Fisheries ( DINARA) to raise its concern about statements he has been reported making about COLTO to a parliamentary inquiry investigating the Viarsa 1 incident.
