Stories for 2003 , page 47

Friday, September 5th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

A complicated election.

Santa Fe province, Argentina's fourth strongest electoral circumscription is going to the polls this Sunday becoming another testing ground for President Nestor Kirchner and the ruling Justicialista party.

Friday, September 5th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Chile, “a country of consensuses”.

Chile is a country of consensus which has left behind the polarization of thirty years ago that led to the bloody military coup of September 11, 1973, although there are still some totalitarian enclaves, legacy of the Pinochet regime, said Chilean president Ricardo Lagos.

Friday, September 5th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Hepatitis in Punta Arenas.

Eight cases of hepatitis have been confirmed in the last two weeks in Punta Arenas. The Regional Officer of the Epidemiology and Statistics Unit Eduardo Velasquez said that so far this year 13 cases of hepatitis A have been reported compared to 17 during the whole of 2002.

Friday, September 5th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

UVR red and yellow “lights”

Punta Arenas Regional Public Health Ministry Office reinstated this week the ultra violet radiation, UVR, forecast to protect local residents and keep them away from harmful solar exposure.

Friday, September 5th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Breaking News.

Headlines:
Argentine August inflation flat
Miserable erratic salaries.

Friday, September 5th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

World Bank puts pressure on Argentina.

The World Bank estimates the Argentine economy this year will expand 5% and to sustain that rate of growth will need new investments and consequently increase public utility rates and further advance in pending structural reforms.

Friday, September 5th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Penguin News Friday 5th update

Headlines: Falklands albatross ?endangered' species; KEMH irregularities; NVQ problem solved; MPA bully victim ?snaps'; Summer time begins.

Thursday, September 4th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Budget axe reaches Punta Arenas

Magallanes Region in the extreme south of Chile is targeted to suffer a significant budget support cut in the coming fiscal year. Local officials have been informed by Santiago authorities that according to national budget estimates, in 2004 Magallanes Region will be receiving almost 15 million US dollars less.

Thursday, September 4th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Bush signs free trade accords with Chile and Singapore

U.S. President George W. Bush signed free trade agreements with Chile and Singapore Wednesday, saying that they would contribute to the economic growth of the three countries.

Thursday, September 4th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

Lula courting Brazil's biggest political party

Brazil's president, a former Marxist firebrand-turned-pragmatist, is allying himself with his country's biggest party, one to the right of center, promising it a share of government power and a united front in next year's local elections.