MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2003
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Wednesday, August 13th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Kirchner promises Malvinas' veterans he will visit Falklands
Argentine president Nestor Kirchner promised the relatives of the Argentine soldiers killed in the 1982 Falklands war that his administration will support financially the building of the Darwin Memorial which should be ready by next summer, reports La Nación.
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Tuesday, August 12th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Labour disruption in Chile
Chilean Minister of Interior Jose Miguel Insulza warned this Monday that government employees who join this Wednesday's national strike sponsored by the country's Central Union of Workers, CUT, will be sanctioned.
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Tuesday, August 12th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Pinochet's 1988 coup attempt
Chilean president Ricardo Lagos said this Monday that opposition leaders were well aware that former dictator Generl Augusto Pinochet was determined to ignore the results of the 1988 referendum with a new self imposed coup.
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Tuesday, August 12th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Financial support for trade and integration
The Inter-American Development Bank, IDB, announced this week the launching of a special financial program that includes loans and technical assistance to help adjust the Latinamerican and Caribbean economies to the challenges of integration and commercial opening.
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Monday, August 11th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina introduces new monitoring system
Under new regulations, large capacity fishing vessels operating in Argentine waters must use a new fishing vessel monitoring system (VMS) instead of the Satellite Fisheries Monitoring (Monpesat) system, which ceased operating early last year.
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Monday, August 11th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Two month San Matías Gulf hake ban
Argentine hake (Merluccius hubbsi) fishing is to be banned in the San Matías Gulf for two months as for October 1, to protect the species during its most important spawning period. Río Negro province Department of Production has decided to ban hake fishing in the gulf from October through November 30 in the Río Negro fishing reserve north of parallel 41º 30'.
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Monday, August 11th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Modest 1,5% growth forecasted for Latinamerica
Latinamerica's economy is expected to experience a modest 1,5% recovery during the current year, after suffering a negative growth of 0,6% in 2002 according to the latest release from the United Nations Economic Committee for Latinamerica, CEPAL.
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Monday, August 11th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Chávez could abandon IMF
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez insinuated that Venezuela could abandon the International Monetary Fund, IMF, if multilateralism “doesn't change” and keeps insisting in the promotion of “neo-liberal” economic policies.
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Monday, August 11th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
Strong primary budget surplus
The Argentine government consolidated sector is forecasted to finish 2003 with a strong primary budget surplus equivalent to 2,8% of GDP, well above target according to the private risk agency Fundación Capital.
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Monday, August 11th 2003 - 21:00 UTC
New leader for O'Globo empire
Brazil's main media conglomerate O'Globo has a new leader, Roberto Irineu Marinho, the eldest son of Mr. Roberto Marinho who died last week at the age of 98 and had become one of the most influential men of the country.
