Stories for January 11th 2004

Sunday, January 11th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

Gibraltar News.

Headlines:
Blair will not participate of Tercentenary; Gibraltar constitutional review only with “Spanish consent”; GibTele sues European Commission; Surprise visit of Madrid British Ambassador to the Rock; Trail link between Europe and Africa.

Sunday, January 11th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

“Restructuring plans” for Royal Navy confirmed.

The Royal Navy insisted that no decisions had been made about reductions to its fleet, amid reports that it was set to lose four major warships in the next three months.

Sunday, January 11th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

Brazilian record farm export.

Brazilian agriculture exports established a record in 2003 having reached 30,6 billion US dollars thus contributing to the country's overall trade surplus, reported Brazil Ministry of Agriculture Production and Commercialization Office.

Sunday, January 11th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

Strong increase in Magallanes tourism.

The influx of foreign tourists to Magallanes Region experienced a strong 36% expansion during 2003 according to the Chilean International Police and Migration Office statistics.

Sunday, January 11th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

Argentina rebuilds IMF relation.

The International Monetary Fund finally approved the first review of the accord signed with Argentina last September, and without modifying a “iota” according to the Argentine government. However the approval comes three weeks later than expected because of the “difficult” relation between both sides.