Stories for January 21st 2004

Wednesday, January 21st 2004 - 20:00 UTC

Fisheries News.-

Headlines:
NZ crusade against poachers; Protectionist measures for farmed salmon industry; Chile, first world salmon producer; Controversial salmon study finds support; US-Brazilian shrimp dispute could reach WTO.

Wednesday, January 21st 2004 - 20:00 UTC

Lan Chile confirms 11 charter flight cancellations.

Lan Chile refused to qualify the Argentine government's decision to close its airspace to Chilean charter flights to the Falkland Islands.

Wednesday, January 21st 2004 - 20:00 UTC

Uruguayan industry tepid recovery

The second 2003 semester was positive for almost all sectors of the Uruguayan industry, suffering from a deep recession going back to 1998, according to the latest release from the Uruguayan Chamber of Industry.

Wednesday, January 21st 2004 - 20:00 UTC

Argentina plans for the Security Council.

Argentina assured this week the “unanimous support” from the Latinamerican and Caribbean group for its election as a non permanent member of the United Nations Security Council in 2005.

Wednesday, January 21st 2004 - 20:00 UTC

Euro zone calls for “responsibility” regarding US dollar

Euro zone Finance and Economy ministers called on “responsibility” from the United States regarding the steady revaluation of the Euro vs the US dollar, fearing the risk of monetary volatility to incipient economic growth in the European Union.

Wednesday, January 21st 2004 - 20:00 UTC

Strict new drinking law in Chile

With the enforcement of the new Chilean Alcohol Bill, Punta Arenas opening hours for liquor stores and discotheques are considerably reduced and the under 18 are definitively banned from pubs.

Wednesday, January 21st 2004 - 20:00 UTC

No Argentine officials at Memorial unveiling

No Argentine officials will be travelling to the Falkland Islands for the inauguration of the Memorial to be erected in Darwin to the memory of the 649 Argentine servicemen killed during the 1982 South Atlantic conflict.