MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for March 2004
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Wednesday, March 17th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
“Maya V” Observer “dumped computer into the sea”
Uruguayan Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Martín Aguirrezabala revealed to a Congressional Committee that the Fisheries Department observer aboard the longliner “Maya V” dumped his “technical reports and computer to the sea” before been arrested for allegedly fishing in Australian waters.
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Tuesday, March 16th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Ready for the (500 billion US dollars) Rio Declaration
Argentina trusts that presidents Nestor Kirchner and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will agree on a strategy, “more or less homogeneous”, to discuss about their huge foreign debts with multilateral organisations, said Argentine Minister of Interior Aníbal Fernández in Buenos Aires.
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Tuesday, March 16th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
US criticizes Aristide's presence in Jamaica
The State Department said this Monday that the presence of former Haiti president Jean Bertrand Aristide in the Caribbean “serves no purpose”, and called for attention on what is happening in Haiti, and not in what happens with Aristide.
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Tuesday, March 16th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Dominican Republic and US conclude Free Trade agreement
The Dominican Republic and the United States successfully concluded this weekend negotiations for a free trade agreement after having overcome some pending details in agriculture, textiles and intellectual property.
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Tuesday, March 16th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Chilean peso stabilizes in 600 pesos to the US dollar
Following months of constant appreciation the Chilean currency seems to have rebounded stabilizing above the threshold of 600 pesos to the US dollar.
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Tuesday, March 16th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Venezuela faces a new institutional dispute
Venezuela's Supreme Court this Monday voided a ruling by electoral authorities that hundreds of thousands of signatures supporting a recall referendum against President Hugo Chavez were “dubious” and must be confirmed by their authors
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Tuesday, March 16th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Socialist Spain returns to the EU flock
The surprise victory of the Socialists in Spain, and defeat of staunch allied Jose Aznar, comes as a new challenge for the George Bush administration and its Iraq policy.
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Monday, March 15th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Breaking News from Chile.
Headlines:
Clocks back one hour mark wintertime in Chile; Lan pays 50,000 US dollars fine; Chilean economy forecasted to grow 5,1%; Air and Space Show to promote stability; Controversy over copper surplus; -
Monday, March 15th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil calls a new oil licencing round
The Brazilian National Oil Agency, ANP, announced an exploration and production licencing round in line with the country's objective of achieving energy self sufficiency by 2006.
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Monday, March 15th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
A unique sight in Perito Moreno glacier
Ten thousand people gathered in Argentine Patagonia for a historic sight, the collapsing of a great ice barrier from the world famous Perito Moreno glacier, an event that was last seen in 1988.
