MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for May 2004
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Monday, May 10th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Preparing for the next budget.
Provision of additional funds and proposals to the put forward to the forthcoming budget were approved by the Falkland Islands Standing Finance Committee in its April 30 meeting. The additional funds include £19,500 for a new edition of laws and £150,000 for medical treatment overseas.
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Sunday, May 9th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina establishes new hake fisheries quota.
Argentina's Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Foods (SAGPyA) finally issued a Resolution 484/2004 regulating hake (Merluccius hubbsi) fishery between April 1 and July 31. The maximum catch authorised for this period has now been established at 159,554 tonnes to be distributed among all vessels operating north and south of parallel 41º S.
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Saturday, May 8th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Chile legalizes divorce after decades of debate
Chilean President Ricardo Lagos on Friday signed the nation's first-ever divorce legislation, a bill that took nine years to get through Congress.
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Saturday, May 8th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Chavez blames Bush's “imperialism” for soaring oil prices
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Friday blamed the recent spike in world oil prices on U.S. counterpart George W. Bush and his “imperialist policies.”
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Saturday, May 8th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
More than 100 Argentine Policemen ousted
President Nestor Kirchner ousted more than federal 100 police officials and revamped key policing operations Friday, moving to improve the force to fight rising crime.
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Saturday, May 8th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands' fishing stand attracts record numbers.
FALKLANDS fishing companies are this week showcasing the ?new look' Falkland Islands Exhibition Stand at the Seafood Expo in Brussels, Belgium.
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Friday, May 7th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Encouraging Mercosur-EU talks in Brussels
Mercosur reacted positively to the first details of the European Union opening market offer presented this week in Brussels in the framework of ongoing bilateral talks to reach a cooperation and free trade agreement by next October.
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Friday, May 7th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Penguin News Update.
Headlines:
Experts worried by ?tampered' explosives; Visiting Magistrate for the Falklands?; We're going to the Games.
News in brief: Pampuro describes military build up; BFFI becomes BFSAI. -
Thursday, May 6th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
More Argentine naval presence in South Atlantic
Argentina is planning to significantly increase its naval presence in the South Atlantic to consolidate “open spaces” and protect fisheries thus preparing for “problems in the future”, said Argentine Defence Minister José Pampuro.
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Thursday, May 6th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine inflation modest but?
Consumer prices in Argentina during April increased 0,9%, the highest since March 2003, accumulating 2% in the first four months of 2004, according to the Statistics and Census Institute.
