Stories for September 6th 2004

Monday, September 6th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

South Georgia toothfish inspections went ?smoothly'.

South Georgia's Director of Fisheries said this week that the island's toothfish season had run smoothly despite some early reluctance by a small number of fishing companies to have catches inspected.

Monday, September 6th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

UME aims for Arenal start-up in October.

Canada's Uruguay Minerals Exploration plans to bring the Arenal deposit online at its San Gregorio gold mine in Uruguay in October, company CEO Chris Clark told to the press

Monday, September 6th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Gibraltar: Breaking News.

Headlines:
Straw and Moratinos to discuss Gibraltar; Twenty MPs invited to National Day;
Divers find lost battleship HMS Victoria.

Monday, September 6th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

IMF recommends Brazil persistence in fiscal objectives.

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Rodrigo de Rato praised the “impressive advances” made by the Brazilian government and forecasted that “looking ahead, there could be some further limited room for modifying the fiscal objectives to provide further space for public investment, provided that this is done in a manner that is fully consistent with debt sustainability”.

Monday, September 6th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Antarctic Trust to buy four Falklands islands.

THE Antarctic Research Trust is to receive a licence from the Falkland Islands to purchase four islands - Brandy, Rum, Whiskey and Sea lion Easterly Islands.

Monday, September 6th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Scab in Argentine Patagonia.

A small farm in Santa Cruz province, Argentine Patagonia, where an only outbreak, so far, of scab was reported has Chilean sanitary officials and sheep farmers on full alert given the close links with Magallanes Region, reports La Prensa Austral from Punta Arenas.