Stories for October 9th 2004

Saturday, October 9th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

OAS Secretary General resigns

Former Costa Rica president Miguel Angel Rodriguez submitted this Friday his resignation as Secretary General of the Organization of American States, OAS.

Saturday, October 9th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

“Kirchner will not shake hands” with Walker

Argentine Foreign Relations Minister Rafael Bielsa stated in an interview that “it won't be possible to work” with his recently named Chilean counterpart Ignacio Walker, following a controversial article where he candidly describes the Peronist party and President Nestor Kirchner in not too kind words.

Saturday, October 9th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Roaring oil prices close above 53 US dollars

Oil prices reached a new record high this Friday in New York with a closing price of 53,31 US dollars the barrel for light Texas crude, the highest ever since 1983. In London, Brent crude closed at 49,71 US dollars, also a record.

Saturday, October 9th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Bid for EU funded aquaculture training

Following an initiative by Falklands' Councillor Summers during a meeting in Brussels last December, a proposal has been worked on with the French Overseas Territories of St Pierre & Miquelon and with representatives of Greenland (Denmark) for a training course on aquaculture to be funded by the European Commission Development Fund.

Saturday, October 9th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

UK Party conferences finish

For the 17th year the Falklands Islands Government had stands at both the Labour and Conservative Party Conferences that were held over the past two weeks in the United Kingdom.

Saturday, October 9th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

BAS summer season poised to begin

British Antarctic Survey Twin Otters and the Dash-7 should be arriving in the Falkland Islands next week.