MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for October 2004
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Tuesday, October 12th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Drinking problems among Chilean labour
A report from the Chilean Safety Association indicates that 26,3% of Chilean workers have a drinking problem, that is heavy drinking, dependency or in serious risk of falling into any of the two categories.
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Tuesday, October 12th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Brazilians overseas assets: 82,7 billion US dollars
The total of declared assets held by Brazilians residents overseas reached 82,7 billion US dollars last year. They are distributed among 120 countries but concentrated in fiscal paradises such as Cayman Island, Virgin islands and Bahamas, according to the Central Bank Brazilian Assets Overseas Census.
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Tuesday, October 12th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Portsmouth Harbour declines FIH offer.
The board of Portsmouth Harbour Ferry Company (PHFC) remains at odds with Grant Thornton Corporate Finance, its own financial adviser, in spite of an improved offer for the company from Falkland Islands Holdings (FIH).
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Tuesday, October 12th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Gibraltar: Spain emphasizes dialogue.
Spain seeks to build a future of shared coexistence with Gibraltar which Gibraltarians are comfortable with. This was the message from the Spanish Government in its statement to the United Nations Fourth Committee on Decolonization, delivered last week shortly after the session was addressed by Chief Minister Peter Caruana and Opposition Leader Joe Bossano.
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Tuesday, October 12th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Venezuela increase oil royalties.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced during his weekly television program a substantial hike, from 1% to 16,6%, of oil royalties paid by foreign companies.
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Tuesday, October 12th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
More Bolivian natural gas for Argentina.
Bolivian President Carlos Mesa and his Argentine counterpart, Nestor Kirchner, will meet in the southern Bolivian city of Sucre later this week to sign several bilateral energy agreements including the sale of greater volumes of natural gas.
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Tuesday, October 12th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Oil price surge impacts world growth.
Oil workers strike in Nigeria and the latest report from the International Energy Agency, IEA, have helped oil prices break new records this Tuesday according to analysts in New York where Texas light crude was selling at over 54 US dollars the barrel. In London North Sea Brent reached 51,50 US dollars.
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Monday, October 11th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Chileans will manage Uruguayan wood chip port
The Uruguayan government granted Chilean company Graneles S.A. the rights to operate for 30 years the port of La Paloma on the Atlantic coast as an outlet for its forestry exports, reported the Montevideo press.
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Monday, October 11th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Chile Hot News
Summer time begins this weekend; Stronger Peso: 595 to the US dollar; New hospital for Punta Arenas; Insecurity and trust in democratic institutions; Sustainable tourism discussions; Bachelet leads vote intention opinion polls.
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Monday, October 11th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Argentines with poor opinion of US and Bush
A vast majority of Argentines, 61% do not think highly of the United States, according to a public opinion poll published Sunday in the Buenos Aires Pagina/12 newspaper.
