MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for November 2004
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Thursday, November 18th 2004 - 20:00 UTC
Kirchner will visit Chile end of the month.
Argentine president Nestor Kirchner will finally be making a state visit to Chile next November 30, revealed Argentine Defence Minister Jose Pampuro.
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Thursday, November 18th 2004 - 20:00 UTC
Argentine fisheries exports contract 5,8%
Argentine fisheries exports during the first nine months of this year dropped 5,8% compared to the same period in 2003, mainly because of a significant contraction in shellfish and mollusc sales.
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Thursday, November 18th 2004 - 20:00 UTC
New airline begins flights to Punta Arenas in December.
Chilean Civil Aviation Council unanimously decided this Wednesday to authorize Aerolíneas del Sur (Aerolíneas Austral Chile S.A.) to operate in the Chilean domestic and international air markets as a Chilean company.
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Thursday, November 18th 2004 - 20:00 UTC
Brazilian industry criticize agreements with China
Brazilian industry expressed concern Wednesday over a possible “invasion” of Chinese products following President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's decision granting the Asian giant “market economy” status.
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Thursday, November 18th 2004 - 20:00 UTC
Last three “Maya V” crewmembers fined and deported.
Three Uruguayan crewmembers from the longliner “Maya V”, caught illegally fishing, and who had pleaded not guilty were sentenced Wednesday by an Australian Court in Perth to pay a 750 US dollars fine plus 350 US dollars prosecution costs.
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Thursday, November 18th 2004 - 20:00 UTC
Falkland Islands Constitution review process continues.
On 9th November, the Falkland Islands Legislature's Select Committee on the Constitution published a paper outlining its activities since its establishment in April 2000.
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Wednesday, November 17th 2004 - 20:00 UTC
IVM foundation organizing new meeting
International Village Meetings, IVP, a foundation dedicated to bringing together and integrating teenagers from Argentina, Chile and Falkland Islands, and which suspended activities in 2001 when the collapse of the Argentine economy is back recruiting volunteers for another meeting in the coming months.
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Wednesday, November 17th 2004 - 20:00 UTC
Latinamerican growth prospects soar
Latinamerica and the Caribbean will be expanding 4,7% in 2004, a full percentage point more that last April's forecast according to the World Bank.
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Wednesday, November 17th 2004 - 20:00 UTC
Most legal residents in Spain from Latinamerica
The number of legal immigrants in Spain at the end of last September reached over 1,8 million, that is 12,1% above last January and with Latin-Americans as the most numerous community according to a report from the Immigration Standing Observatory released Tuesday in Madrid.
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Wednesday, November 17th 2004 - 20:00 UTC
US promises draconian budget to reduce deficit
United States is determined to reduce its budget deficit said Treasury Secretary John Snow who admitted that the current misbalance is “too significant”.
