Stories for 2004 , page 116

Tuesday, June 1st 2004 - 21:00 UTC

US-Central America free trade market

United States and five Central American countries signed last Friday a free trade association, CAFTA, which once it becomes effective, following Congressional approvals, will liberate 80% of bilateral trade that in 2003 reached 23 billion US dollars.

Tuesday, June 1st 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Brazil sends peace keeping contingent to Haiti

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva saw off this Monday 150 Brazilian servicemen who will be part of the new United Nations multilateral peacekeeping force in Haiti

Tuesday, June 1st 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Falklands licence refund policy is accepted

The Falkland Islands Legislative Council Fisheries Committee met in Stanley to consider the Illex squid licence refund and heard a brief preliminary report from some participants in the recent aquaculture fact-finding trip to Ireland and Scotland.

Monday, May 31st 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Chilean ruling revives possibility of Pinochet prosecution

Chilean judges on Friday re-opened a door that could lead to prosecution on rights abuse charges of former dictator Augusto Pinochet even though he had been deemed mentally unfit to stand trial due to age-related “dementia.”

Monday, May 31st 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Latam/EU summit ends in diplomatic spat

European Union, Latin American and Caribbean leaders for multilateralism and UN reform, as their summit in Guadalajara ended at the weekend.

Monday, May 31st 2004 - 21:00 UTC

UK discards Argentine airline flight to Falklands

Great Britain discarded this Monday plans for an Argentine airline to fly to the Falkland Islands.

Friday, May 28th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Unemployment in Chile reached 8,7%

Unemployment in Chile reached 8,7% during the February-April quarter after experiencing a 0,2% increase compared to the same period a year ago and 0,6% over the previous quarter.

Friday, May 28th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Germany optimistic about UN reforms

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said this Thursday in Mexico City that the European Union and Latinamerica will press for reforms in the United Nations with the purpose of giving the world organization a greater action capability.

Friday, May 28th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

China becomes OAS observer.

China was accepted this Thursday as one of the sixty country observers in the Organization of American States, OAS, during a formal session of the Permanent Council.

Friday, May 28th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

Brazil's economy slow to pick up

Brazil's economy expanded 2,7% during the first quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2003, cutting three consecutive negative quarters. Compared to the last quarter of 2003 the economy grew 1,6%.