MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2004
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Wednesday, May 12th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil revokes visa of NYT journalist.
The Brazilian government revoked this Tuesday the visa of the New York Times correspondent, Larry Rother who published an article alleging heavy drinking habits of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
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Wednesday, May 12th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
A new government oil company is born in Argentina
The Argentine government announced this Tuesday the creation of a government energy agency to ensure the supply of gas and electricity at accessible prices for the domestic market. Argentina is currently undergoing a serious energy crisis with domestic shortages and reduced overseas sales with diplomatic consequences in the region.
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Tuesday, May 11th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands famous Hotel for sale.
The Upland Goose hotel, which accommodated senior Argentine Military officers in 1982, and then welcomed British journalists who accompanied Mrs Thatcher's Task Force which liberated the Islands, is on the market.
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Tuesday, May 11th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Latinamerican markets collapse.
Latinamerican financial markets and currencies this Monday kept sliding as they did towards the end of last week given investors fears of a rise in United States interest rates.
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Tuesday, May 11th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Ammoniac explosion leaves 67 injured in Montevideo
The explosion early Monday of an ammoniac tank in a Korean jigger moored in Montevideo left 67 people hospitalized of which five in pharmacological comma, 19 in intensive care units and the rest with different degrees of intoxication.
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Tuesday, May 11th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Ships return from South Atlantic.
Two Royal Navy ships returned to Portsmouth within hours of each other after long deployments to the South Atlantic.
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Tuesday, May 11th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Malvinas veterans planning to charter a ship.
Argentine Malvinas veterans are thinking of chartering a vessel to travel to the Falkland Islands for the inauguration of the recently finished Memorial in Darwin, “if the Islanders won't allow us to charter a flight”, reports Clarín from Buenos Aires.
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Monday, May 10th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Chile's economy the most competitive in LA.
Chile continues as the most competitive economy in Latinamerica according to a report from the prestigious Swiss IMD Business Administration Institute.
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Monday, May 10th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Natural gas sources diversification
Chile announced the medium term diversification of its natural gas supplies and the creation of a consortium that will import the necessary volumes from different countries.
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Monday, May 10th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Peruvian president on the tight rope.
Fist line opposition leaders, members of Congress and even presidents of the 25 regional councils of Peru are demanding elections be advanced since there's a general feeling that President Alejandro Toledo's administration is rapidly nearing its end.
