MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2004
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Wednesday, April 14th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Rio Governor asks for 4.000 Special Forces.
After five full days of bloody fighting between drug gangs and police forces the governor of the Brazilian state of Rio do Janeiro Rosinha Matheus officially requested 4.000 Special Forces from the federal government to help combat organized crime in the city's shanty towns, favelas.
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Wednesday, April 14th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Bolivian president announces Cabinet reshuffle.
Faced with resignations by several Cabinet ministers, Bolivian President Carlos Mesa reorganized his administration Tuesday night.
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Tuesday, April 13th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Growing concern in Galicia with lack of squid.
The squid crisis in Falkland Islands' waters will affect directly on the Galician fleet operating in the region as well as have a great impact for the Galician industry since the region is a net importer of squid from the South Atlantic.
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Tuesday, April 13th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Gold, spices, Ming porcelain and an Islander.
FALKLAND ISLANDER and Oxford Maritime archaeologist Mensun Bound (*) has broken a two year silence concerning a discovery his team made of a 16th century Portuguese galleon near the tiny island of Mozambique, which sank carrying gold, spices and Ming porcelain.
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Tuesday, April 13th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Crime record year for Chile.
According to Chilean Ministry of Interior statistics, in 2003 the country experienced the highest expansion of crime activities in the country since 1997, when the annual official report was first published.
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Tuesday, April 13th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Patagonia summit next April 16.
Mayors and governors of Chilean and Argentine Patagonia will be meeting next April 16 in Punta Arenas for the launching of the Patagonia Sur, a joint tourist trade mark promotion of the region.
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Tuesday, April 13th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Kirchner still popular despite Argentine crime wave.
A crime wave has Argentines clamouring for relief, but does not appear to have eroded the popularity of President Nestor Kirchner, according to a poll whose release Monday coincided with news of another sensational murder.
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Tuesday, April 13th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina's response over “Irizar” incident “not entirely satisfactory”, says Falklands Governor.
The Falkland Islands Governor, Mr. Howard Pearce has indicated that the Argentine Government's official version of the 'Almirante Irizar' incident, does not satisfy either the British or Falklands Governments, and it is likely that a more detailed explanation will be sought from Buenos Aires.
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Monday, April 12th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Irizar incident: Argentina insists in original position.
Last Wednesday the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs officially replied to Britain's non satisfaction with the March 15/16 naval icebreaker “Almirante Irizar” “policing” incident in Falkland Islands exclusive jurisdiction waters.
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Monday, April 12th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Kirchner recovering but must remain in hospital.
Argentine president Nestor Kirchner who since last Friday remains in Rio Gallegos Hospital after suffering a gastric injury, continues “to improve satisfactorily” with all his “vital parameters completely normalized”, indicated this Sunday his personal doctor, Luis Buonomo.
