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Stories for 2004

• Tuesday, March 2nd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Peru warns about an arms race in the Pacific

  Peruvian and Chilean officials will be meeting in Santiago this Tuesday to address defence expenditure issues which are souring relations between the two Pacific neighbours.

• Tuesday, March 2nd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  IMF “not willing” to reschedule Argentina's repayments.

  The IMF is not willing to extend the repayments timetable of the current stand by agreement with Argentina as was requested by Argentine Economy Minister Roberto Lavagna during his latest visit to Washington.

• Tuesday, March 2nd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Miami pushing to become seat of FTAA Secretariat

  Miami, which is competing with ten other cities to become the permanent seat of the Free Trade Area of the Americas, FTAA, Secretariat, officially presented this Monday its proposal.

• Tuesday, March 2nd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Koehler anticipates new IMF approach

  IMF Managing Director General Horst Koehler admitted in Brasilia that the multilateral institution needs to reformulate its approach towards Latinamerica.

• Tuesday, March 2nd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Desire Petroleum PLS

  Interim report on the 3D-seismic programme in the North Falkland Basin

• Monday, March 1st 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Breaking News from Chile.

  Headlines:
  Punta Arenas to become bunkering terminal; Europeans attracted by Torres del Paine Park; Unemployment drops in Chile; Another toothfish poacher?

• Monday, March 1st 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Assembling of the Argentine Memorial begins today.

  Even from a distance the windswept hill where the Argentine Military Cemetery stands - on the still disputed Falkland Islands - looked different. Gone is the main cross and the wooden fence at the back of this enclosed graveyard laid out like an inverted letter T. In its place we now find a crescent shaped trench where the Argentine War Memorial will some day stand.

• Monday, March 1st 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Chavez supporters reject U.S. “interference”

  Thousands of supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez filled the streets yesterday to protest foreign “interference” in the country's affairs and to demand ”respect for the (national) electoral authority.” Meanwhile, opposition groups demonstrated in eastern Caracas and in other Venezuelan cities against the decision by the National Electoral Council (CNE) to review questionable signatures collected in favor of the recall referendum against Chavez.

• Monday, March 1st 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Aristide Arrives in Africa

  Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide arrived in the Central African Republic early Monday after fleeing his country, state radio reported.

• Monday, March 1st 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Minister Bill Rammell denied any agreement on airlinks between the Falkland Is. and Argentina.

  The following statement was made by Minister Bill Rammell to the UK Parliament today.