MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2004
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Sunday, February 15th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Split presidential duties in Peru's future
A majority of Peruvians would like to see elected President Alejandro Toledo step aside keeping his head of state duties, but leaving the day to day administration of the country in the hands of the current Cabinet Chief with the support of an independent and consensus cabinet.
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Sunday, February 15th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Lula message to Chavez: “keep quiet”
Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva regrets that negotiations for a sea outlet for Bolivia crossing Chile are paralyzed and revealed he had strongly suggested to the Venezuelan president not to interfere with the conflict.
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Friday, February 13th 2004 - 20:00 UTC
“Aerolineas Air One” instead of “Tango One”?
Antonio Mata, Spanish CEO of Argentina's flag carrier Aerolineas Argentinas said that the company will willingly provide the Argentine presidency with an aircraft if “Tango One”, the official jet is seized abroad.
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Friday, February 13th 2004 - 20:00 UTC
Brazil confirms FTAA on deadline target
Progress was made at last week's Free Trade Association of the Americas, (FTAA), meeting in Mexico making the trade agreement 2005 deadline “more realistic”, said a Brazilian Foreign Ministry official this Thursday.
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Friday, February 13th 2004 - 20:00 UTC
Penguin News Update.
Headlines:
Chief Executive in court; CPA delegates arrive for conference; Chopper crash injures five; Big cruisers this week; Irish band supports Islands charity. -
Friday, February 13th 2004 - 20:00 UTC
Flangini: “toothfish fishing is not restricted”
Uruguayan Fisheries Director Captain Yamandú Flangini said this Thursday he ignored the charges presented by Australian authorities against officers and crew of the Uruguayan flagged longliner “Maya V” allegedly caught illegally fishing in Australian waters.
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Friday, February 13th 2004 - 20:00 UTC
British Minister sends strong message of censure to Argentina.
British Foreign Office Minister Bill Rammell, who begins a two day visit to Argentina on Monday, has firmly told the Argentine Government that they must allow the resumption of charter flights between Santiago and the Falklands, before any talks on future airlinks can take place.
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Thursday, February 12th 2004 - 20:00 UTC
We won't pay IMF if accord revisions not approved
Argentine President Nestor Kirchner on Wednesday said that the government would not use its reserves to make its next instalment of payments due to the IMF unless the international lending body first approves the revision of the accord reached last September with Buenos Aires.
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Thursday, February 12th 2004 - 20:00 UTC
Urgent Steps required to halt Falkland seabird declines
In the space of three years, 44,000 breeding pairs of albatross and 69,000 breeding pairs of penguins have vanished from one of the worlds' most important breeding sites.
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Thursday, February 12th 2004 - 20:00 UTC
Memorial construction site out of bounds
Falklanders are being warned that they will be prosecuted if found on the site of the new Argentine Memorial while it's under construction.
