Stories for January 14th 2005

Friday, January 14th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

Penguin News Update.

Headlines:
Passage by paddle power; Sign up for the Falklands' first marathon; Naval escort as Ellen's trimaran passes through; Flood on BAS slip; New face at St Mary's; Tsunami appeal grows; Murrell meeting; Cruise ships this week; Fire inquiry: man ?rebailed'.

Friday, January 14th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

“Mercosur is more than a market agreement”

Uruguay's President-elect Tabaré Vázquez yesterday met with President Néstor Kirchner in Government House, on his first trip abroad since he won office in the October 31 election.

Friday, January 14th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

Chile, Panama: free trade talks.

Panama and Chile agreed Thursday to restart free trade negotiations that were set aside under former President Mireya Moscoso.

Friday, January 14th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

Cause of flight refusal is ?administrative'

THE Acting Governor says that Argentina refused a private aircraft permission to fly to the Falklands, not due to its destination but because of an “administrative problem.”

Friday, January 14th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

South Atlantic rendezvous for Ellen

The Royal Navy destroyer HMS Gloucester has met up with round the world sailor Ellen MacArthur in the stormy South Atlantic west of the Falklands.