Stories for February 10th 2005

Thursday, February 10th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

Falkland Islands aid to Grenada acknowledged.

On Tuesday morning, in a short ceremony, in Grenada, the Caribbean Island devastated last year by Hurricane Ivan, Mr. Vic Wallis, Resident British High Commissioner handed over a cheque, for EC$25,225 to the Ministry of Education on behalf of the Falkland Islands Government.

Thursday, February 10th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

Chile to appeal to WTO over EU's salmon barriers.

Chile said it has appealed to the World Trade Organization against limits placed by the European Union on farmed salmon imports at the beginning of February.

Thursday, February 10th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

Brazil: Last Day of Carnival.

Street bands snarled traffic across the city as tens of thousands of paraders took to the streets Tuesday for the final day of carnival.

Thursday, February 10th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

Lula celebrates party's anniversary.

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil's president, has much to commemorate during Thursday's anniversary of the governing Workers' party, which he helped found as a union leader 25 years ago.

Thursday, February 10th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

Charles to wed Camilla.

Britain's Prince Charles is to marry his long-term lover, Camilla Parker Bowles, British media reports said quoting official royal sources.

Thursday, February 10th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

Argentina's landings totaled 852,000 tonnes in 2004

The Argentine Fisheries Department Statistics Office announced that in 2004 the Argentine fishing fleet landed 851,689 tonnes of fish and shellfish.