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Stories for February 17th 2005

• Thursday, February 17th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Venezuelan economy expanded 17,3% last year.

  Rocketed by strong oil prices and political stability Venezuela's economy surged 17,3 % in 2004 following two years of significant contraction, and according to a release from the Venezuelan Central Bank this was the largest increase “since indexes began to be recorded”.

• Thursday, February 17th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  China outpaces US as main consumer nation.

  China became in 2004 the world's main consumer of several basic items for industrial countries (commodities and energy), --displacing United States--, according to a report from the Washington based Earth Policy Institute.

• Thursday, February 17th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Colombian president en route to re-election.

  Colombian President Alvaro Uribe would be comfortably re-elected if the vote were held this week according to the latest public opinion polls, reported the country's main radio network Radio Caracol.

• Thursday, February 17th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  CIA's “potentially” unstable countries list.

  United States Central Intelligence Agency Director, Porter Goss identified Venezuela, Colombia, Haiti, Cuba and Mexico a countries “potentially” unstable in 2005.

• Thursday, February 17th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Kyoto pact starts despite U.S.

  The Kyoto Protocol, the historic treaty requiring cuts in gas emissions which cause global warming, took effect yesterday with the support of 141 nations.

• Thursday, February 17th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Former President's Daughter Found Dead.

  The daughter of former Paraguayan President Raul Cubas Grau was found dead, months after she was abducted by heavily armed gunmen.

• Thursday, February 17th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Falkland Oil and Gas Ltd.
  Seismic Survey Update

  FOGL announces that it has completed recording approximately 50% of the planned 10,500 km 2D seismic survey in its 83,000 sq km licence areas to the south and east of the Falkland Islands.

• Thursday, February 17th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Falklands: Illex season started.

  The Falklands illex fishing season started on Tuesday, with reduced expectations from the Government for its licence fee income after last year's disastrous catches.

• Thursday, February 17th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Tsunami: Losses in fisheries and aquaculture climb to $520 million.

  Updated damage assessments are shedding new light on the scope of material losses suffered by fisherfolk in southern Asia as a result of the December 2004 tsunami -- and the financial costs that will be involved in rehabilitating the affected region's all-important fisheries and aquaculture sectors.