Stories for March 25th 2005

Friday, March 25th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Falklands will attend oil convention in Canada.

The Falkland Islands will be represented at this year's American Association of Petroleum Geologists annual convention next June with a special technical presentation on “Exploring Deep Water Fans in Falklands' basins”.

Friday, March 25th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Inflation fears in United States

United States consumer price index jumped 0,4% last February over January, the highest surge since October, while the basic index, excluding food and energy, increased 0,3%.

Friday, March 25th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Portman, new US Trade Representative

US president George Bush named Republican Congressman Rob Portman Foreign Trade Representative because he's the “appropriate man” to push forward with the country's trade agenda.

Friday, March 25th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Cuban crackdown on “anti-social” dissidents

Cuban authorities announced Wednesday a campaign by the Committees for the Defence of the Revolution (CDR), considered the “eyes and ears” of the Communist regime, against dissidents and others officially labelled “anti-social elements”.

Friday, March 25th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

With gas, Bolivia hopes to regain sea access

President Carlos Mesa said Bolivia is prepared to sell natural gas to Chile as long as its neighbour agrees to give this landlocked nation access to the Pacific Ocean, a Bolivian goal ever since it lost its coastline to Chile in a 19th century war.