Stories for March 2005 , page 8

Tuesday, March 22nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Hot News from Pta. Arenas.

Headlines:
Queen Mary II scheduled to call in Punta Arenas; Aquaculture courses; Torres del Paine park fire lasted 30 days.

Tuesday, March 22nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

UN C-24 special mission to Bermuda.

The Special Committee on Decolonisation, the C24, has made arrangements for an upcoming United Nations special mission to assist the people of Bermuda in making an informed choice regarding their future status. It also made plans for a regional seminar in the Caribbean in May.

Tuesday, March 22nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Rumsfeld arrives in Buenos Aires as part of LA tour.

US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld arrived in Buenos Aires yesterday evening and is spending around 24 hours here today as part of a Latin American tour. This morning, he is scheduled to meet with his counterpart, José Pampuro.

Tuesday, March 22nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Mercosur resumes EU talks; signs with India

Mercosur and European Union negotiators resumed Monday in Brussels discussions with the purpose of reaching a much delayed free trade agreement between the two blocks. Meantime in New Delhi a framework trade understanding was signed with India.

Tuesday, March 22nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Lan Chile purchases Argentine airline.

Lan Chile reported Monday that it had agreed conditions for the acquisition of Aero 2000 in Argentina, which will enable the Chilean flag carrier to consolidate operations in South America.

Monday, March 21st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Pinochet's son says ex-general had up to $11 mn

Marco Antonio Pinochet Hiriart, younger son of former Chilean dictator Gen. Augusto Pinochet, said in an interview published Sunday by the Chilean press that his father had between $8.5 million and $11 million in bank accounts in the United States

Monday, March 21st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Falklands friends gather in London for exhibition opening.

A DISPLAY of images of the Falklands captured by a man who once served in the Islands with the Royal Air Force are on show at Falkland House in London.

Sunday, March 20th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Chile's president performance rating: 76%

With only a year before his term is up, a categorical 76% of Chileans approve Socialist President Ricardo Lagos administration, according to an opinion poll conducted by independent firm Ipsos Chile.

Sunday, March 20th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Hot News.

Headlines:
Nitro-glycerine in flight arriving to Montevideo;
Fearing inflation Brazil basic rate surges to 18,75%;
Argentina and Vatican on collision course.

Saturday, March 19th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Stanley market garden blames Argentina for loss of revenue.

Tim Miller, owner of the Stanley market garden and President of the Falkland Islands Chamber of Commerce says that the Argentine ban on charter flights to the Falklands, , has hit his sales of fresh produce this summer.