Stories for April 5th 2005

Tuesday, April 5th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

UN Security Council to meet in Haiti

The UN Security Council will hold an extraordinary meeting in Port-au-Prince to discuss the Haitian political and security crisis, China's ambassador to the United Nations, Wang Guangya, announced Monday.

Tuesday, April 5th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Prime Minister announced general election will be held on Thursday 5 May.

Tony Blair on Tuesday announced the UK election would take place on May 5, signaling the end of the ?phoney war' and the start of official campaigning ahead of what is set to be the closest election since 1992.

Tuesday, April 5th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Inflation in Uruguay under control

The Uruguayan consumer prices index increased 0,43% last March, with an accumulated twelve months inflation of 5,48% according to the latest release from the country's Statistics Institute, INE. Similar figures a year ago were, 0,6% and 8,38%.

Tuesday, April 5th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

USA doubts “effectiveness” of EU Cuba policy

United States Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick doubted Tuesday the effectiveness of the Europe Union's softening diplomatic stance towards Cuba and advocated focusing efforts on the island's “future”.

Tuesday, April 5th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

US supports EU candidate for WTO chair

United States implicitly supported this Tuesday in Brussels French candidate Pascal Lamy for the post of World Trade Organization Director General, who is competing with three other hopefuls, Luiz Felipe Seixas Correa from Brazil; Carlos Perez del Castillo from Uruguay and Jayen Cuttaree, Mauritius Island.

Tuesday, April 5th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Uruguayan Fisheries Department on the spotlight

A controversy involving scientific observers on board Uruguayan flagged high seas fishing vessels became public this week in Montevideo following claims of payment contract breach and working conditions disregard in 2003 and 2004.