Stories for May 2005 , page 17

Thursday, May 5th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Breaking News.

Headlines:
Chilean consumer prices rose 0,9% in April; Chinese city delegation in Punta Arenas; Month of the Sea; King crab is king.

Thursday, May 5th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Aerolíneas del Sur expands.

Aerolineas del Sur will be inaugurating next May 12 two new domestic routes in Chile, Antofagasta and Puerto Montt.

Thursday, May 5th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Uruguay confirms Antarctic commitment.

Uruguay's Antarctic Institute president Rear Admiral Hugo Viglietti denied press reports indicating the institute faced a “dramatic situation” and insisted Uruguay has a “solid standing” in Antarctic affairs.

Thursday, May 5th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Fidel Castro blasts OAS Secretary General.

Chilean president Ricardo Lagos defended Thursday the recently nominated Organization of American States Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza from Cuba's Fidel Castro harsh criticisms.

Thursday, May 5th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Argentine consulate Chilean spies sentenced.

Eighteen months after Argentina and Chile were rattled by the espionage incident in Punta Arenas when Chilean military intelligence staff was caught red handed spying inside the Argentine consulate, the four culprits were sentenced this week by a Chilean military court.

Wednesday, May 4th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Brazil tries to sooth strategic ally Argentina

Argentina “needs” Brazil as a good trading partner on equal footing but not at any price, said Argentina's Deputy Secretary for Integration, Eduardo Sigal.

Wednesday, May 4th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Peruvian Congress questions legality of ruling party.

The Peruvian congressional committee investigating falsification of voter registration signatures concluded that President Alejandro Toledo engaged in criminal conspiracy and violation of public trust. Mr. Toledo's sister, Margarita, has been under house arrest since January on similar charges raised by the committee.

Wednesday, May 4th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Rice lobbies strongly for free trade with Central America

Pushing for freer trade in a continent where many interpret it as a tool for the rich northern part of the hemisphere Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Tuesday hailed Latin America as a region that understands the value of free markets and democracy.

Wednesday, May 4th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Twentieth anniversary of Argentina-Chile peace treaty

Congress members plus Navy officers from Argentina and Chile paid homage Monday in the Beagle Channel to Pope John Paul II in coincidence with the twentieth anniversary of the enforcement of the Peace and Friendship Treaty between both countries.

Wednesday, May 4th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Freedom of the press absent in Cuba and Venezuela

According to “Reporters without borders”, 53 journalists lost their lives while on duty in 2004, the highest number in the last ten years. During the first four months of 2005, 22 have been killed and 105 are jailed.