MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for June 2005
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Wednesday, June 8th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Kirchner-Lagos summit in Rio Gallegos
In a new act of regional integration Argentine and Chilean presidents will be meeting Friday in Rio Gallegos, Santa Cruz province, for the inauguration of the latest leg of the now asphalt carpeted 250 kilometres road linking with Punta Arenas.
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Wednesday, June 8th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Bolivia on the “verge of civil war”
The Bolivian Congress has plans to resume activities Thursday in Sucre to consider President Carlos Mesa resignation offer in the midst of a chaotic situation with warnings of “civil war” and radical leaders calling for more street violence.
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Wednesday, June 8th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
OAS rejects US democracy monitoring mechanism
The Organization of American States, OAS refused to adopt a United States proposal to monitor democracy and governance in Latinamerica and reaffirmed the charter principles of non intervention and self- determination.
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Tuesday, June 7th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Bolivian President announced his resignation
Carlos Mesa, Bolivia's president, offered to resign on Monday night after just 19 months in office, amid massive street protests against the government's energy policies that have paralysed the country in recent weeks.
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Tuesday, June 7th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil's scandal: ruling party accused of bribery
Brazil's ruling party was shaken Monday by accusations that it bribed lawmakers to maintain its coalition in Congress, raising fears of a scandal that could paralyze President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government as it seeks to pass key reforms.
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Tuesday, June 7th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina-Chile Inter-oceanic corridor launched
The governor of Rio Negro, Miguel Saiz, launched the inter-oceanic cargo corridor, a project based on the use of the province's railway and the Cardenal Samoré throughway to link Puerto Montt and Puerto Corral, in Chile, to the deep water provincial ports of San Antonio Este and Punta Colorada.
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Tuesday, June 7th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
'Pinochet can face fraud charges'
A Chilean appeals court has stripped former dictator Augusto Pinochet of immunity from prosecution so he can face tax fraud and other charges.
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Tuesday, June 7th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Santa Cruz Government disallows claim filed on fishery bribes
Argentina_Santa Cruz Governor, Sergio Acevedo, disallowed on Monday a serious accusation submitted by a fishing company and denied government officials had been involved in the request of important bribes to grant fishing permits.
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Monday, June 6th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Bush pushes for free trade in OAS
U.S. President George W.Bush told the 35th OAS General Assembly underway on Monday that the future peace and prosperity of the Americas would come through free trade.
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Monday, June 6th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
EU treaty referendum postponed
Britain has “postponed” ratification of the European Union constitution, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has announced.
