Stories for July 14th 2005

Thursday, July 14th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Chile begins development of gas deposits

Chilean government oil corporation ENAP will be investing 73 million US dollars in Tierra del Fuego's Lake Mercedes natural gas exploration and extraction project.

Thursday, July 14th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Dissident Cubans recall tugboat tragedy

A group of Cuban dissidents congregated on Havana's seaside boulevard Wednesday to mark the 1994 sinking of a tugboat in Havana Harbour when 37 people were killed as they tried to flee the island.

Thursday, July 14th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Bookie confirms funding for Lula's Party

The corruption scandals engulfing Brazil's ruling Workers Party, PT, was further stoked Wednesday by a top bookmaker who confirmed he had been offered a government contract in return for funding political campaigns.

Thursday, July 14th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Lagos hails reforms as the “end of the transition”

Chilean president Ricardo Lagos hailed Thursday as a victory for democracy the approval by Congress of several amendments to the Constitution, inherited from the military regime, and which he described as the “end of the transition”.

Thursday, July 14th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Lan Chile traffic kept expanding in June

Chilean Lan airline and associates, one of the main South American passenger and cargo carriers, experienced an important increase in passenger/mile and aircraft occupation during last June.

Thursday, July 14th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Australia potential LNG supplier of Chile

Chile is seriously considering Australia as a natural gas supplier for the country's plan to build the first liquid gas port in South America aimed at cutting its dependence on Argentine gas, said President Ricardo Lagos currently visiting Oceania.