MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for September 2005
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Sunday, September 25th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
“Self determination is paramount” says Tory leader hopeful
Dr Liam Fox, currently shadow Foreign Minister for the British Conservative Party and bidding for Tory leadership said that “reaffirmation of Gibraltar's right to self-determination is paramount”.
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Sunday, September 25th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Dirceu involves Lula da Silva in bribes scandal
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva bears is partly responsible for the corruption crisis hammering the ruling Workers Party, PT, said former chief of staff Jose Dirceu in an interview published Sunday.
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Sunday, September 25th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
US denies setting up military base in Paraguay
The United States Embassy in Asunción has denied an allegation which caused concern in Mercosur that Washington was planning to set up a military base in Paraguay.
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Saturday, September 24th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
President Kirchner's governement severly criticised in the Legislature.
Falklands Councillors, speaking at the final session of the present Legislature before it is dissolved, strongly condemned the hard-line and agressive attitude towards the Islands, adopted by President Kirchner and the present Argentine Government.
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Saturday, September 24th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Special award in Spain for Falklands war film
The Argentine film “Enlightened by fire” about the Falkland Islands 1982 conflict was awarded Saturday a special prize by the jury of the 53 San Sebastian International Cinema Festival.
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Friday, September 23rd 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Penguin News Update
Stand-off in East Stanley; Another early Falklands' baby; Last LegCo meeting; Telecoms on the agenda; Rig unavailability delays Desire's drilling.
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Friday, September 23rd 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil oil self-sufficient by end of 2005, says Petrobras
Brazilian petroleum output should be enough by the end of 2005 to meet the country's demand reported in Brasilia Jose Sergio Gabrielli, CEO of Petrobras, Brazil's government owned oil corporation.
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Friday, September 23rd 2005 - 21:00 UTC
“Paraguay is not thinking of leaving Mercosur”
Paraguay is not thinking of leaving Mercosur and “we don't exchange security for free trade”, said Paraguayan Foreign Affairs Minister Leila Rachid, thus rejecting growing concerns in the trade block that it was about to loose one of its members.
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Thursday, September 22nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC
IMF forecasts “volatile inflation and elastic recovery”
Inflation in Latinamerica will probably remain volatile as a consequence of changes in commodities prices, said Wednesday the International Monetary Fund in its annual World Economic Outlook. Nevertheless IMF estimates Latinamerica will expand 4,1% this year and forecasts 3,8% in 2006.
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Thursday, September 22nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC
In spite of Katrina, US growth still “solid” says IMF
United States will suffer the bash from hurricane Katrina in growth terms but will recover. However the real estate boom, the surge in energy prices and financial misbalances are major risks, warns the IMF in its half year World Economic Report.
