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Stories for November 2005

• Wednesday, November 16th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Easing of freight rates helps salmon and fruit exports

  In spite of the Panama Canal rates increase last May, overall 2005 hasn't been such a bad year for the Chilean maritime freight companies.

• Wednesday, November 16th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Chilean presidential election set for run off

  If Chilean elections were held next Sunday the ruling coalition candidate Michelle Bachelet would be forced to a run off since she has a 39% support followed by the two conservatives Sebastian Piñera, 22% and Joaquín Lavín,20%, according to the latest opinion poll released in Santiago.

• Wednesday, November 16th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Enticing holidaymakers to the Falklands

  THE Tourist Board's new ?generic' brochure used to promote the Falklands overseas is now being distributed.

• Wednesday, November 16th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Falklanders are voting for new Council

  Although Polling Day for the Falkland Islands General Election 2005 is Thursday 17th November, many of the more remote electors have already cast their vote and mobile polling teams continue to travel the Islands by land and air to ensure that anyone who wants to, will have the opportunity to exercise their democratic right this week.

• Wednesday, November 16th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Canadian Labelle new head of Transparency International

  Canadian Huguette Labelle, former president of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and current Chancellor of the University of Ottawa, is the new head of Transparency International (TI), the Berlin-based research and advocacy body devoted to fighting global corruption.

• Wednesday, November 16th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Copper year but also fears of the Dutch disease

  The current prices of copper have eluded all forecasts and 2005 will be remembered in Chile as the “copper year”.

• Wednesday, November 16th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  President Lula blames French farmers lobby

  Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva blamed the stalemate in World Trade Organization, WTO, talks on pressure from France's influential farmers.

• Tuesday, November 15th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Bs. Aires mayor faces impeachment

  This capital's mayor was suspended Monday after the municipal legislature voted to subject him to impeachment proceedings for alleged negligence with a deadly nightclub fire in December 2004.

• Tuesday, November 15th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Latam countries banking on sustainable tourism

  With the hospitality industry playing an even greater role in many Latin American economies, the region's nations are putting more emphasis on developing a tourism industry that advances the goal of economic development while preserving the environment and traditional ways of life.

• Tuesday, November 15th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Four provinces kick off Patagonian marine project

  Argentina_ The four southernmost provinces of Chubut, Rio Negro, Santa Cruz, and Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands will venture into a joint marine project in order to preserve biological diversity and prevent coastal pollution.