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Stories for 2005

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

  WTO: Mercosur insist with agriculture and Blair's proposal

  Mercosur Foreign Affairs ministers meeting in Montevideo Tuesday conditioned advances in overall trade negotiations to the dismantling of agriculture protectionism and elimination of farm subsidies.

• Monday, November 14th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Mexico to severe Venezuela diplomatic ties

  Mexico said it will withdraw its ambassador and severe diplomatic ties with Venezuela if that country's President, Hugo Chavez, doesn't apologize Monday for warning Mexican leader Vicente Fox: “Don't mess with me.”

• Monday, November 14th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  US-Andean countries decisive free trade round

  The Andean countries began this Monday a new round of talks, (hopefully definitive) with United States with the purpose of reaching a free trade agreement similar to the recently signed by the US with Central America or Cafta.

• Monday, November 14th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  A weakened Bush sets off on crucial Asian tour

  With his public opinion approval ratings at its lowest since taking office, United States President George Bush began Monday a week-long tour of Asia that will take him to Japan, South Korea, the annual Pacific-Asia summit, China and Mongolia.

• Monday, November 14th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  90% of Amazon lumber illegally timbered

  Greenpeace claims 90% of the Amazon lumber was illegally timbered and at least one third was consumed by the Brazilian government.

• Monday, November 14th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Oil prices with limited impact on tourism growth

  Higher oil prices have so far had limited effect on international tourism growth according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (WTO) which estimates 2005 will end with a 5/6% international tourist arrivals increase.

• Monday, November 14th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Uruguay expects 90.000 cruise visitors this season

  The 2005/06 cruise season which was officially inaugurated last weekend in Montevideo is expected to generate anywhere between 60 and 80 million US dollars according to Uruguayan authorities.

• Monday, November 14th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  FTAA aftermath: Mexico Venezuela recall ambassadors

  Mexico and Venezuela recalled Monday their ambassadors amid a growing diplomatic row which began during the recent Americas Summit in Argentina and rapidly scaled to a diplomatic conflict when Venezuelan president Chavez called his Mexican counterpart Fox a United States imperialism “puppy”.

• Monday, November 14th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Scientists carry out research at sea aboard FPV Dorada

  SCIENTISTS from the Fisheries Department have been reporting on a research cruise they carried out last month.

• Saturday, November 12th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Oil hits lowest price in four months

  Crude-oil futures fell to a four-month low yesterday, as speculators continued to liquidate positions.