MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2005
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Wednesday, November 2nd 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Spain hopeful of agreement on Gibraltar
Describing Gibraltar as an extremely sensitive issue for Spain, Director General for European Affairs Jose Pons declared that “we had never been as close to an agreement as we were at the time of the 2002 joint sovereignty negotiations”.
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Wednesday, November 2nd 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Chavez challenges Bush to a FTAA debate
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez said in Caracas he is willing to debate, during the coming Americas Summit in Argentina, with US president George Bush on the merits of the Free Trade Area of the Americas, FTAA.
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Wednesday, November 2nd 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Bush admits FTAA “stalled”, but “priority” is Doha round
United States president George W. Bush admitted that negotiations for a free trade zone embracing 34 countries of the hemisphere, Free Trade Area of the Americas, FTAA which was scheduled to begin functioning 2005/ 2006 are stalled.
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Tuesday, November 1st 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Telesur new Latin American TV station goes on air.
A map of South America flashed on the screen and theme music played as live news broadcasts began Monday on a new Latin American TV station backed by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez as an alternative to large corporate media outlets.
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Tuesday, November 1st 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Montevideo, Bs. Aires calm river waters
Argentina and Uruguay sought yesterday to calm a row that escalated at the weekend over Uruguay's decision to build two paper pulp factories on its side of the river dividing the two countries.
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Tuesday, November 1st 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Chile-Peru Relations Again Tense
A growing dispute between Peru and Chile over maritime rights has raised the hackles of diplomats in both nations and stoked tensions simmering since a sea war more than a century ago.
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Tuesday, November 1st 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Miller anticipates more business with South America
Falkland Islands Chamber of Commerce president and former Councillor Tim Miller last week visited Uruguay to re-establish business links and the long standing friendship with the city of Montevideo, which until three decades ago was the Islands main link to the rest of the world.
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Tuesday, November 1st 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Remembrance Sunday in the Falklands.
The following arrangements have been made for Sunday 13th November 2005, Remembrance Sunday.
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Tuesday, November 1st 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Brazil hopes to lift FAM bans on beef by end of year
Brazil is hopeful the ban on Brazilian beef imposed by almost 50 countries following several outbreaks of foot and mouth disease will be lifted by the end of the year, said Agriculture Minister Rodrigo Rodrigues.
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Tuesday, November 1st 2005 - 20:00 UTC
Majority of Argentines reject US policies
Only two out of three Argentines are pleased their country will host this week's Summit of the Americas, with over half expressing fears of a terrorist attack, according to a public opinion survey published this week by the Buenos Aires daily Pagina/12.
