MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2005
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Monday, March 28th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine, Chilean navies analyze Antarctic season
Beginning Monday and for two days, Patagonia regional commanders of the Chilean and Argentine navies will evaluate in Puerto Williams the performance of this summer's Combined Naval Antarctic patrolling.
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Monday, March 28th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Wives of jailed dissidents march in Havana
Some 30 wives of jailed Cuban dissidents staged a march Sunday in Havana to demand the release of imprisoned members of the opposition and political change in Cuba.
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Monday, March 28th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Tim Adams to replace John Taylor in US Treasury
The White House announced that Timothy Adams a form chief of staff in the US Treasury Department has been nominated for the job of Under Secretary for International Affairs.
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Monday, March 28th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
US and Venezuela inch closer
The Venezuelan government praised the latest statements from Secretary of State Condolezza Rice who assured that “nobody” including the current administration in Washington wants to be “an enemy of Venezuela or its leaders”.
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Monday, March 28th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Following on the “Dresden” course
A German television crew working from Punta Arenas is re-editing the last months of the First World War I German Navy light cruiser Dresden which participated in the battle of Colonel, was the only survivor of the Royal Navy victory in Falklands and spent months hiding in south Chile before being discovered.
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Monday, March 28th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Chile and Peru agree to “2 plus 2” talks in April
Chile and Peru Foreign Affairs ministers Ignacio Walker and Manuel Rodriguez Cuadros announced in Morocco that the “two plus two” mechanism of bilateral meetings will take place next April 21 when the alleged sale of weapons by Chile to Ecuador in 1995 will be addressed.
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Monday, March 28th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Islands' fishery on show in Boston.
Interest in the Falkland Islands was once again high at the annual Boston Seafood Show.
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Sunday, March 27th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Judge who indicted Pinochet retires
Chilean Judge Juan Guzman Tapia who indicted former dictator Augusto Pinochet, is about to retire, a Judiciary spokesperson said Saturday in Santiago.
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Sunday, March 27th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Cuba willing to talk human rights and elections with EU
Members of the Friendship and Solidarity with Cuba Group from the European Parliament called on the Cuban government to release jailed dissidents and grant more political space.
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Sunday, March 27th 2005 - 21:00 UTC
Fishing: The New Resource War
Until the mid 20th century, the ocean was a key watery terrain of conflict between competing colonial powers seeking to expand their control over territories and natural resources
