MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for January 2006
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Tuesday, January 10th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
“Minor seism” felt in Ushuaia and Rio Grande
A slight seism, with a II to III Mercalli intensity was felt Monday night in two of Tierra del Fuego's main cities, the capital Ushuaia and Rio Grande.
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Tuesday, January 10th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Latinamerican countries condemn US migration proposal
Foreign Affairs ministers from ten Central and South American countries met in Mexico Monday and condemned United States proposals to tighten border controls including the building of a wall along parts of the US-Mexico frontier.
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Tuesday, January 10th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Goodbye Grey Rover: RFA ship heads north for decomissioning
THE Falklands said a sad farewell to Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship Grey Rover last month, as the vessel left the Islands for the last time before being decommissioned.
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Monday, January 9th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Spain's Army Commander relieved for “indiscipline”
Spain's Army Commander Lieutenant General Jose Mena Aguado was relieved from his duties following threatening comments on Spain's unity, which Defence Minister Jose Bono described as an act of “indiscipline” but “isolated”.
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Monday, January 9th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Migration to the US, key issue of Mexican election
The illegal migration of Mexicans to United States is rapidly becoming a key topic of this year's Mexican presidential election: the current administration claims the number of “wetbacks” has considerably dropped in recent years and the opposition argues poverty and unemployment is pushing hundreds per day to the north.
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Monday, January 9th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Chinese buses and trains for Cuba
Cuba received twelve locomotives and the first 80 out of a total 1,000 buses purchased from China, an operation involving 100 million US dollars.
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Monday, January 9th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Chile's international reserves steady above 16 billion US dollars
Chile's international reserves closed 2005 at 16.193 billion US dollars with a December increase of 938 million US dollars, reports the country's Central Bank.
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Monday, January 9th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Massive rally to close Bachelet's campaign in Chile
Chilean ruling coalition presidential candidate Michelle Bachelet will be holding a massive final rally, ahead of Sunday's run off, with full support from local and Spanish artists who have promised to sing and entertain a crowd estimated in over 100.000.
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Sunday, January 8th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Bolivian elected president woos China
Bolivian elected president Evo Morales began Sunday his visit to China declaring himself a great admirer of Mao Zedong and his “proletarian revolution” but also urged Chinese businesses to invest in key sectors of the Bolivian economy, including natural gas and oil.
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Sunday, January 8th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
New electoral timetable in volatile Haiti
The first round of presidential and parliament elections in Haiti has been reprogrammed for February 7, revealed Sunday Chilean diplomat Juan Gabriel Valdes who is the United Nations envoy to the Caribbean country immersed in violent political turmoil.
