MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for January 2006
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Thursday, January 26th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
IMF praises Uruguay's “sound economic policies”
The International Monetary Fund, IMF, praised Uruguay's “sound economic policies” which have contributed to a strong recovery and expressed support for the deep fiscal reforms the government is undertaking.
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Thursday, January 26th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
HMS Endurance: “Excellent rapport with Argentine Navy”
British and Argentinian sailors commemorated the fallen of the 1982 South Atlantic campaign at a ceremony in Ushuaia, Argentina held on 24 January 2006.
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Thursday, January 26th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Spain denies it's the worst CFP offender
Spain's Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food's (MAPA) Maritime Fisheries General Secretariat said that offences against the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) mentioned in a report released by the European Commission (EC) refer to data gathered in 2003.
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Thursday, January 26th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Spain gets tough on illegal fishing
Spain will tighten surveillance of its fishing fleet in an attempt to stop illegal fishery practices and overexploitation of the resources both in national and international fishing waters.
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Thursday, January 26th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Gibraltar in Madrid Tourism Exhibition
The Gibraltar Tourist Board is currently exhibiting at the 26th edition of FITUR (Feria Internacional de Turismo) in Madrid this week, reports the Gibraltar Chronicle.
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Thursday, January 26th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Major Maersk investment in Algeciras port
MAERSK España, the Spanish subsidiary of Danish shipping giant Maersk will invest Euro 48 million this year in new cranes and container handling equipment for its dedicated terminal in Algeciras, across from Gibraltar.
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Thursday, January 26th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Pinochet's daughter on the run requests US asylum
Lucia Pinochet, eldest daughter of former dictator Augusto Pinochet, has requested political asylum in the United States, the Chilean government said Wednesday.
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Thursday, January 26th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Argentina/Uruguay pulp mills dispute expected to cool
The pulp mills conflict between Argentina and Uruguay will be aired in international courts announced Wednesday Entre Rios province governor Jorge Busti. But the whole bi-national dispute seems to be cooling off following the indirect involvement of Brazil and Chile.
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Thursday, January 26th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Falklands' war veteran sub decommissioned
HMS Spartan, a 1982 Falklands' conflict veteran hunter-attack submarine this week left HM Naval Base Clyde for the last time following a successful 28 years of service with the Royal Navy.
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Thursday, January 26th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Greenspan returns to consulting business
The chairman of the United States Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan plans to open his own consulting business in Washington under the name of Greenspan Associates when he retires from the job next week, revealed the Wall Street Journal.
