MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for February 2006
-
Tuesday, February 21st 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil to consolidate as net exporter of oil in 2006
Brazil's government owned energy giant Petrobras plans to increase investments by 48% in 2006 and forecasts the company will reach a daily production in the range of 1.9 million barrels, reported this week top officials from the company.
-
Tuesday, February 21st 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Bolivia demands “fairer” prices for gas sold to neighbours
The Bolivian government ratified Tuesday its decision to increase the price of natural gas exported to Brazil and Argentina because it considers them “unfair”.
-
Tuesday, February 21st 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Abuse of recruits: Colombian Army chief sacked
Colombian Army “basic training” exercises for recruits that involved scorching with a branding iron, beatings, near-drowning and sexual abuses ended Tuesday with the sacking of the commander of the force.
-
Tuesday, February 21st 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Arrested Falklands vessel in Comodoro Rivadavia
Falkland Islands flagged “John Cheek” arrived Tuesday afternoon to Comorodo Rivadavia escorted by the Argentine Coast Guard and is forecasted to have to remain at least two weeks before her situation is cleared.
-
Tuesday, February 21st 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Uruguay appeals to OAS over conflict with Argentina
Uruguay will formally ask this week the Organization of American States, OAS, to intervene in the bilateral dispute with Argentina over the construction of two pulp mills on the Uruguayan side of a river which acts as a natural frontier between the neighbouring countries.
-
Monday, February 20th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Peru/Chile sea limits, a standing controversy
Peruvian presidential candidate Lourdes Flores said that in the event of winning next April's election her administration would appeal to international courts to solve the sea limits dispute pending with Chile.
-
Monday, February 20th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
DAP expands into the shipping business
DAP Mares, a subsidiary from Punta Arenas Dap Airways purchased a ferry to operate in the area particularly during the Antarctic season.
-
Monday, February 20th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
U2 leader Bono praises Lula's fight against poverty
U2 Irish rock band leader and social activist Bono met privately on Sunday with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brasilia and lauded the president's fight against poverty.
-
Monday, February 20th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
New incorporation to regional cruise industry
Via Australis the latest Chilean incorporation to the regional cruise industry was in Punta Arenas over the weekend preparing for her inaugural trip March 4.
-
Monday, February 20th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Bolivia/US agree on “zero cocaine” policy
Bolivian President Evo Morales reached an agreement with the United States to reduce surplus coca crops in the central Chapare region and adopt a “zero cocaine” policy.
