Stories for March 12th 2006

Sunday, March 12th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Morales talks coca with Condoleezza

Bolivia's new president, Evo Morales, discussed his country's fight against illegal drugs yesterday with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and then gave her a guitar decorated with coca leaves.

Sunday, March 12th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Argentine wine industry receives more than US$1.5B

The wineries tucked beneath the distant Andean mountains nearly have it all: warm days and cool nights for growing the lushest of grapes, state of the art technology and vintners bent on lifting Argentina's wine production to rival the best.

Sunday, March 12th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Falklands Representative takes the helm of UKOTA

FALKLAND Islander Sukey Cameron MBE has been elected to serve as the Chairman of the United Kingdom Overseas Territories Association (UKOTA). She will serve for the next twelve months.

Sunday, March 12th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Venezuela gallops left with new flag

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez held a huge military parade on Sunday to celebrate changes he made to the nation's flag, a reform foes rejected as a personal whim of the leftist leader.

Sunday, March 12th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Argentina rejects Uruguay's Foreign Affairs minister

An agreement between Argentina and Uruguay to overcome the controversy with the pulp mills being built in the Uruguayan coast of a shared river apparently includes the non participation of Uruguay's Foreign Affairs minister in future talks, revealed El Pais, Montevideo's main daily in its Sunday edition.

Sunday, March 12th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Falklands “harassment” by Argentina on Tories agenda

Labour ministers this week will come under pressure to explain how they intend to protect Falkland Island vessels from being “harassed” by Argentina, as an escalating conflict over fishing rights threatens to sour relations between the South Atlantic neighbours still further, reports The Scotsman in its Sunday edition.