Stories for April 16th 2006

Sunday, April 16th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Falkland Islands news from the Fishery Department

THIS is the first report on fisheries activity which will be published monthly by the Fisheries Department. Statistics for March 2006

Sunday, April 16th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Chile: Trade Agreements Increased Commerce

Free trade agreements with the United States, Mexico and Canada boosted Chile's commerce and exports to North American markets last year, the Chilean government announced Saturday.

Sunday, April 16th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Peru: Humala still waits for run-off opponent

An already thin margin of votes narrowed further between a center-left former president and pro-business former congresswoman to fewer than 110,000 ballots yesterday, as Peruvians waited to see who will face nationalist Ollanta Humala in a presidential runoff.

Sunday, April 16th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Argentina: Record squid exports from Rio Gallegos

The fishing town of Puerto Deseado, a fishing village located 790 kilometres north of Río Gallegos, this year exported 42,000 tons of squid, which officials qualified as a “historic record” for the area.

Sunday, April 16th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

New US Navy ship being built with World Trade Center steel

With a year to go before it even touches the water, the US Navy's amphibious assault ship USS New York has already made history ? twice. It was built with 24 tons of scrap steel from the World Trade Center, and it survived Hurricane Katrina.

Sunday, April 16th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Oil law may hit Ecuador-US deal

New legislation designed to increase the state's share of windfall oil revenues by some $600m a year is set to derail Ecuador's plans to negotiate a trade deal with the US, according to government officials.