Stories for May 20th 2006

Saturday, May 20th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Garré opens Malvinas' conflict round of debates

“Malvinas is a national cause which unites all Argentines”, although the 1982 conflict “was manipulated” by a “terrible dictatorship” which was foundering, said Argentina's Defence minister Nilda Garré Friday during the opening of a round of conferences on the Argentine-British war.

Saturday, May 20th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Urgent financial support needed to consolidate Haiti

The international community must give urgent financial support to the Government of newly elected President Réné Préval of Haiti, who will lack the money to pay State workers in the immediate future the United Nations Secretary-General's outgoing Special Representative in that country, Juan Gabriel Valdés, said Friday.

Saturday, May 20th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Cruise vessels calling in Chile up 20%

The number of luxury line cruise ships calling at Chilean ports grew to a record breaking 120 in 2005, up by 20% over the previous season. Industry leaders say that even more cruise ships are on the horizon.

Saturday, May 20th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Mill chat runs out of meaning

The Uruguayan government believes there is nothing left to discuss personally between their president, Tabaré Vázquez, and his Argentine counterpart regarding the construction of two pulp plants in Uruguay.