MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for May 2006
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Tuesday, May 23rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Bush and Chavez exchange “compliments”
United States is “concerned about the erosion of democracy” in Venezuela and Bolivia said Monday US president George Bush following a restaurant industry question-reply convention in Chicago.
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Tuesday, May 23rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Inflation scare depress world markets
Major Latinamerican stock markets plunged Monday following remarks in Vienna from International Monetary Fund Managing Director Rodrigo Rato who anticipated the Federal Reserve may need to continue raising interest rates depending upon how economic conditions evolve in the United States
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Tuesday, May 23rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
French president begins visit to Brazil and Chile
French president Jacques Chirac begins this week a four days state visit to Brazil and Chile to tighten political links with countries committed to “multilateralism” and international solidarity as well as to strengthen trade.
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Tuesday, May 23rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands represented at Red Ensign Group Annual Conference
Falkland Islands Government Marine Officer, Jon Clark, returned this week from the annual Red Ensign Group Conference, held at the Grotto Bay Hotel in Bermuda.
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Monday, May 22nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
“Friendly” Ecuador on collision course with US
Ecuador is a “friendly” country but will defend its interests warned Ecuadorian president Alfredo Palacio in a live national broadcast in direct reference to dispute with U.S. Occidental Petroleum which is also threatening a free trade agreement with United States.
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Monday, May 22nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Brazilians protest violence in Dignity Day
Thousands of Brazilians took to the streets of the country's main cities on Sunday to protest the attacks and ensuing violence that rocked Sao Paulo for almost a week with a death toll of 172 plus hundreds wounded and arrested.
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Monday, May 22nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Montserrat Volcano Ash Grounds Flights
A huge cloud of ash billowing from an island volcano forced the suspension of some international flights over the Caribbean on Sunday, airline and airport officials said.
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Monday, May 22nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Peru challengers hold TV debate
The two men vying to become Peru's next leader have faced each other in a debate two weeks ahead of the country's run-off presidential election.
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Monday, May 22nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Offshore health and safety laws to be updated
CHANGES are to be made to offshore health and safety legislation.
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Monday, May 22nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Chile president pushes social agenda
President Michelle Bachelet said yesterday that Chile will use some of the billions of dollars from its booming copper exports to advance her social agenda, creating 130,000 jobs while investing in health, housing and education.
