MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for June 2006
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Wednesday, June 21st 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Chilean coalition divided over support for Venezuela
The possibility that Chile does not support Venezuela for a non permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council and thus promoting a third alternative has triggered a bitter controversy inside the Chilean ruling coalition.
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Wednesday, June 21st 2006 - 21:00 UTC
US dollar at its highest in Chilean pesos in a year
The exchange rate of the U.S. dollar in Chile closed on Monday at $548 pesos to the greenback, its highest value since August 29, 2005 and a three peso gain over last Friday's exchange rate.
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Wednesday, June 21st 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Bolivia's Morales targets private energy and mines
Bolivian president Evo Morales plans to restore control over companies which at one time belonged to the government, but a decision regarding railways (half Chilean, half private Bolivian) plus telecommunications will be delayed.
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Wednesday, June 21st 2006 - 21:00 UTC
New currency with three zeros less for Venezuela
Venezuela will introduce a new national currency that would knock three zeroes off the exchange value and could be renamed the “Nuevo Bolivar”.
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Tuesday, June 20th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Fears that IWC might become a “whalers' club”
A nonbinding declaration critical of the 1982 decision to impose a moratorium on commercial whaling was approved by a 33-32 vote Sunday at a meeting of the International Whaling Commission in the Caribbean island of St Kitts.
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Tuesday, June 20th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Chile/Peru alliance to face “Asian challenge”
Chile praised Peruvian elected president Alan Garcia and proposed both countries team up to do business and jointly addresses the “Asian challenge”.
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Tuesday, June 20th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Judge approves sale of Varig to employees
A Brazilian bankruptcy judge approved on Monday an offer by an employee-led group to buy Varig, Brazil's flag air carrier after getting guarantees the buyers have enough money to finance the transaction.
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Tuesday, June 20th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
New vessel for Falklands patrol duties
THE ship that is to replace both the Castle-class ships, Dumbarton Castle and Leeds Castle for patrol duties in Falklands waters, was launched last week.
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Tuesday, June 20th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
LAN Argentina non-stop flight to USA
LAN Argentina announced that it will begin operating the Miami-Buenos Aires route on August 15, 2006, with a non-stop flight that departs from Ezeiza airport in Buenos Aires at 10:15 p.m. and arrives at Miami International Airport at 6:05 a.m. the following morning.
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Tuesday, June 20th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine fishing company pleads guilty
Estremar SA, an Argentine company formerly known as ASC South America SA, last week pleaded guilty to violating federal anti-fish and wildlife trafficking law by importing and attempting to sell Patagonian toothfish, often marketed by the trade name Chilean seabass, without the documentation required to show it was legally harvested.
