Stories for July 3rd 2006

Monday, July 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Islanders in Iceland: looking at tourism through ?fresh eyes'

FOURTEEN members of the Falklands tourism industry returned to the Islands last week, filled with enthusiasm and inspiration after a ten day study tour of Iceland.

Monday, July 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Mexico poll 'too close to call'

Mexico's presidential election was too close to call Sunday, with voters bitterly divided between a leftist offering himself as a savior to the poor and a conservative warning that his rival's free-spending proposals threaten the economy.

Monday, July 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Over 252.000 tons of squid landed in Argentina

Argentina' squid landings between January and May this year totalled 253.517 tons, up 97% over the same period last year which reached 128.567 tons according to a release from the Undersecretariat of Fisheries and Aquaculture (SSPA).

Monday, July 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Chile and Argentina advance with trans-Andean train

Mendoza City mayor Julio Cobos announced Saturday that the presidents of Chile and Argentina, Michelle Bachelet and Néstor Kirchner, will meet in August to finalize the planning for a new trans-Andean train that will connect Santiago with Mendoza.

Monday, July 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Mexican hopefuls promise to respect election result

Mexican presidential hopeful Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador softened his stance Monday saying he will accept defeat in Sunday's election as long as it was clear that voting had been “free and clean”, with a precinct by precinct review”.

Monday, July 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Good prospects for 2006/07 South American tourism

Preliminary results for the first four months of 2006 point to some 236 million international tourist arrivals worldwide, or 10 million more than in the same period of 2005, reflecting the sustained growth in global tourism demand started in 2004.

Monday, July 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Regional autonomy becomes Morales great challenge

Bolivian president Evo Morales proclaimed a three tier victory for his administration and political party in Sunday's election for the nomination of a Constitutional Assembly that will be tasked with drafting a new charter to ensure the re-foundation of Bolivia including its aboriginal population.

Monday, July 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

IMF praises Uruguay but insists with structural reforms

In a positive report on the Uruguayan economy, the International Monetary Fund praised the country's robust growth and inflation control but also recommended the implementation of “crucial” structural reforms, sustained macroeconomic policies and strengthening labour market flexibility