MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for December 4th 2006
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Monday, December 4th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
“Democratic opening” before any US/Cuba dialogue
United States said that a democratic opening of the Cuban regime is indispensable before any deepening of relations with Havana. The statement came in reply to the conciliating speech by Cuban interim president and Defense minister Raul Castro who called on Washington to the “negotiations table”.
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Monday, December 4th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Mexican Congress sent “frustrating” image to the world
Mexican Congress members sent to the world a “non-stimulating, frustrating” image of lack of governance and populism which tarnishes the whole Latinamerican continent, said Chilean former president Eduardo Frei who was present at the taking office ceremony of incoming president Felipe Calderón.
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Monday, December 4th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Puerto Madryn acts to protect whales' habitat
A controversial sale of plots to build homes at a popular whales' sight seeing area, El Doradillo, ten miles from Puerto Madryn in Argentine Patagonia has been suspended following protests from environmentalists.
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Monday, December 4th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Argentina's energy policies concern UK investors
Argentina's energy policies and relations between government and the private sector were the main points underlined by a delegation of British MP that recently visited Argentina with the purpose of promoting trade and exploring “new markets”.
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Monday, December 4th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Hugo Chavez Wins Re-election By Wide Margin; Will Rule For Six More Years
Hugo Chávez was re-elected Venezuela's president for a six-year term on Sunday with 61 per cent of the vote, 23 percentage points ahead of his main opponent, who conceded defeat but challenged the magnitude of the margin.
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Monday, December 4th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Chilean ?Lenga' businessmen seek Falklands trade
A group of Punta Arenas businessmen visited the Islands last week.
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Monday, December 4th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Rockhopper Exploration plc “3D survey licence areas begins before time”
Rockhopper Exploration plc (RKH), the AIM-listed oil and gas exploration company
based in the United Kingdom, today announces its interim results for the six
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Monday, December 4th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Gibraltar's constitution is “modern” or “more modern”
Gibraltar's Opposition said over the weekend that the positions of London and Madrid on Gibraltar had begun “to converge” within 24 hours of the announcement of the referendum result, according to the Gibraltar Chronicle.
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Monday, December 4th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Shannon hopes for increased dialogue with Chavez
United States Under Secretary for Latinamerica Thomas Shannon said he trusted Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez would show “more interest” in deepening the dialogue with Washington now that he has been re-elected by a comfortable majority.
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Monday, December 4th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
“Argentina/Uruguay relations at their worst in 15 years”
Uruguayan Economy minister Danilo Astori said that relations with Argentina are “at their worst moment in fifteen years” and regretted that Brazil has adopted an “indifference” attitude regarding Uruguay's claims in Mercosur.
