MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2006
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Thursday, July 6th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Mercosur rejects “joint” Army suggestion as too premature
Former Argentine vice-president Carlos “Chacho” Alvarez said Thursday that Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez proposition of a joint Mercosur Army should be addressed when the “integration process is well advanced”.
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Wednesday, July 5th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina and Venezuela agree “strategic alliance”
Argentina and Venezuela announced in Caracas a “strategic alliance” to beef up the “Caracas-Buenos Aires axis”.
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Wednesday, July 5th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil's Bolivian gas bill could double
Bolivia will be asking Brazil to pay eight US dollars for the natural gas it pumps at a rate of 27 million cubic metres per day, according to a report Tuesday from the Bolivian Information Agency.
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Wednesday, July 5th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
World airlines traffic, set for robust growth through
World airline scheduled passenger traffic is expected to show robust growth over the next three years following a strong rebound in 2004 and continued resilience in 2005, according to the latest medium-term forecasts from the United Nations aviation agency.
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Wednesday, July 5th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Venezuela joins Mercosur
Venezuela was yesterday poised to become the fifth member of Mercosur, an addition that could accelerate the South American trade bloc's steady drift away from free trade principles.
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Tuesday, July 4th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Haiti formally accepted back to regional group
The leaders of the 15 nation Caribbean Community began their annual summit in St Kitts, Monday welcoming Haiti back into the regional fold.
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Tuesday, July 4th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Deal to keep landing fees in Gibraltar unchanged
The two airlines serving Gibraltar are close to finalising an agreement with the Ministry of Defence that could rule out the need for a further rise to landing fees at Gibraltar airport, reports the Gibraltar Chronicle.
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Tuesday, July 4th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
WTO Lamy on hectic “head cracking” consensus tour
World Trade Organization Director General Pascal Lamy embarked upon a hectic schedule of meetings in a final bid to reach a global free trade agreement.
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Tuesday, July 4th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Argentines hold 122 billion US dollars in overseas assets
Argentines had assets overseas equivalent to 122 billion US dollars at the end of 2005, according to the country's Statistics and Census Institute.
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Tuesday, July 4th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Aerolineas Argentinas CEO unceremoniously sacked
Aerolineas Argentinas CEO Antonio Mata was fired Monday for criticizing a recent “controversial” agreement by which the Argentine government recovers in two years 20% of the Argentine flag carrier, and for demanding an immediate increase in domestic air rates “if the company is to remain afloat”.
