MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2006
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Monday, March 6th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Chile: Catches declined slightly, but exports increased
Fish catches in Chile have dropped by 7 per cent last year in comparison with those of 2004, and are down from 5,404,501 tonnes to 5,018,298 tonnes, reported the National Fisheries Association (SONAPESCA), while exports increased by 19.1 per cent, earning USD 1,356 million in revenues between January and December 2005, vis-à-vis 1,138 million obtained in 2004.
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Monday, March 6th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Desire Petroleum PLC EIA Update
The Company reports that a four-man team has recently completed a successful
visit to the Falkland Islands during which the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for drilling in Tranches C and D in the North Falkland Basin was
presented, as required by Falkland Islands Law, at a well-attended public
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Monday, March 6th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Lula da Silva on state visit to UK
Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva begins Tuesday a two days state visit to Great Britain where he plans to strongly lobby for an end to rich countries agriculture subsidies and support for the development of alternatives energies such as ethanol and biodiesel.
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Monday, March 6th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Gibraltar/UK talks on constitutional reform
United Kingdom and Gibraltar are scheduled to meet next week in Lancaster House for the final meeting on constitutional reform for the Rock.
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Monday, March 6th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Chavez threatens with unlimited re-election
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced he would promote constitutional changes allowing him to seek an unlimited number of terms in office.
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Monday, March 6th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine beef exports contracting
Argentina exported last January 41.056 tons of beef valued in 114.9 million US dollars which represents a 5% volume drop and 27% contraction in value.
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Monday, March 6th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Pulp mills conflict: No Kirchner/ Vazquez summit
A meeting between Uruguayan president Tabare Vazquez and his Argentine counterpart Nestor Kirchner, when they both coincide in Chile, to address the pulp mills conflict has not been contemplated according to Uruguayan Executive sources in Montevideo.
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Monday, March 6th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Chilean Navy incorporates two refurbished frigates
Two refurbished Dutch built frigates incorporated to the Chilean Navy surface fleet were officially received Monday in the port of Valparaíso.
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Monday, March 6th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Reports rubbished about Argentine threat to Falklands
Argentina is behaving in an increasingly bellicose way over the Falkland Islands, a prominent British MP has warned.
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Sunday, March 5th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Haiti: Aristide return may mean chaos
The critical issue of whether Haitian President-elect Rene Preval will allow the return from exile of his political mentor - ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide - will be taken up this week at meetings with Aristide's South African hosts, Haitian and foreign officials say.
