MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2006
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Monday, November 6th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
World tourism remains strong with global growth above 4%
World tourism is expected to grow 4% in 2007 for the fourth year running, although slightly slower than in previous years according to the latest release from the United Nations World Tourism Organization in Madrid.
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Monday, November 6th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Argentina demands UN terminology for Falklands' dispute
Argentina requested the European Union to recognize United Nations resolutions and procedures in all references to the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands and surrounding maritime spaces.
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Sunday, November 5th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Largest container vessel made her fist trip
A ship said to be the world's largest container vessel has arrived in a Suffolk port to unload 45,000 tonnes of Christmas goods from China.
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Sunday, November 5th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Panama wins backing for UN seat
The UN Latin American and Caribbean Group has endorsed Panama to take its non-permanent seat on the Security Council, diplomats said.
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Sunday, November 5th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
President Fox slams U.S. migration policy
Mexico's president criticized Washington's plans to build a fence along the nations' shared border during a summit on migration Saturday in Ururugay
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Sunday, November 5th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Nicaragua votes today
Ortega, 60, who spent nearly a decade fighting US-backed Contra rebels, is the frontrunner in the race with four other candidates.
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Sunday, November 5th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Saddam Hussein sentenced to death. Worldwide reactions.
Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein has been sentenced to death by hanging.
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Sunday, November 5th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
St. Helena flights now expected in 2011/12
Following concerns raised by consortia tendering for the construction of an airport on British Overseas Territory St Helena in the mid Atlantic, the building process has been delayed “with flights commencing 2011/12”.
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Sunday, November 5th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
UK Army Ad is filmed in Chile
Cash-strapped military bosses “borrowed” aircraft from South America to make TV adverts for the British Army.
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Sunday, November 5th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Chilean skies open to foreign airlines
Chilean Sky Airlines effort to thwart the advance of competing Aerolineas del Sur suffered a major defeat this week when a Santiago court ruled that Aerolineas has the right to fly in and operate out of Chile.
