MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2006
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Tuesday, September 26th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil: land titles for “favelas”
Officials said yesterday they will begin mapping two labyrinthine Rio shantytowns, a first step toward granting land titles to residents who otherwise have no property rights despite living for generations in the sprawling slums.
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Tuesday, September 26th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Controversial fisheries bill in Argentine Congress
The Argentine Senate is scheduled to consider Wednesday a bill that significantly strengthens illegal fishing sanctions and in practical terms forces companies operating in the South Atlantic to opt between Argentine and Falklands' issued licences.
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Tuesday, September 26th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina estimates 4% growtn, 7% inflation in 2007
Emphasizing on a high exchange rate and a hefty budget surplus, Argentina's Economy Minister Felisa Miceli presented this week the 2007 federal budget in Congress with estimates of 4% growth and 7% inflation.
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Tuesday, September 26th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
PM bids farewell with victory call
Tony Blair has delivered his farewell to Labour as leader, urging the party to stay true to his principles to win a fourth election victory.
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Monday, September 25th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
High-level comings and goings in the Falkland Islands
The meeting of the Falkland Islands Legislative Council on Friday was the last to be attended in his official capacity, by the Islands' long-serving Attorney General, David Lang QC, who is shortly to retire.
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Sunday, September 24th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Spain claims sovereignty but advocates Gibraltar dialogue
Spain's Foreign Affairs Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos restated this week his country's claim to sovereignty over Gibraltar before the General Assembly of the United Nations. >
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Sunday, September 24th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Bolivia's Morales popularity faces mounting difficulties
Bolivian President Evo Morales' approval rating dropped from 81 to 53% between May and September in the country's five main urban areas, according to a survey released Saturday in La Paz.
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Sunday, September 24th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
US apologizes for incident with Venezuelan official
Venezuela has made a formal complaint to United States authorities and United Nations after Foreign Affairs minister Nicolas Maduro was detained Saturday for over an hour at New York's JFK airport.
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Sunday, September 24th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Lula set to win but scandals could condition second term
With only seven days left for Brazil's October first general election, a public opinion poll published this weekend shows President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his re-election bid has not been dented by the recent string of scandals, although it could affect his second term political leadership.
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Sunday, September 24th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
La Nacion anticipates pressures on Falklands' oil industry
President Nestor Kirchner inaugurated Argentina's electoral year (October 2007) by downgrading contacts with US president George Bush and tensing relations with the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands, according to Joaquin Morales Sola, one of the country's most respected political analysts and columnist of La Nacion.
