Stories for January 2007

Thursday, January 4th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Chavez full ahead with his Socialist model project

Venezuelan re-elected President Hugo Chavez dismissed Thursday his longtime confidant Vice President Jose Vicente Rangel and former Minister of Interior Jesse Chacón promising to complete his new cabinet by next Wednesday when he takes office for a six year mandate extending until 2013.
Thursday, January 4th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Cuba reaches 50% self sufficiency in oil consumption

Cuba reached its target of 3.9 million tons of oil and gas in 2006, while foreign companies in association with the local Cubapetroleo, CUPET, corporation continue exploration in 30 other wells, reported Havana authorities.
Thursday, January 4th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Penguin News Update

Headlines:
Quiet farewell for local hero; Royal programme revealed; New Year's Honours; Planning begins for ferry terminals,
Cruise ships this week.
Wednesday, January 3rd 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Soaring temperatures put heat on Argentina's powergrid

Summer has come to Argentina with a vengeance, bringing temperatures soaring above 40 degrees Celsius this week and almost unbearable loads on the power system.
Wednesday, January 3rd 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Real-time positions of fishing vessels available on-line

The Undersecretariat of Fishing and Development Activities of the Delta Area is now publishing on its web site maps that show the real-time positions of fishing vessels equipped with satellite monitoring devices, the Ministry of Agrarian Affairs (MAA) reported.
Wednesday, January 3rd 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Chile: Broken Santiago airstrip slows traffic

Faulty runway renovation caused delays last Thursday at Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport, Santiago.
Wednesday, January 3rd 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Argentina reaffirms sovereignty rights over Falklands

Argentina reaffirmed Wednesday its “imprescriptible sovereignty rights” over the Malvinas/Falkland Islands and questioned the United Kingdom's reluctance to address the issue.
Wednesday, January 3rd 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Buenos Aires port security reinforced

Argentina's Coast Guard on Wednesday reinforced security in Buenos Aires ferry Terminal following the decision by picketers who are blocking access to neighboring Uruguay in protest over the building of a pulp mill, to impede daily river shuttles to Montevideo.
Wednesday, January 3rd 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Argentina takes Chile to WTO on Chilean safeguards on dairy products

Argentina has filed a dispute complaint against Chile before the World Trade Organization (WTO) after Chile in mid December imposed a 23-percent additional safeguard on some dairy products imported from Argentina.
Wednesday, January 3rd 2007 - 20:00 UTC
“A warrior taking his rest” Quiet funeral for Falklands' local hero

Flags flew at half-mast at all government buildings in the Falkland Islands today, Wednesday, as a mark of respect, for the funeral of Terry Peck, former Chief of Police, former Member of the Legislative Council and one of the genuinely local heroes of the 1982 war for the liberation of the islands from Argentine occupation.