Stories for March 2007

Friday, March 9th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Chavez accuses Bush of trying to “divide” Latinamerica

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez warned that President George W. Bush's attempts to bolster trade and improve ties with Latin America threaten to divide the region and undermine economic stability.
Friday, March 9th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Bush to talk trade with a long standing US strategic ally

United States president George Bush arrived from Brazil at 21:35 local time in Montevideo, Uruguay, the second leg of his five countries Latinamerican trip and is scheduled to leave early Sunday morning for Colombia.
Friday, March 9th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Kirchner and Chavez boost energy/farm cooperation

President Nestor Kirchner and his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez signed accords on Friday to boost energy and agriculture cooperation. The highlight was a treaty to work toward the creation of a South American organization to coordinate exports of natural gas, signed in a ceremony at Argentina's suburban presidential residence.
Thursday, March 8th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Lula hosts Bush and says Doha round agreement “is close”

Brazil and United States will attempt to advance the Doha global trade talks during US president George Bush's official two day visit to Brazil which begins today Thursday.
Thursday, March 8th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Eight cruise vessels visit South Georgia in “quiet” February

February has been a quiet month for South Georgia island with visits from only eight cruise ships, the Fisheries Patrol FPV 'Pharos SG' and yacht 'Adele' reports GSGSSI.
Thursday, March 8th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
“Parallel push” to combat climate change and ozone depletion

The head of the United Nations Environment Programme, UNEP, has applauded the findings of a new study that calls for a “parallel push” to fight climate change and also to decrease chemicals harming the ozone layer which shields the Earth from harmful ultraviolet light.
Thursday, March 8th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Peru begins work on a 'petrochemical pole'

Peru's government owned oil company Petroperu signed memorandums of understanding with a French firm to build a 500 million US dollars gas pipeline and with a Brazilian company to construct 2.8 billion in petrochemical projects.
Thursday, March 8th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina/ Bolivia sign billion pipeline deal

Argentina and Bolivia signed an agreement for the construction of the Northeast Argentina Gas Pipeline, a project that will require an investment of 1.1 billion US dollars
Thursday, March 8th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Asia and Europe markets advance; Wall Street Latam falter

Stock markets in Europe and much of Asia extended a rally overnight after a week of losses in global equities but Wall Street faltered as investors pulled back. European markets steamed ahead following on Asia's rebound although Tokyo and Hong Kong turned lower.
Thursday, March 8th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Bush accustomed to running “into demonstrations”

US President George Bush said that if Venezuela's leader Hugo Chavez wants to protest from Argentina when he's visiting Uruguay this weekend, he can do so because “I'm accustomed to traveling and running into demonstrations all over the world”.