MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for May 28th 2007
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Monday, May 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Bachelet travels to Northern European Nations
President Michelle Bachelet left Chile late Sunday evening for a state visit to northern European nations where she will meet with Finnish President Tarja Halonen, Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stotltenberg and Swiss President Micheline Calmy-Rey. Bachelet will return to Chile on June 4.
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Monday, May 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Venezuelan TV Station Goes Off the Air
Venezuela's oldest private television station went off the air just before midnight Sunday as thousands banged on pots and pans in protest against a decision by President Hugo Chavez that did away with a popular opposition-aligned channel.
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Monday, May 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
UN Decolonisation Seminar urges case by case approach
At the conclusion of its three-day review of progress achieved in implementation of the Plan of Action of the Second International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism, the 2007 Caribbean Regional Seminar recommended that the Special Committee on Decolonisation consider establishing a “Special Committee focal point” in each Non-Self-Governing Territory where there was no dispute over sovereignty, in order to enhance the exchange of information.
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Monday, May 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina: Vessels quit fishing squid for lack of markets
Abundance in offer added to the lack of new markets and storage space for squid (Illex argentinus) landings, is driving vessels belonging to companies of Galician capital operating in Argentine waters away from the fishery grounds once their cargo space is filled.
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Monday, May 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands split over limits to cruise ship visits
Remarks made about cruise ship tourism made by Falkland Islands Governor, Mr.Alan Huckle, during his recent 'state of the nation' address to the Islands' Legislative Council have brought a mixed reaction from the local tourism industry.
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Monday, May 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
International Whaling Commission opens four-day meeting
Subsistence whaling has sustained Alaska native communities for centuries and renewal of their five-year bowhead whale quota is crucial, U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens said Monday at the opening of the International Whaling Commission meeting.
