Stories for June 2007

Wednesday, June 20th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Investors flocking to renewable energy technology

Climate change worries coupled with high oil prices and increasing government support are fuelling soaring rates of investment in the renewable energy and energy efficiency industries, a new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released this week.
Wednesday, June 20th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Venezuela interested in a “new Mercosur”, if not forget it

Venezuela is interested in becoming a member of a “new Mercosur” but if there's no clear change willingness “we're not interested in the old Mercosur”, said President Hugo Chavez in an interview with the Spanish government agency EFE.
Tuesday, June 19th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
IMF warns about fiscal deficits and price controls systems

The International Monetary Fund Managing Director Rodrigo Rato warned about the risks for Latinamerica of “populist” economic measures which worsen fiscal deficits, or price controls and manipulation of exchange rates.
Tuesday, June 19th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
“We want the freedom to develop and govern as we wish”

TWENTY-FIVE years after British troops liberated the Islands Argentina continues to view the Falklands with an acquisitive eye.
Recent Argentine governments have denied plans for further military action, but they pursue an aggressive diplomatic and public relations campaign to annex the Falkland Islands.
The Argentines use every opportunity to promote their case. International organizations such as the United Nations and the Organisation of American States (OAS) are lobbied hard. Opportunities such as the Ibero American summit as well as scientific and conservation meetings are shamelessly used. Serious debate on issues like the conservation of fish stocks or wildlife are often hijacked or held up by Argentina's objections and statements about sovereignty.
Tuesday, June 19th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Norwegian vessel seismic surveying in Falklands and Uruguay

Desire Petroleum PLC (AIM:DES) announced earlier this month that Wavefield InSeis ASA from Norway acquired a majority of the high resolution 2D shallow-seismic data, at a number of potential drilling sites, on its licences in the North Falkland Basin, using the seismic vessel “Bergen Surveyor”.
Tuesday, June 19th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Paraguay: more support for former bishop presidential hopeful

Paraguay's leading presidential pre-candidate and former bishop Fernando Lugo received this week the formal support from one of the country's main opposition parties the Authentic Liberal Radicals, PLRA.
Tuesday, June 19th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Episkopi base in Cyprus marked Falklands' anniversary

The 25th anniversary of the liberation of the Falkland Islands was commemorated in a service at Happy Valley in the Western Sovereign Base Area of Episkopi, Cyprus last Sunday.
Tuesday, June 19th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Malvinas G 24 debate: Argentina's foreign policy “inconsistent”

Argentina?s lack of coherence and “inconsistent” foreign policy has been one of the major obstacles in making effective the Malvinas islands sovereignty claim, admitted outgoing Argentine ambassador before United Nations, Cesar Mayoral in a Tuesday interview with Buenos Aires daily Clarin.
Tuesday, June 19th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
South Atlantic Cooperation Zone calls for Malvinas “negotiations”

The ministerial summit of the South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone (SAPCZ) meeting in Angola specifically supported Argentina's sovereignty claim over the Islas Malvinas, South Georgia and South Sandwich islands.
Monday, June 18th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Tierra del Fuego voters defy Kirchner's political strategy

Tierra del Fuego voters in the extreme south of Argentina have given President Nestor Kirchner another political surprise in Sunday's governor election, where until a couple of weeks ago all was running smoothly for the administration and its October presidential election strategy.