Stories for October 2nd 2007

Tuesday, October 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Landslide victory in Ecuador for XXI Century Socialist project

Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa received a landslide support in the Sunday election for a Constitutional Assembly which will be tasked with reforming the country's constitution and leading it towards what he has defined as XXI Century Socialism.
Tuesday, October 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Big Ben chimes for the first time in seven weeks

London was reacquainted on Monday with one of its iconic sounds when Big Ben finally chimed for the first time in seven weeks. After almost two months of maintenance work, London's most famous landmark was once again fully functional - to the delight of millions of tourists and residents alike.
Tuesday, October 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
South Georgia Fisheries Science Meeting

The annual Fisheries Science Meeting of the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) was held recently in the Falkland Islands
Tuesday, October 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Desire Petroleum optimistc about oil rig availability

Speaking to local shareholders in Desire Petroleum plc at a meeting in Stanley on Monday evening, Chairman Dr Colin Phipps said that he was more optimistic than he had been for a long time about the company's prospects of finding oil in commercial quantities in the North Falkland Basin.
Tuesday, October 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
South America: highest robbery rates

Fear of crime is driving investment away from cities in developing countries, where over half of all urban residents have been victims in the last five years, a United Nations report warned yesterday.
Tuesday, October 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Easter Island expects summer tourism spike

Tourism is booming on Isla de Pascua (Easter Island). With the height of the summer tourist season still three months away, flights and hotel rooms in “The World's Navel” are already becoming a scarce commodity.
Tuesday, October 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
FOGL farm-out agreement with giant BHP Billiton

Falkland Oil and Gas Limited (“FOGL”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a farm-out agreement with a subsidiary of BHP Billiton, the world's largest diversified resources company, over FOGL's 2002 and 2004 licences to the South and East of the Falkland Islands.
Tuesday, October 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Plans to recycle veteran warship of the Falklands conflict

The former Royal Navy amphibious assault ship Fearless, which was a key part of the Falklands fleet, is expected to be recycled at a Belgian shipyard, the Ministry of Defence announced today.
Tuesday, October 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Magallanes and Punta Arenas with lowest unemployment

Magallanes Region in the extreme south of Chile again recorded the lowest unemployment rate in the country during the June-August quarter, according to the latest release from the country's Statistics Office.
Tuesday, October 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
South Atlantic trawler on fire; all crew members rescued

Twenty four of the twenty seven crew members of a Spanish trawler that caught fire early Sunday morning in the South Atlantic will be arriving in Montevideo, Uruguay in the coming hours after having been rescued by another Spanish vessel.