Stories for 2007

Sunday, January 21st 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Salvaged “Holberg” towed to Montevideo for repairs

The Uruguayan flagged scallop trawler “Holberg” which ran aground in the Falkland Islands and was later re-floated by a team of divers from the Uruguayan Navy finally arrived in Montevideo over the weekend, towed by the “Mariana Rojamar II”.
Sunday, January 21st 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Princess Anne arrives in Chile, “a reliable UK partner”

Great Britain's Princess Anne makes her much-heralded arrival to Chile Monday January 22 and as the country prepares to offer its eminent guest the proverbial royal treatment, no single person shoulders quite as much of that responsibility as the United Kingdom's number-one representative in Chile: British Ambassador Howard Drake.
Saturday, January 20th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Argentine hake biomass again down to critical levels

The southern stocks of Argentine hake (Mercluccius hubbsi) are in fragile biological balance which will have a negative impact on catches this year and even more in 2008.
Saturday, January 20th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Punta Arenas breaking news

Headlines: Punta Arenas casino operacional in 2009; BHP Billiton interested in Magallanes coal deposits; State of the art sheep abattoir; Spain's major Antarctic research expedition; Fidel Castro Junior visits Chilean fiords; Reediting Darwin's “voyage of the Beagle”.
Saturday, January 20th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Argentine industry grows for fourth straight year

Argentina's industrial production grew 8.3 percent last year mainly fuelled by a good performance in the car, construction and food sectors, achieving 50 straight months of growth, according to the state-run INDEC statistics and censuses agency.
Saturday, January 20th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Mercosur: no mincing words

Paraguay, the new temporary president of the Mercosur trade bloc, yesterday urged Argentina and Uruguay to solve their dispute about a pulp mill that has taken them to the World Court, on the last day of a two-day Mercosur summit in Rio de Janeiro marked by harsh squabbles between Venezuela and Bolivia on one hand and Colombia and Brazil on the other.
Friday, January 19th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Penguin News Update

Headlines:

Royal remembrance; CE: no truth to 'ferry fall out' story; Blank firing on for Ex. Cape Petrel; Cheryl is new CFL head; Relocated reindeer 'doing well'; Thousands visit this week; Telecoms man to look at pricing.
Friday, January 19th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Chile's Valparaiso braces itself for massive tourist wave

Nearly 16,000 tourists will flood the port city of Valparaiso over the next two weeks, with over half of the visitors arriving in a single day on four separate cruise ships. The huge ships are set to dock next Friday 26th, along with six smaller vessels throughout the week, bringing an unprecedented influx of visitors to the city of 280,000.
Friday, January 19th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Uruguay and Argentina clash over pulp mills in Rio do Janeiro

Uruguay and Argentina clashed over the pulp mills controversy during the Thursday meeting of the Mercosur ministerial Council currently taking place in Rio do Janeiro.
Friday, January 19th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Mercosur approves compensation funds for junior members

Mercosur Council approved Thursday in Brazil several pilot projects in Uruguay and Paraguay to compensate asymmetries inside the group which have created rifts among country members.