Stories for 2007

Tuesday, July 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Falkland Islands: Record harvest in Illex squid fishery

Wide fluctuations in Falkland Illex squid numbers in the last 20 years have been linked to an increased environmental variability in the Southwest Atlantic along with heavy commercial fishing.
Tuesday, July 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Chavez to sign air defense contracts with Byelorussia

Venezuela and Byelorussia will be signing military contracts for over a billion US dollars before the end of July announced the chair of the Byelorussian Security Council who also heads the bilateral economic cooperation committee.
Tuesday, July 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Air chaos in Brazil: over half of flights delayed or cancelled

Chaos in Brazilian civil aviation peaked Monday with 38% of flights delayed and another 20% cancelled, reported Infraero the agency which manages the country's airports.
Tuesday, July 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Uruguay attracts expanding Chilean forestry companies

Chile's relatively small concentration of fertile land has forced its forestry companies to look closely at other Latin American countries for expansion. Forestry companies have started to set their sights on a host of other countries, including Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Venezuela
Tuesday, July 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Chavez and crime feeds growing Venezuelan exodus

Political uncertainty and crime are scaring thousands of Venezuelans from their country who are looking for better opportunities overseas according to Mequieroir.com, (iwanttoleave.com) web site which advises people who want to leave the country.
Monday, July 23rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Peru celebrates “Pisco Day” and revives origin dispute

Peru celebrated Sunday “Pisco Day” promising to improve the quality of the grape distilled alcohol, but above all defend its domestic origin form neighboring Chile, which also claims such a title. The dispute has reached the World Organization of Intellectual Property.
Monday, July 23rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Lavagna promises to fight poverty and unify Argentines

Former Economy minister Roberto Lavagna, often credited with helping Argentina rebound from a deep crisis, launched on Saturday his campaign for the October presidential race with a promise to fight poverty and unify Argentines.
Monday, July 23rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
CK begins in Spain the campaign trail leading to October 28

Argentine Senator Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner begins this Monday in Madrid her first overseas tour since becoming presidential candidate with the purpose of increasing bilateral relations with Spain. Argentine elections are scheduled for October 28.
Monday, July 23rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Energy long term policy, a challenge for S. American countries

Chile's impending energy crisis, sharpened by diplomatic tensions with Argentina and one of the coldest winters on record, was the theme of a seminar held last week in Valparaíso's Congress building. New Energy Minister Marcelo Tokman Ramos, Environment Minister Ana Lyn Uriarte and various members of Congress spoke at the event, which was titled “Energy Policy in Chile: A Challenge”.
Monday, July 23rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil after Mercosur waiver to hike tariffs on shoes and textiles

Brazil is considering requesting a waiver from Mercosur with the purpose of hiking the common external tariff (AEC) on shoes and textiles from 20 to 35%, if Uruguay refuses to accept the proposal, reports the Sao Paulo press.