Stories for 2007

Wednesday, July 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
US after closer links with Uruguay, but respects Mercosur tempo

United States said it respects the political context of the region and is not interested in creating problems to those Mercosur members that choose to have closer links with Washington said a top US official currently visiting Uruguay.
Wednesday, July 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina cuts gas supply to Chile as energy crisis worsens

Argentina suspended Wednesday natural gas shipments to neighbouring Chile to ensure domestic supplies as one of the coldest winters in recent history grips Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and the south of Brazil.
Wednesday, July 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Lula da Silva receives Paulson with long list of complaints

US Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson received a long list of complaints during his visit Wednesday to Brazil's president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, said Finance Minister Guido Mantega who acted as the spokesperson of the meeting in Brasilia.
Tuesday, July 10th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine group interested in managing Punta Arenas airport

An Argentine group firmly established in Patagonia is interested in participating in the tender for management of two of Chile's extreme south airports, Punta Arenas and Puerto Natales according to reports in the local press.
Tuesday, July 10th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
New round, in New York, of the river Uruguay pulp mills dispute

Representatives from Argentina and Uruguay are scheduled to meet in New York at the end of the month to continue searching for solution to the paper mills conflict. This will be the third meeting under the coordination of Spanish ambassador Juan Antonio Ya&ntildeez Barnuevo envoy from the King of Spain that is asking as a facilitator between the neighbouring countries.
Tuesday, July 10th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Pope confirms Patagonian Mapuche native en route to beatification

Pope Benedict XVI signed last week a decree declaring the upcoming beatification of an Argentine Mapuche native from Patagonia. Ceferino Namuncurá, son of a native chieftain and student of the Salesian order of priests was born in the province of Rio Negro August 26, 1886 and died at Rome on November 11, 1905.
Tuesday, July 10th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Royal Caribbean betting heavily in the Asian cruise market

Royal Caribbean Cruises has called on Asian countries to construct improved port facilities in order to accommodate larger cruise liners as the firm looks to offer more cruise holidays to the region.
Tuesday, July 10th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
FIC staff opt for save as you earn share option scheme

Following the success of its previous Employee Share Option scheme which was taken up by 34 members of staff in Stanley, Falkland Islands Holdings Ltd (FIH plc) announced that under the terms of its latest Save as You Earn Employee Share Option Scheme on 5th July 2007 some 55 employees of The Falkland Islands Company Ltd (FIC) in the Falklands were granted an option to subscribe for ordinary shares in FIH plc.
Tuesday, July 10th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Cold weather snap hits South America and more to come

Thousands of Argentines cheered and threw snowballs in the streets of Buenos Aires on Monday as the capital's first major snowfall since 1918 spread a thin white mantle across the region. The freezing spell also extended to Chile, Bolivia and Uruguay.
Tuesday, July 10th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Strong Spanish lobbying before G 24 limits self determination

The extent of indifference, political pragmatism and sustained pressure with lobbying from Spain which led to the UN Decolonization Committee of 24 adopting a Grenada seminar report that effectively recognizes territorial integrity arguments as a bar to self-determination, has emerged.