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Stories for May 29th 2008

• Thursday, May 29th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Chile's Bachelet, the most popular Latam leader...in Spain

  Although Chilean president Michelle Bachelet and the ruling coalition are facing growing challenges for Spain's public opinion she' the most popular leader that side of the Atlantic according to the latest Latinbarometro 2007 report.

• Thursday, May 29th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine law targets Falklands' licensed fishing operations

  

  The Argentine Senate unanimously approved on Wednesday a bill that severely sanctions fishing companies and their vessels “illegally” operating in the Argentine Sea (South West Atlantic), in other words without Argentine awarded licenses, reports the Buenos Aires press.

• Thursday, May 29th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Fish price in UK forecasted to increase 23% next 18 months

  The price of fish landed in the United Kingdom could rise by an average of 23% in the next 12 to 18 months because of rising fuel prices, a government agency warns. Seafish says the cost of some types of fish could go up by as much as 50%.

• Thursday, May 29th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Punta Arenas honors British pioneer and Magallanes explorer

  The city of Punta Arenas in the extreme south of Chile honored the memory of a Royal Navy Rear Admiral who was head of a British hydrographic expedition the first directly involved in the charting of waters in the Region of Magallanes between 1826 and 1830.