Stories for 2008

Wednesday, June 4th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Bolivia says gas supply to neighbors is “guaranteed”

Bolivia said Wednesday that natural gas provision to Brazil and Argentina are guaranteed following this week's nationalization of the Transredes pipeline system which was partly owned by UK's Ashmore and Shell.
Wednesday, June 4th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Chilean truckers strike 48 hours to demand fuel relief

Despite Chilean President Michelle Bachelet's announcement of a one billion US dollars subsidy boost, Chile's Confederation of Truck Drivers, CNDC, said that demands for fuel tax relief have not been met.
Wednesday, June 4th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
River Plate vessels collision leaves 20 kilometers fuel trail

Merchant ships from Greece and Malta collided off the coast of Uruguay, dumping fuel oil from one of the vessels, Uruguay's Navy said on Wednesday in a statement. However no one was hurt in the accident which occurred late Tuesday night.
Tuesday, June 3rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil to sell Super Tucano light attack planes to US

Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer is participating in preliminary negotiations to sell the U.S. government eight 314-B1 Super Tucano light attack and training planes for use in Iraq, the company said Monday, according to press reports from Brazil.
Tuesday, June 3rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Shell CEO says there's no physical shortage of oil in the world

Oil giant Shell corporation Chief Executive Jeroen van der Veer said on Monday he did not see any shortage of physical oil supplies, echoing the view of many OPEC ministers who say the world market is well-supplied.
Tuesday, June 3rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina completes seabed data gathering round Falklands

The Argentine Navy oceanographic research vessel “Puerto Deseado” has successfully completed the scientific data collection cruise to the northeast and southeast of the Islas Malvinas (Falkland Islands), the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs officially announced in its web site.
Tuesday, June 3rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Farmers' conflict: Argentine bishops fear for “social peace”

Argentina's Catholic Church has convened an extraordinary meeting for next Thursday to consider the almost three month long farmers/government conflict which is threatening “social peace”.
Tuesday, June 3rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
UN Chief Ban Ki-moon urges action on food crisis

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will issue an urgent plea to world leaders at a food summit in Rome on Tuesday to immediately suspend trade restrictions, agricultural taxes and other price controls that have helped fuel the highest food prices in 30 years, according to U.N. officials.
Tuesday, June 3rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
May inflation in Uruguay up 0.87% and 4.10% in 2008

Consumer prices in Uruguay during May increased 0.87%, accumulating 4.10% in the first five months of 2008, according to the country's Statistics Institute (INE), latest release. The index is higher than the average forecasted by 28 Central Bank consultants that anticipated 0.7%.
Tuesday, June 3rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine gov. positive rating drops to new low: 19.4%

A public opinion poll released this week in Argentina gave a positive image rating of only 19.4% to the administration of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, while 55.8% of respondents took a negative view.