Stories for November 11th 2009

Thursday, November 12th 2009 - 07:49 UTC
South Georgia expects 65 cruise calls this season; “Ushuaia” was the first

South Georgia received the first cruise ship of the season “Ushuaia” October 6th when she arrived at Grytviken. The Panamanian flagged vessel operated by Argentina’s Antarpply Expeditions, based returned on a separate cruise on the 27th.
Thursday, November 12th 2009 - 07:26 UTC
Uruguay’s cruise season moves to Punta del Este fuelled by regional demand

Uruguay’s 2009/2010 cruise season is scheduled to begin next November 20th in Montevideo with the arrival of “Minerva” and four days later in Punta del Este with “MSC Musica”.
Thursday, November 12th 2009 - 06:56 UTC
Brazilian mini-skirt student rejects offer to pose for Playboy

The Brazilian edition of Playboy is interested in having the 20 year college student Geisy Arruda who sparked national commotion with her miniskirts, as girl of the month. Geidy was first expelled from the university and attacked by fellow students because of her “provocative attitudes” but had to be later readmitted.
Thursday, November 12th 2009 - 06:37 UTC
Brazil can’t explain the four hours massive blackout

The world’s largest operational hydroelectric dam, Itaipú which on Tuesday caused a four hours blackout in 16 of Brazil’s 27 states and most of Paraguay was back in full production early morning Wednesday but authorities have so far remained silent about the causes of the major turnoff.
Thursday, November 12th 2009 - 06:29 UTC
Buenos Aires clogged and in chaos under picket rule

Thousands of Argentine unemployed turned to the streets of Buenos Aires blocking streets in demand for government subsidies generating a massive traffic chaos for the second day running. On Tuesday it was the underground workers that walked out leaving literally millions stranded in Argentina’s capital as the political and social climate dangerously escalates.
Thursday, November 12th 2009 - 06:26 UTC
Paraguay “assessing” its support for Venezuela’s Mercosur admission

Paraguayan Foreign Affairs minister Hector Lacognata described as extremely worrying the escalating “bellicose speech” of Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez and admitted Paraguay could review its stand in support of that country’s Mercosur admission “if he persists in calling to prepare for war”.
Thursday, November 12th 2009 - 05:54 UTC
Brazilian Senate suspends vote on Venezuela’s Mercosur admission

The Brazilian Senate agreed to postpone a full house vote on the admission of Venezuela to Mercosur given the “strained climate” generated by President Hugo Chavez who alerted his people of a “possible” war with Colombia.
Thursday, November 12th 2009 - 05:53 UTC
First foreign cruise of the season arrives in Punta Arenas; business down 27%

The first international cruise called this week in Punta Arenas, extreme south of Chile, signalling the official beginning of the 2009/10 season which local tourist operators are anticipating is going to suffer a significant fall from the previous.
Wednesday, November 11th 2009 - 11:54 UTC
Book crudely exposes Kirchner’s tactics to remain in power

The Landlord (El Dueño) is the title of the latest book released in Argentina which tells the story of how a shy and humiliated adolescent manages to become the richest, most powerful and vindictive president of Argentina, according to the internet site Hipercritico.com which belongs to the author of the book Luis Majul.
Wednesday, November 11th 2009 - 11:36 UTC
OAS Insulza admits frustration with the stalled Honduras situation

Organization of American States Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza said he was not sure the two sides involved in the Honduras crisis would resume dialogue and discarded any idea of sending OAS observers for the scheduled presidential election at the end of November.