Stories for 2009

Friday, November 13th 2009 - 03:58 UTC
The Kirchner couple at their lowest public opinion rating

Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and her husband Nestor Kirchner are the politicians with the worst image according to a public opinion poll taken at the end of October by Management & Fit and released this week.
Friday, November 13th 2009 - 01:23 UTC
Cuba drastically slashes “farm bureaucracy” to boost food production

One of the major ills of Cuba’s state-run agricultural enterprises is “the excess of non-productive personnel,” Communist Party daily Granma said this week. The newspaper estimated the number of redundant employees in the state farming sector at 89,000, or 26% of the total.
Friday, November 13th 2009 - 01:08 UTC
Gibraltar Chief Minister upbeat about economic prospects for 2010

Gibraltar is not just having a relatively good level of economic activity during global recession and financial crisis, but is further positioning itself well to move into a significant new growth phase when the global economy and markets recover.
Friday, November 13th 2009 - 01:04 UTC
Brazil says massive blackout was caused by a lightning storm

Brazilian officials stated the blackout that left at least 60 million of people in the dark in Brazil and neighbouring Paraguay Tuesday was caused by a lightning storm.
Friday, November 13th 2009 - 01:02 UTC
Honduras US Supreme Court deliberates on Zelaya’s reinstatement

The Honduras Supreme Court begun to consider late Wednesday if ousted President Manuel Zelaya should or should not be reinstated, a crucial step in the process to help overcome the four-month political crisis that has virtually paralyzed the Central American country.
Friday, November 13th 2009 - 01:01 UTC
Five-day ozone UV radiation alert in Punta Arenas

The Ozone Laboratory from the University of Magallanes in Punta Arenas, extreme south of Chile has been recording the highest ultra violet indexes of the season and warned this week about exposure to sun light.
Friday, November 13th 2009 - 00:17 UTC
Gibraltar at UK & Ireland hall of the World Travel Market

Gibraltar is participating this week at the World Travel Market (WTM) at the ExCel exhibition centre in London. For the first time Gibraltar’s stand will be located in the United Kingdom & Ireland hall of the event.
Thursday, November 12th 2009 - 13:27 UTC
Record for gold on renewed economic recovery optimism

The gold rally resumed once more on Wednesday as prices rose more than 15 US dollars an ounce, spurred on by the US dollar’s seemingly endless decline, which continued as renewed optimism over the economic recovery led to dollar selling.
Thursday, November 12th 2009 - 13:23 UTC
Chilean gold production expected to triple by 2015

A study conducted by Chile's National Copper Commission (COCHILCO) reports that the country will most likely triple its gold production within the next five years.
The opening of new mines in Chile's north will take production from an annual level of 39 tons to nearly 110 tons, said the report.
This would make Chile one of the world’s 10 largest producers.
Thursday, November 12th 2009 - 10:52 UTC
UK and France work together for a world-wide arms trade treaty

The United Kingdom and France launched on Wednesday, Armistice Day, the idea of the need to negotiate a world-wide Arms Trade Treaty. Foreign Secretary David Miliband and French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner wrote a joint article on the subject published in the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano.