Stories for February 2010

Wednesday, February 3rd 2010 - 12:06 UTC
Brazil props fisheries patrolling and management with 27 vessels

Brazil’s Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministry is planning to invest the equivalent of 17 million US dollars in optimising fisheries patrolling during 2010.
Wednesday, February 3rd 2010 - 12:02 UTC
Washington praises political steps taken by new Honduran administration

The new Honduras government is “one step” toward the country’s return to the Organization of American States and recovery of international credit lost during the seven month coup, said the US top diplomat to Latin America.
Wednesday, February 3rd 2010 - 11:55 UTC
Montevideo seems prepared to vote for a Communist Mayor next May

Montevideo, Uruguay’s capital will most probably have as of next July a Communist Mayor with the support from the political machinery that has dominated undisputedly the city’s politics for the last two decades.
Wednesday, February 3rd 2010 - 09:57 UTC
OECD recommends Yuan appreciation to cut China’s dependence on exports

The Yuan needs to appreciate to reduce China's dependence on exports for growth, says the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. OECD argues that more exchange rate flexibility and targeting inflation would help economic stability in China.
Wednesday, February 3rd 2010 - 09:46 UTC
Ecuador hosts Unasur meeting in support of reconstructing Haiti

Six presidents will be participating in the coming Union of South American Nations, Unasur, extraordinary meeting to he hosted by Ecuador next week and which will address mainly how to better coordinate relief efforts for earthquake devastated Haiti.
Wednesday, February 3rd 2010 - 09:32 UTC
British fishing industry furious with BBC documentary

The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) and the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organizations (NFFO) are supporting an official complaint by industry body Seafish over a BBC program that portrayed the fishing industry in a damaging and “inaccurate” manner. The groups are demanding an apology from the BBC.
Wednesday, February 3rd 2010 - 05:14 UTC
Imminent start of oil drilling in Falklands triggers strong Argentine protest

Argentina summoned the British ambassador in Buenos Aires to deliver a formal protest regarding the imminent beginning of a hydrocarbons exploratory drilling season off-shore the Falkland Islands.
Tuesday, February 2nd 2010 - 13:01 UTC
How far can Argentina’s Central bank’s 48 billion USD reserves be stretched?

The dispute between Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and the governor of the Central Bank over who is entitled to use the international reserves triggered a legal and political battle that is ongoing.
Tuesday, February 2nd 2010 - 12:57 UTC
Asia-Pacific has become the world’s biggest aviation market

The Asia-Pacific region has now become the world's biggest aviation market. With 647 million passengers in 2009, it overtook the North American market by about nine million passengers and according to the International Air Transport Association, IATA, Asia's market share will grow further to almost one third by 2013.
Tuesday, February 2nd 2010 - 12:54 UTC
FOGL and BHP Billiton planning two exploratory wells in Falklands’ waters

Falkland Oil & Gas Ltd., a United Kingdom based explorer in the South Atlantic, plans to start drilling a well southeast of the Falkland Islands in April reports Bloomberg.