Stories for June 2010

Wednesday, June 2nd 2010 - 23:03 UTC
Chilean navy upgrades communications in anticipation of future disasters

Chilean Navy Commander in Chief Edmundo Gonzalez announced this week that the institution will be spending around 10 million US dollars on new, state of the art communications equipment for its SHOA (Hydrographical and Oceanographic Service) office.
Wednesday, June 2nd 2010 - 22:54 UTC
Falklands celebrates 40th anniversary of SS Great Britain salvage

An exhibition marking the 40th anniversary of the salvage of the SS Great Britain and featuring film footage and original items as well as a wide range of photographs is now open at the Britannia House Museum in the Falkland Islands capital, Stanley.
Wednesday, June 2nd 2010 - 22:44 UTC
Chile's El Mercurio celebrates 110th anniversary

Chile’s most widely distributed newspaper, El Mercurio, has celebrated a birthday. On June 1, the daily celebrated 110 years. The paper’s staff met this week to celebrate the event.
Wednesday, June 2nd 2010 - 22:29 UTC
Brazil leads Latam in military spending; Colombia as percentage of GDP

Brazil leads Latinamerica in military spending having totalled 27.1 billion US dollars in 2009, followed by Colombia facing an armed guerrilla movement allied with drug cartels and Chile, rich in copper resources, according to the latest report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, SIPRI.
Wednesday, June 2nd 2010 - 03:36 UTC
China’s manufacturing expansion slows prompting world markets’ reaction

China’s manufacturing expanded at a slower pace than estimated in May, prompting stock declines across Asia. The Purchasing Managers’ Index fell to 53.9 from 55.7 in April, the Federation of Logistics and Purchasing said in an e-mailed statement on Tuesday.
Wednesday, June 2nd 2010 - 03:13 UTC
Brazil suspends exports of processed meat to US over residues controversy

Brazil will send a team of experts to the United States next week to seek clarification on methods used to test processed meat imports for residues, which have suspended export to the US, the Agriculture ministry said on Monday.
Wednesday, June 2nd 2010 - 02:47 UTC
Magallanes only region in Chile where unemployment was up in Feb/April

Magallanes Region in the extreme south of Chile has seen unemployment in the February-April mobile increase 0.8 percentage points to 5.4%. Although still one of the lowest rates in Chile, this time Magallanes was the exception since in the rest of the country unemployment was down.
Wednesday, June 2nd 2010 - 02:44 UTC
OAS observers praise Colombian Sunday election “non-violence”

The OAS mission of electoral observers confirmed that none of its members found evidence of vote peddling in Colombia’s Sunday presidential election and underlined the quiet and non violent atmosphere during the whole process.
Wednesday, June 2nd 2010 - 02:41 UTC
Oil drilling begins in unexplored Falkland Islands’ south east waters

Falkland Oil & Gas (FOGL) in association with BHP Billiton became the third oil company this year to begin exploratory drilling operations in Falkland Islands’ waters according to a Tuesday release from the company.
Wednesday, June 2nd 2010 - 02:36 UTC
Brazilian press calls Paraguay “rich beggar”, superb actor in asking for alms

One of Brazil’s most influential weekly magazines with strong penetration in political and business circles, ‘Veja’ has a main article this week calling neighbouring Paraguay the “rich beggar”, a role which the successive Paraguayan governments “have played to success attracting significant international aid and grants”.