Stories for January 17th 2011

Monday, January 17th 2011 - 23:22 UTC
Falklands: FOGL prospects show promise, says broker

FALKLAND Oil and Gas Limited has the potential to offer investors returns of 130 per cent in the medium term, according to the Jefferies brokerage.
Monday, January 17th 2011 - 20:59 UTC
Brazilean Central Bank Intervenes in Futures Dollar Market to Stop Real Appreciation

Dilma Rousseff has taken measures to stop the appreciation of the real. The Brazilian Central Bank swapped all of the currency futures contracts in a reverse swap auction. This way the institution headed by Alexandre Tombini disembarks in the futures market.
Monday, January 17th 2011 - 17:32 UTC
Venezuela's Oil Reserves Surpass Those of Saudi Arabia

Venezuela's president Hugo Chavez announced that his country's oil reserves total 217 barrels, topping Saudi Arabia's and making them the largest in the world.
Monday, January 17th 2011 - 17:22 UTC
Over 1.5 Million Latin Americans Infected by Dengue in 2010

Latin American governments are increasing dengue prevention campaigns after more than 1.5 million people in the region were infected and over 1,000 died of dengue in the past year.
Monday, January 17th 2011 - 16:58 UTC
Joy Over the Beatification of John Paul II

Pope Benedict XVI expressed yesterday that all who knew or admired John Paul II would share the joy he feels over the beatification of his predecessor, which will be held on May 1st in a ceremony which will be attended by over two million people
Monday, January 17th 2011 - 16:43 UTC
Gibraltar welcomes the visit of “True Heroes”

Three soldiers seriously injured in Afghanistan have been visibly moved by the warmth of the welcome they have received in Gibraltar as the guests of the local Royal British Legion (RBL). As Lance Bombardier Ben Parkinson, Ranger Andy Allen and Rifleman Jake Barnett arrived in Main Street on their first morning there was loud applause from the children of St Anne’s school and the Hebrew School who had turned out to meet them.
Monday, January 17th 2011 - 16:34 UTC
Chile: Mayor Critisized Piñera’s Government for Invoking Security Law to Stop Protests

Vladimiro Mimica, Mayor of Punta Arenas, expressed that the measures taken by Sebastián Piñera’s government to invoke the Security Law in order to stop protests in Magallanes due to gas price hikes were “an overaction and inopportune”.
Monday, January 17th 2011 - 13:55 UTC
Government of Guyana Recognize the State of Palestine

“It is Guyana's hope that the increasing recognition of the state of Palestine will contribute to a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the creation of lasting peace and stability in the region,” the foreign ministry said in a statement last week.
Monday, January 17th 2011 - 13:32 UTC
Uruguay: A new pulp mill goes ahead

Montes Del Plata, a 50/50 joint venture between Chilean Arauco and Finnish Stora Enso, manufactures cellulose pulp from wood, and has been operating in Uruguay since 2009.
Monday, January 17th 2011 - 12:25 UTC
Estancia Vik, Jose Ignacio, Uruguay: The Art of Doing Nothing

Il dolce far niente, (the art of doing nothing), an old Italian expression, so difficult to define with words, becomes crystal-clear once you set foot in Estancia Vik in Jose Ignacio, Uruguay.