Stories for January 2011

Friday, January 7th 2011 - 19:36 UTC
LAN launched a new flight between Easter Island and Lima

The first flight of the new route from Lima to Easter Island’s Mataveri airport landed safely this week, making Easter Island a more accessible tourist destination.
Friday, January 7th 2011 - 05:22 UTC
Falkland Islands: SAAS stoppage, director claims partners pressured

THE planned increased use of containers for the shipment of fish, meat and wool received a blow this week with the news that the Islands’ only shipping service to South America is to end.
Friday, January 7th 2011 - 04:32 UTC
India-Russia: Friends Forever

It all began in 1955 with Indian Prime Minister Nehru’s maiden visit to the erstwhile Soviet Union and Khrushchev's reciprocal trip to India same year. Since then, Indo-Russian ties have withstood every test of time. During this period of over half a century, both nations ferried through turbulent waters. But the relationship between Moscow and New Delhi was never adversely affected per se.
Friday, January 7th 2011 - 00:47 UTC
Barcelona: Argentine private medevac plane arrested with 900k on cocaine

Civil Guard officers based at Barcelona’s El Prat Airport have seized almost one ton of cocaine from a private medevac plane which recently landed at the airport, on a flight from Cabo Verde.
Thursday, January 6th 2011 - 23:14 UTC
Cuba: Massive cruise liner docks in La Havanna to much fanfare

A salsa band, dancing schoolchildren and showgirls in bikini tops and feather headdresses welcomed some 1,500 tourists on a British cruise liner that officials described as among the biggest ships to visit Cuba in years.
Thursday, January 6th 2011 - 22:58 UTC
Haiti: Sexual violence against women increasing

Women and girls living in Haiti’s makeshift camps face an increasing risk of rape and sexual violence, Amnesty International said in a new report released today.
Thursday, January 6th 2011 - 22:14 UTC
Argentina reaffirms Malvinas’ sovereignty; blasts UK reluctance to discuss sovereignty

Argentina reaffirmed Monday its “imprescriptible” sovereignty rights over the Malvinas and other South Atlantic islands and considers “incomprehensible” the British negative to find a peaceful and definitive solution to the controversy as mandated by the international community.
Thursday, January 6th 2011 - 22:06 UTC
Chile: an Opus Dei convent or a country on the Liberal path?

Under the heading of: “Chile, the convent of the Americas? A country between the Opus Dei and Liberalism” the German journalist Maurice Weibel analyzes Chilean politics, where the followers of Escriva de Balaguer have a dominating presence in politics and over the agenda to update values in a country on the move to join the developed world.
Thursday, January 6th 2011 - 21:13 UTC
Punta Arenas on strike over a planned 20% gas price hike

The southern Chilean city of Punta Arenas had its largest strike in decades Wednesday in response to a government proposal to increase the price of gas in the region by 20%.
Thursday, January 6th 2011 - 21:08 UTC
Second contraction year for Venezuela; 2% expansion forecasted in 2011

Venezuela’s economy contracted 1.9% 2010, marking a second year of recession according to a release from the Central Bank. The economy shrank 3.3% in 2009, but President Hugo Chavez's government said the country is now pulling out of recession and on course for 2% growth in 2011.