Stories for January 2012

Monday, January 23rd 2012 - 04:27 UTC
Chavez announces purchase of Brazilian aircraft for Venezuela’s state airline

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Sunday that his government plans to buy new Embraer jets from Brazil as well as used Airbus jets to expand his country's state airline Conviasa.
Monday, January 23rd 2012 - 04:21 UTC
Uruguay’s main residential seaside resort under siege by real estate speculators

The leading residential seaside resort in Uruguay which has made the reviews of some of the most significant world magazines because of its village spirit, excellent beaches and easy going environment but also with some of the best restaurants and art galleries in the country is threatened by speculators.
Monday, January 23rd 2012 - 04:12 UTC
Foreign airlines in Argentina told to privilege local service-contractors and suppliers

Fifteen foreign airlines operating from Argentina will have to report to the powerful Home Trade Secretary Guillermo Moreno a proposal to reduce their US dollars overseas remittances particularly to suppliers and services contracted overseas. It is estimated that these airlines remit a billion US dollars annually.
Monday, January 23rd 2012 - 04:08 UTC
Asia welcomes the Year of the Dragon, the most revered sign of the Chinese zodiac

Asia welcomed the Year of the Dragon on Monday with a cacophony of fireworks, hoping the mightiest sign in the Chinese zodiac will usher in the wealth and power it represents.
Sunday, January 22nd 2012 - 23:41 UTC
“Hard to understand why a country of 45 million threatens the Falklands with 3.000 inhabitants”

A member from the Falkland Islands’ elected Legislative Assembly said it’s hard to understand why a country of 45 million people like Argentina insists in threatening a country of 3.000, and underlined there’s not a single Islander who wants to be an Argentine.
Sunday, January 22nd 2012 - 23:36 UTC
A “psychological war” to persuade UK to negotiate Falklands’ sovereignty

So far it’s a psychological war to try and persuade the British to begin Falkland Islands a sovereignty discussion with Argentina but there is nothing to discuss about since the Islanders don’t want to belong to Argentina and that’s it, said UK retired Major General Julian Thompson.
Sunday, January 22nd 2012 - 23:30 UTC
Historic Portsmouth dockyard could face the axe, says The Sunday Times

UK arms manufacturer BAE Systems said it was reviewing its warship business but refused to comment on a newspaper report that it was set to close the historic Portsmouth dockyard.
Sunday, January 22nd 2012 - 20:45 UTC
“Argentina not looking to organize a blockade of the Malvinas”, says Timerman

Argentine Foreign Affairs minister Hector Timerman said that Argentina “is not looking to organize a blockade of the Malvinas” but only wants “to counter British interests” based on the Unasur and Mercosur decisions to bar Falklands’ flagged vessels from having access to regional ports.
Sunday, January 22nd 2012 - 05:44 UTC
Falklands confirms second oil rig has reached the Islands; spudding planned for Monday

Falklands oil industry sources confirmed that the semi-submersible Leiv Eiriksson oil exploration rig has reached Falklands’ waters and should be spudding its first well next Monday.
Sunday, January 22nd 2012 - 05:29 UTC
EU shipping safety review to take full account of Costa Concordia sinking

A review of EU passenger ship safety rules is being stepped up following the Costa Concordia shipwreck off the Italian coast. Europe’s transport Commissioner Siim Kallas announced Friday that the review, which began in 2010, must take full account of the circumstances surrounding the sinking of the cruise vessel Costa Concordia in shallow water a week ago.