Stories for March 2012

Tuesday, March 27th 2012 - 11:37 UTC
Contract to upgrade nuclear submarine HMS Vengeance secures 2.000 jobs

The future of 2.000 British jobs will be secured by the signing of a multi-million pound deal to upgrade one of the Royal Navy's nuclear deterrent submarines. The £350m contract to refit and refuel HMS Vengeance was confirmed by Defence Secretary Philip Hammond during a visit to Devonport Dockyard on Monday.
Tuesday, March 27th 2012 - 11:34 UTC
Peru ‘one step away’ from ensuring cheap gas supply for the domestic market

President Ollanta Humala announced Peru was “one step away” from reaching a deal with the consortium developing Block 88 of the huge Camisea gas field. The deal would ensure cheap fuel for Peru, for the next 25 to 30 years, reported the official news agency Andina.
Tuesday, March 27th 2012 - 11:25 UTC
Cristina Fernandez to lead main Malvinas war commemoration from Ushuaia

Argentine president Cristina Fernandez will head next 2 April the main ceremony remembering the 30th anniversary of the Malvinas war when Argentine forces invaded the Falklands and held them for 74 days until ousted by a British Task Force
Tuesday, March 27th 2012 - 11:22 UTC
The Pope next to Castro calls for a future of “freedom and reconciliation” in Cuba

Pope Benedict urged Cubans to build a better, “renewed and open society” on Monday and pressed the Castro brothers regime to give the Catholic Church more liberties to help the country as it faced an uncertain future.
Tuesday, March 27th 2012 - 03:50 UTC
RAF Vulcan bombers trained to bomb mainland Argentina during Falklands war

British newspaper The Telegraph caused a media stir in Buenos Aires on Monday after running a story disclosing the details of a military operation to attack Argentina mainland during the Falkland Islands conflict in 1982.
Tuesday, March 27th 2012 - 03:43 UTC
Central Chile rattles close to devastating quake of February 2010; 14 injured

Fourteen people were injured and thousands evacuated in central Chile between Valparaiso and the Biobio region after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit the country Sunday evening, the Chilean Interior Ministry informed on Monday.
Tuesday, March 27th 2012 - 03:31 UTC
Argentine economy expands 5.5% in January but activity index is down 0.4% over December

The Argentine economy grew 5.5% in January compared to the same month last year, according to a release from the Indec national statistics bureau. Official data also reported that the monthly economic activity index (EMAE) fell 0.4% against the previous month.
Tuesday, March 27th 2012 - 03:21 UTC
US remembers Argentina debts must be honoured and suspends trade benefits

Buenos Aires released a statement on Monday “regretting” US President Barack Obama's decision to suspend Argentina from the US Generalized System of Preferences program, which waives import duties on thousands of goods from developing countries.
Tuesday, March 27th 2012 - 02:11 UTC
The Summit of the Americas will discuss the Falklands/Malvinas issue

The UK/Argentina Falklands/Malvinas dispute is among the short list of topics to be discussed at the coming VI Summit of the Americas, announced on Monday Colombian Foreign Affairs minister Maria Angela Holguin.
Monday, March 26th 2012 - 14:07 UTC
Campaign for Antarctic Marine Reserve launched

The Antarctic Ocean Alliance, a coalition of 16 environmental groups, has launched a campaign calling for the full protection of 3.6 million square kilometres of the Ross Sea, as well as the creation of the 18 more reserves in the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica.