Mercosur

• Tuesday, February 19th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Fidel Castro resigns as president of Cuba, Gramma published

  

  Ailing leader Fidel Castro resigned as Cuba's president from nearly a half-century early Tuesday, saying in a letter published in online official media that he would not accept a new term when the newly elected parliament meets on Sunday.

• Friday, February 15th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Weekly 'Penguin News” update

  

  Headlines: Dorada under new ownership; New Constitution by mid-2008?; Kirchner to London; ASSI inspectors reveal findings; MPs on week-long visit; Drugs man jailed; Coming up this week.

• Wednesday, February 13th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Bolivia admits gas demand growing faster than output

  

  Bolivian vice president Alvaro Garcia Linera ratified Wednesday in Brasilia that his country guarantees the current supply volume of natural gas to Argentina and Brazil, although he cautioned about risks when demand is forecasted to increase next winter.

• Tuesday, February 12th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Falklands' projects in aquaculture confirm industry feasibility

  

  An ambitious multi-field aquaculture project in the Falkland Islands has successfully concluded its first stage and is ready to continue advancing. However Dr. Brendan Gara, Aquaculture Development Manager at the Development Corporation is leaving after having spent two years in the Islands.

• Tuesday, February 12th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Corporate financing looking to expand in Falklands' fishing

  

  TEN years on from opening their office in Stanley, Falkland Islands, Chartered Accountants Wilkins Kennedy are looking to expand their services.

• Friday, February 8th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Rio Tinto, another Argentina/Uruguay dispute brewing

  

  Uruguayan Minister of Public Works and Transport Víctor Rossi accused the Argentine Foreign Affairs ministry of looking for problems “where they don't exist” following an official request for information on the projected construction of a new port by the mining giant Rio Tinto where the river Uruguay and the River Plate meet.

• Friday, February 8th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Fed offensive exposes cut-rates/inflation balance dilemma

  United States central bank officials came out in what seems a concerted offensive to inject optimism and downplay fears of a full fledged US recession as negative data on the economy keeps piling and a discouraging factor feeling extends.

• Wednesday, February 6th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Super Tuesday: McCain pulls ahead; Clinton, Obama close

  

  Sen. John McCain jumped to a commanding lead in the Republican delegate race over Mitt Romney on Super Tuesday. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton edged ahead of Sen. Barack Obama in the race for Democratic delegates.

• Saturday, February 2nd 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Chile with record fiscal surplus in 2007: 8.7% of GDP

  Chile finished 2007 with a record fiscal surplus of just under 14.5 billion US dollars, government officials acknowledged Wednesday. This figure represents 8.7% of Chile's overall GDP, which is also an all-time record.

• Saturday, February 2nd 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Falklands trawler “Ferrameles” sinks; all hands rescued

  

  The Falkland Islands flagged trawler “Ferrameles” went down early Saturday morning in the Islands EEZ after having run into severe weather and sea conditions, reported Spanish sources later confirmed in Stanley.