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Monday, December 31st 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Happy New Year to all our subscribers and readers!

All of us at MercoPress.com wish our subscribers and readers the very best Happy New Year!.
Sunday, December 30th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Biometric tech means Falklands no longer issues UK visas

From 1 January 2008, those applying worldwide for visas for the UK will need to provide biometric information, in the form of digital finger-scans and photographs, as part of the application process. As a result UK visas will no longer be issued in the Falkland Islands, according to a release from the Islands' Customs and Immigration Department.
Saturday, December 29th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
LAN Cargo & 24 other carriers face price fixing allegations

Chile's flag carrier LAN Airlines said on Thursday that its cargo unit LAN Cargo S.A. was one of 25 global cargo airlines facing allegations of possible price fixing of cargo fuel surcharges.
Saturday, December 29th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
US dollar lost 6.65% against the Chilean peso in 2007

The US dollar finished 2007 with an accumulated loss of 6.65% against the Chilean Peso which was boosted by the strong international price for copper, Chile's main export, and the favorable interest rates differential with the US, according to Santiago analysts.
Saturday, December 29th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Partygoers can see in Falkland Islands New Year on web

Stanley in the Falkland Islands, like thousands of other cities around the world, will be beaming live images to the rest of the globe on New Year's Eve.
Friday, December 28th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Oil companies prepare for exploratory drilling in Falklands

BHP BILLITON and Falkland Oil and Gas (FOGL) representatives will visit the Falklands in January to establish contact with FIG and businesses that will be involved in exploration drilling.
Thursday, December 27th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Chilean sheep farmer banned from selling livestock to the EU

A Tierra del Fuego sheep farmer has been banned by Chilean sanitary authorities from selling lambs and mutton to the European Union for having violated a self regulated sanitary and flock management program, reports Punta Arenas, La Prensa Austral.
Thursday, December 27th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Chile life expectancy increases to 78, says UN report

Chile now ranks 27th worldwide with a life expectancy of 78.3 years, according to a U.N. report on average ages in 177 countries. The figure represents a four-year increase since 2000. Chile has also moved past the United States, which fell to number 29 with an average life expectancy of 77.9.
Wednesday, December 26th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
UK clears positions in Antarctic & Falklands' sea shelf claims

Britain has yet to decide whether it will claim Antarctic territory sea bed but the UK remains and will remain fully committed to environmental protection of Antarctica, following on the spirit of the Antarctic Treaty one of the great successes of international relations in the last fifty years, said British Ambassador in Argentina John Hughes.
Thursday, December 20th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
The FARC guerrillas demand resignation of Colombian leader

The Colombian Marxist-oriented guerilla group FARC has demanded the resignation of the country's president, Alvaro Uribe, to secure the release of hostages, among them the French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt. The guerilla commander released the demand in a statement carried on the internet.