Mercosur

• Saturday, April 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  TAM Mercosur and TAP Portugal Announce Partnership

  TAM and TAP Portugal, a Star Alliance member, are executing yesterday a Memorandum of Agreement establishing a comprehensive alliance that comprises several areas, taking advantage of the synergies arising from their respective networks, products and services in the routes connecting Brazil and Portugal.

• Saturday, April 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  London forum gets the Falklands message across

  

  THE second Falklands Forum held in London on Wednesday, April 18 has been described as, “a real eye opener,” and, “a most useful and constructive day,” by members of the UK press who attended the event.

• Thursday, April 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  It's important to understand “Venezuela before and after Chavez”

  

  Brazil's president Lula da Silva said on Thursday he believes in the ”existence of a South American spirit but not in Chavism (from Venezuelan president Chavez)“. However he admitted it's important to understand Venezuela, ”before and after Chavez”.

• Wednesday, April 25th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Mercosur Parliament opens May 7 in Montevideo

  

  Mercosur's Parliament will be formally opened next May 7 at Uruguay's Legislative Palace and in its first year will have an operational monthly budget of 30.000 US dollars, according to delegates from the five member countries.

• Monday, April 23rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Borders and Southern optimistic about seismic data collected

  HAVING completed the processing and interpretation of its Falkland
  Islands 2D seismic data, Harry Dobson, Chairman of Borders and
  Southern says, “great progress” has been made towards successful exploration and production.

• Sunday, April 22nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Deadly quake and “mini tsunami” strike south Chile

  

  Search and rescue efforts continued in Region XI Sunday, one day after a substantial earthquake and subsequent “mini tsunami” struck near the towns of Puerto Aysén and Puerto Chacabuco. So far authorities have located the bodies of three people who were swept away Saturday by massive waves in the Aysén Fjord. Seven others are still missing.

• Friday, April 20th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands success story; criticism of Argentina at London Forum

  

  Strong criticism of Argentina's aggressive policies towards the Falkland Islands, renewed assurances of United Kingdom support and protection, and impressive accounts of the dynamic, democratic entrepreneurial progress of the Islands were all themes of a successful Falklands Forum in London this week entitled “Opportunities for the Future”.

• Tuesday, April 17th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Venezuela hosts South American energy summit

  

  Ethanol production is expected to dominate the energy summit of South American nations which has got underway Monday in the Venezuelan Caribbean island of Margarita.

• Sunday, April 15th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Chavez apologizes; Bachelet to meet Venezuelan opposition

  Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez apologized on Sunday to Chilean leader Michelle Bachelet following his harsh criticism of the Chilean Senate, “bunch of fascists” for having sponsored a statement against the “arbitrary” closure of a Venezuelan opposition broadcasting and television station.

• Saturday, April 14th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  War Anniversary has positive effect on Falklands Tourism

  

  With receptive tourism agencies in Stanley reporting excellent results for the 2006/7 season just finished and a higher than normal level of advance bookings, it looks as if the 25th anniversary of the Falklands War is having a positive effect on local tourism.