Mercosur

Wednesday, December 20th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Helicopter Veteran of the Falkland 's War becomes Scotland's new Admiral

The Royal Navy has today appointed a new Flag Officer for Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland. He is Rear Admiral Tony Johnstone-Burt, a helicopter pilot in the Falklands War and later the captain and commander of a Type 23 frigate.
Wednesday, December 20th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Bolivian businessmen reticent about joining Mercosur

Bolivian businessmen showed some reticence about their country's full incorporation to Mercosur arguing it was a “threat” for the local agro-industry and could involve potential farm sales losses to the Community of Andean Nations.
Tuesday, December 19th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
The Kirchner couple, the most influential figures in Argentina

Argentina's president Nestor Kirchner and First Lady Cristina Fernandez are considered the most influential personalities of the year in the country, from a list of a hundred outstanding figures, according to an opinion poll released Monday in Buenos Aires.
Tuesday, December 19th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Pulp mills dispute turns into bitter duel in The Hague

Uruguay and Argentina clashed Monday in The Hague before the International Court with bitter allegations indicating that the escalating controversy between neighboring countries over the building of pulp mills far from easing is turning more acrimonious. The only thing both sides agreed on was to request a second day of hearings.
Tuesday, December 19th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Global warming harms Chile's salmon industry

Two environmental experts lashed out the Chilean and Argentine governments this week for their failure to address environmental issues currently damaging ecosystems and agriculture on both sides of the Andes.
Tuesday, December 19th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Bolivia ready to formalize Mercosur full membership request

President Evo Morales will officially formalize this week the request for Bolivia to become a full member of Mercosur, announced Monday in Brasilia Bolivian Foreign Affairs minister David Choquehuanca.
Tuesday, December 19th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Scioli's candidacy a Kirchner need, not a heartfelt desire.

President Néstor Kirchner's likely decision to send in Vice-President Daniel Scioli to run for governor in Argentina's richest district next year would not reflect so much his heartfelt desires, but sheer political need after a tiny province dealt him a severe blow.
Tuesday, December 19th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Spanish concern over Argentine stance on Falkland fisheries

Representatives from the General Secretariat of Maritime Fisheries (SGPM) and the Spanish General Directorate of Fisheries Resources met with the Argentine lawmaker Silvia Giusti in the Argentine Senate for talks over the bill that tacitly proposes eliminating the so called “double permits.”
Monday, December 18th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
Oil companies celebrate new Argentine law

Oil firms operating in Argentina celebrated a law passed this month to transfer property of hydrocarbons from the nation to provinces, saying that it will foster legal security and investments. But critics say that it will do nothing but “atomize” control over oil and gas exploration and exploitation.
Monday, December 18th 2006 - 20:00 UTC
SAA returns to Argentina amid world expansion

South African Airways (SAA) next July will return to Argentina ÃÂ¢€“ a market it stopped serving in 2001 partly due to high-operating costs at Buenos Aires' Ezeiza international airport ÃÂ¢€” with three flights a week, and increase weekly flights to Sao Paulo from seven to 10, to have a dual gateway to South America.