Mercosur

• Monday, October 3rd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Magallanes lowest unemployment in eight years

  Magallanes Region reported in the June-August quarter its best employment situation in eight years with unemployment dropping to 6%, according to the latest release from the Chilean Statistics Institute.

• Monday, October 3rd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Taruman crewmembers return October 12

  The fourteen Chilean crewmember retained in Australia following the arrest of Cambodian flagged longliner Taruman illegally catching toothfish in Australian waters should be returning in two weeks time.

• Sunday, October 2nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Survivors of sunken poached longliner begin legal demand

  Former crewmembers and relatives of victims and disappeared in the tragic sinking of longliner “Amur” in October 2000, are demanding former Punta Arenas Port Marine Officer for having allowed the vessel to leave in spite of its alleged poor safety and sailing conditions reports the local press.

• Sunday, October 2nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Harpoon missiles for Chilean Navy new frigates

  United States Defence Department approved the sale of twenty “Harpoon” missiles as well as associated equipment and services, which will help improve the capability and flexibility of Chilean Navy frigates purchased to the Netherlands.

• Sunday, October 2nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Effect of oceans on climate variability and maritime safety

  The head of the United Nations weather agency has called for greater participation by and aid for developing countries in addressing the effect of the oceans on climate and weather variability and with regard to maritime safety and meteorological services.

• Saturday, October 1st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  World 2005 cereal production forecasted to drop 3,4%

  World cereal production in 2005 is forecast at 1,984 million tonnes, slightly down since the previous forecast and 3.4% less than 2004's record output, according to the latest United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization report issued this week.

• Friday, September 30th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Foreign investment in Latinamerica surged 44%

  Foreign investment in Latinamerica and the Caribbean increased 44% in 2004 with Brazil and Mexico the leading recipients, according to the latest release from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, UNCTAD.

• Friday, September 30th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Soviet Union warned Allende of impending military coup

  Former Chilean president Salvador Allende was warned by the Soviet Union, East Germany and Cuba that Chilean military officers were preparing a military coup against him, which was being encouraged by United States.

• Friday, September 30th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Brazil's economic success turns on alarm warnings

  The success of Brazil's orthodox economic policies is backfiring among exports who are increasingly concerned with the ever stronger local currency which makes imports cheaper and locally produced goods dearer in US dollars terms.

• Thursday, September 29th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Chilean crew from poaching longliner freed in Australia

  The Australian Fisheries authorities will not press charges against the crew members of the Cambodian flagged longliner “Taruman” which remains retained in Tasmania after having been arrested illegally fishing toothfish in Australian waters.