Mercosur

• Saturday, January 1st 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Breaking News from Pta. Arenas.

  Headlines:
  Lagos visit to Punta Arenas; Unexpected unemployment jump in Punta Arenas; ENAP will invest 50 million US dollars in gas exploration.

• Friday, December 31st 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Punta Arenas in tsunami early warning net.

  Punta Arenas is basically free from the impact of tsunamis and sea quakes according to Chilean authorities from the country's early warning system that extends all along the country's coast in coordination with international organizations.

• Friday, December 31st 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentine police looking for owner of club where 180 died

  Argentine police were looking Friday for the owner of a “deathtrap” nightclub where 180 people died in this city's worst-ever fire, while authorities declared three days of mourning during which no New Year's festivities or music will be allowed on municipal property.

• Thursday, December 30th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Latinamericans, second migrant workers in Japan.

  Latinamericans are no longer the largest group of immigrant workers in Japan, revealed Tokyo authorities.

• Thursday, December 30th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Spain legalizes 800,000 immigrants

  Spain's Socialist government has put the final touches on a project to legalize the residence and employment here of an estimated 800,000 undocumented immigrants

• Thursday, December 30th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Strong Real threatens Brazil's export growth.

  Brazil exports soared 30% this year compared to 2003 but economists warn that a weak dollar is threatening the current rate of expansion. The Brazilian currency, Real, as have the euro and the yen have been consistently appreciating against the weakening US dollar.

• Thursday, December 30th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Punta Arenas/Santiago with 1.230 daily seats

  From a virtually monopoly situation Punta Arenas this high season has three airlines competing in the Santiago round trip market with a total daily supply of 1.230 seats.

• Thursday, December 30th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Mercosur: “Uncertain future”

  “Mercosur has problems, it's not working as it should and its future in uncertain”, said Danilo Astori, Uruguay's future Finance Minister who takes office next March.

• Thursday, December 30th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentine massive bonds swap on track

  The United States Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC has given the much awaited green light to the huge restructuring package of Argentine debt.

• Wednesday, December 29th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  EC rolls backs Spanish hake quota cuts.

  Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA), Elena Espinosa said she was most satisfied with the European Commission (EC) and the European Union (EU) presidency support for Spain's claims regarding fishery quotas and total allowable catches (TAC) for 2005.