Mercosur

• Friday, August 27th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Pinochet stripped of immunity from prosecution

  The Chilean Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for former dictator Augusto Pinochet to be prosecuted for his role in the killing and torturing of thousands of leftists during his iron fisted rule (1973/1990), but it is still to be seen if the aging general suffering from “dementia” will eventually stand trial.

• Thursday, August 26th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Chile plans national park in Tierra del Fuego

  A feasibility project for the creation, design and management of a Tierra del Fuego Regional Park was signed this week between Chilean government officials and a private company Sustentable.

• Thursday, August 26th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Tourism, Peru's second export industry

  Tourism has become Peru's second-largest source of revenue after mining bringing in some $832 million said President Alejandro Toledo

• Thursday, August 26th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  G7 concerned with Argentina

  G 7, the seven richest countries of the world group is concerned with the postponement until December of the third Argentina-IMF review fearing it could further delay the restructuring process of the defaulted Argentine sovereign debt according to G 7 sources.

• Thursday, August 26th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Brazil and Norway consider oil industry association

  Petrobras and Statoil, Brazilian and Norwegian government owned oil companies are considering an association with the purpose of participating in the oil exploration and production round Venezuela will be calling before the end of the year.

• Thursday, August 26th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Gas and oil discovery in Colombia.

  A field with large reserves of natural gas and smaller quantities of oil was discovered by Colombia's government oil company Ecopetrol in an area abandoned by the US company Occidental, announced Colombian Mines and Energy minister Luis Ernesto Mejía.

• Thursday, August 26th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Chile promotes dairy and beef exports.

  During the first half of this year Chile exported 36,8 million US dollars of dairy products, 61% above the same period in 2003 according to the head of the Agriculture Research and Policies Office, Carlos Furche.

• Wednesday, August 25th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Fisheries News.

  Headlines:
  Scientists forecast poor squid season in 2005; Mid-water hoki trawling has been authorised; Satellite control system in Tierra del Fuego.

• Wednesday, August 25th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Chile leads South Pole climate change research.

  Chilean scientists and military researchers will jointly assess climate changes in South Pole glaciers during air and land expeditions in late 2004, announced Chilean Defence Minister Michelle Bachelet.

• Wednesday, August 25th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Brazil targets Ecuadorian oil .

  Energy hungry Brazil will offer oil rich Ecuador a strategic alliance for the development of hydrocarbons when president Luiz Inaico Lula da Silva arrives in Quito for a two days official visit