Stories for August 23rd 2010
Brazil assures fearful Bolivia it will keep purchasing natural gas
Brazilian government managed energy giant Petrobras said Bolivian natural gas will remain important for energy-hungry Brazil, where demand for that fuel is expected to triple over the next four years, Bolivian daily La Razon reported.
Falklands, ‘a really valuable training’ theatre for the £ 75 million Typhoon
IT’S almost a year since the Typhoon aircraft took up the role of air defence of the Falkland Islands, and their presence is a source of great pride with Falklands’ residents. The aircraft, costing in the region of £75 million each, patrol the skies and undertake valuable training on a daily basis.
Uruguay: More tourists make Montevideo the main attraction in the first half of 2010
The number of tourists visiting Uruguay during the first half of the year over the same period in 2009, increased 5.5% totalling 1.266.898, while revenue jumped 18.7% in US dollars (878.6 million USD), according to the latest numbers released by the Ministry of Tourism.
Punta del Este real estate sales reached 1.5 billion USD in 18 months
Sales of real estate in Uruguay’s internationally renowned resort Punta del Este and its area of influence reached almost 1.5 billion US dollars between January first 2009 and the first half of 2010, according to the Tourist Office from the County of Maldonado.
Kirchner couple actions plan to control Clarin and La Nacion newsprint mill
Argentina’s two main newspapers, Clarin and La Nacion claim the government of President Cristina Kirchner has a plan to eliminate their stakes at the country’s largest newsprint mill.
Uruguayan business delegation visits China to promote trade and investment
Uruguayan Vice-president Danilo Astori and a delegation of sixty businessmen are en route to China for a week long visit to strengthen bilateral relations and further promote trade and investments.
Uruguay completes twelve OEDC tax information exchange agreements
Uruguay reached this month a tax information exchange agreement with India thus totalling the twelve demanded by the Organization for Economic and Development Cooperation to have the country de-listed from the group that still have to abide and implement internationally agreed tax standards.
Brazilian comedians protest ban on ridiculing political candidates
A group of Brazilian stand-up comedians and television comedy actors held a protest against the ruling that bars any ribbing of political candidates over the airwaves in the run-up to the October 3 elections.
Chile celebrates contact with trapped miners; rescue “will take months”
Thirty-three miners who have been trapped underground in a northern Chile mine for the past 17 days are all alive, President Sebastian Piñera announced Sunday. Rescuers heard hammering noises when they sent a new probe into the mine.
