Stories for April 4th 2002

Thursday, April 4th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

Cavallo remains under arrest.

Argentina's former Minister of Economy Domingo Cavallo remains under arrest after Judge Julio Speroni rejected an appeal by his lawyers. Mr. Cavallo was put under arrest last Wednesday in connection with a probe into illegal arms sales during the early nineties under the Carlos Menem administration when he occupied two different cabinet posts, Foreign Affairs and Economy.

Thursday, April 4th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

Straw cancels visit.

The explosive situation in the Middle East has forced Foreign Secretary Jack Straw to cancel his visit to Chile that should have began this Friday.

Thursday, April 4th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

Queen's Falklands stone for memorial

The Queen has contributed a stone along with many other people towards building a cairn as a permanent memorial at the Falklands Memorial Chapel in Pangbourne, Berkshire. The stone was chosen by Falklands Governor, Donald Lamont, from the Government House Garden in Stanley, and flown from there by the Royal Air Force.

Thursday, April 4th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

“Navy cuts preclude Falklands-type Task Force”

Navy experts have warned that the British Government's decision to scrap Sea Harrier fighters means that Britain could not send a task force to war as it did in the Falklands campaign, according to the London Daily Telegraph.

Thursday, April 4th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

UK Falklands Intelligence failures.

One of the most interesting and perceptive of the British media anniversary features is a devastating attack in The Times accusing the UK Government of intelligence failures and of ignoring warnings which led to a war which it says could have been avoided.

Thursday, April 4th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

Fund raising campaign for Darwin Monument kicks off with Colon Theatre concert.

Internationally acclaimed tenor Dario Volonté, a survivor of the 1982 sinking of the cruiser ARA General Belgrano was given a standing ovation as the star performer at a fund raising concert held last night at the Colon Theatre. The special performance was organised by the Families' Commission that groups the next-of-kin of Argentine servicemen killed during the 1982 South Atlantic War.