Stories for October 30th 2002

Wednesday, October 30th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

New Minister for Latin America and Falkland Islands

A new Foreign Office Minister has been appointed by the Prime Minister, Mr Tony Blair, to take over responsibility for Latin American and Falkland Islands issues.

Wednesday, October 30th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

Falkland Islanders recall invasion trauma

Brave Falkland Islanders have been re-telling the stories of their resistance to the 1982 Argentine invasion, in the last of a series of programmes called “Falkland Families”, on BBC Radio Four in the United Kingdom.

Wednesday, October 30th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

Lula begins long, hard road to reforming Brazilian society

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazil's leftist president-elect, is seeking a broad consensus in order to try to deal with problems as big as his sprawling country.

Wednesday, October 30th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

Sex, Drink, Scandal ? and Duty

Allegations of promiscuous sex and excessive drinking by servicemen and women in the Falklands Garrison has met with mixed reaction in the United Kingdom with a reminder that whatever happens in off-duty hours, the tri-service force remains at a high state of readiness to deter any military threat, which is its reason for being based there.