Stories for February 26th 2003
Argentine passport problem.
A forgotten passport, left behind in Rio Grande, curtailed a planned long weekend in the Falklands for a group of Argentine private pilot enthusiasts.
Virtual tie in Argentine.
The three leading Peronist candidates for the coming April 27 Argentine presidential election are virtually tied, with former president Carlos Menem showing a slight advantage according to the latest opinion poll published in Buenos Aires.
Almost a century in Antarctica. “Belgrano Expedition”
Argentina celebrated over the week end the 99th anniversary of its presence in Antarctica. On February 22, 1904, a group of Argentines began managing the Weather and Magnetic Observatory in Laurie Island, belonging to the South Orkney that had been originally established by a Scottish expedition.
60 billion US dollars fled Argentina
According to an Argentine Congressional committee preliminary report, over 60 billion US dollars fled from Argentina between 1992 and 2001. Worse even, in spite of current legislation the report indicates that most of the money managed to evade Central Bank and other financial and tax institutions controls, while the banking system wasn't particularly willing to collaborate with the investigation.
Paraguayan ruling party leads in polls
Paraguay's presidential election next April 27 has become a tight race with the candidate for the ruling Colorado Party leading followed two points behind by the main opposition figure according to the latest opinion poll published by “ABC Color”, one of the capital Asunción main newspapers.
