Stories for May 20th 2007
Falklands stamps issue honours dead British and Islanders
Next June 14 two sets of stamps, aptly entitled “Lest We Forget”, will be officially released in coincidence with the 25th anniversary of the Falkland Islands “Liberation Day”, which marked the ousting of Argentine forces from the Islands and the end of the 1982 South Atlantic conflict.
Venezuelands march to support TV Station critical of Chavez
Tens of thousands of Venezuelans marched Saturday to support a TV station aligned with opponents of President Hugo Chavez, whose government plans to kick the channel off the air next week by not renewing its license.
LAN airlines forced to abort take-off from collapsed Ezeiza
The argentine air force reported a new aircraft near miss, the second since May 7, although air unions claim that since that date there have actually been four near misses amid Argentina's collapsed air traffic system.
Faulty skies in Brazil and Argentina warn pilots and controllers
Pilots and air traffic controllers have warned that shoddy safety systems could be putting passengers at risk in South America's two largest countries, prompting an international outcry for rapid overhauls of the organizations that manage air transit in Argentina and Brazil.
Uruguay in Bender's “One Laptop per Child” project
The computers are designed for children, boast extremely low electricity consumption, a pulley for hand-generated power, 1 gigabyte of flash memory, built-in wireless networking and a screen with indoor and outdoor reading modes.
Goose Green Hero Controversy; VC Colonel Criticised.
Allegations that the British hero of the Battle for Goose Green in May 1982 , Colonel H. Jones, VC, acted foolishly and needlessly sacrificed his life have been renewed in a book marking the 25th anniversary of the Falkland Islands War.
Last Falklands' active warship opens to the public in London
The last remaining Falkland Islands warship still on active service is playing host to visits by the public for the next three days to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the San Carlos landings, reports BBC.
Chile's ambitious project to triple beef production
In three years time Chile could triple its beef production from the current 247.000 annual tons to 750.000 tons according to the country's Cattle and Sheep Genetics improvement Council which depends from the Ministry of Agriculture.
Lula da Silva has plans to limit civil servants right to strike
Brazil plans to limit the right of civil servants to strike demanding that in such cases 40% of public services must continue operational, according to sources from the Attorney General's Office and Planalto Palace, seat of the Executive.
Sharks, sawfish, eels in WWF list of top ten endangered species
Ahead of the world's major meeting on wildlife trade WWF released its list of top ten species needing urgent global action to reduce threats from trade.
