Stories for June 14th 2007
Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News Update
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Liberation celebrations begin; Massive boost for pilgrims; New Argentine at UN; Rodney joins Wool Company; Travel contest at Expo; What's on this week?
Falkland Islands: Penguin News, Liberation Edition
Queen Elizabeth II Message: 25 Years of FREEDOM and a FUTURE for FALKLAND ISLANDERS.
Her Majesty, Blair and Margaret Thatcher join Falklands service
Commemorations to mark the 25th anniversary of the end of the Falkland Islands conflict between Britain and Argentina were held in Britain Thursday, attended by Queen Elizabeth II, Tony Blair and former Conservative prime minister Margaret Thatcher.
Liberation Day celebrated in Stanley
The fourteenth of June each year marks the anniversary of the surrender of the Argentine forces, which occupied the Falkland Islands in 1982 and is celebrated as a national holiday.
“Malvinas belong to Argentina and will return peacefully”
Argentine President Nestor Kirchner said the Falkland Islands will be returned peacefully to Argentina someday as he spoke Thursday June 14, to supporters on the 25th anniversary of the United Kingdom's victory in a war over the South Atlantic islands.
Markets waiting for US consumer prices index out Friday
United States wholesale prices soared 0.9% in May pushed mainly by a 10.2% rise in fuel prices adding to concerns over continuing inflation risks and fears over further interest rate rises.
In Chile it's 14 times better to be an executive than a worker
A recent study by the Mercer Human Resource Consulting (MHRC) group found that the average executive salary in Chile is 14 times greater than the average worker paycheck.
“Industrialization” priority alarms Argentine farmers
Argentina's decision to favour industrialization, which was made public during global trade negotiations in Geneva, has caused concern among the country's powerful farm sector which has been the engine behind Argentina's strong recovery since the 2001/02 melting of the economy and default.
Buenos Aires Tango industry attracts 3.5 million people annually
The tango industry generates for Buenos Aires an estimated 130 million US dollars annually and any night at least 3.000 people, 70% foreign tourists, are engaged in some activity related to this dance and music which was born in the River Plate in the late XIX century.
