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Stories for March 2001

• Monday, March 12th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Breaking News from South America

• Monday, March 12th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Electoral skirmishes in Brazil

  Carnival is over and life usually returns to normal in Brazil. Or should do so. But in 2002 Latinamerica's most populous country and the world's ninth economy will be holding general elections, and a successor for President Fernando Cardoso, who is barred from a third mandate, must be found.

• Monday, March 12th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Recovering politics.

  Sponsored by the United Nations Development Agency political leaders from Latinamerican countries are meeting in Buenos Aires to discuss the recovery of electorates trust in political parties, democracy transparency and how to improve living conditions of the people

• Sunday, March 11th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Galtieri May Face Trial on Human Rights. British Media Report on Argentine Court Ruling

  Former President and Army Chief Leopoldo Galtieri may face trial over human rights violations during Argentina's internal “Dirty War”, according to a British press report.

• Saturday, March 10th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Magnificent Mysterious Machu Picchu

  In this special feature, Mercopress Correspondent Harold Briley, describes his impressions of visiting Machu Picchu and the results of his researches.

• Friday, March 9th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News.

• Friday, March 9th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Faklands Chief Executive achieves policy objectives.

  Dr. Michael Blanch has just completed the first year of a 3 years contract as Chief Executive with the Falkland Islands Government.
  In an exclusive interview for Mercopress he reviewed his first year in office and looked ahead to what he hopes to achieve during the next 2 years.

• Friday, March 9th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Scientists Replace Soldiers on South Georgia.

  Conservation of vital fish stocks around South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, whose economy depends on fishing, will benefit from a new British Antarctic Survey (BAS) research station. This scientific expertise will also help to sustain wildlife.

• Thursday, March 8th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Foot-and-Mouth Disease Came from Asia

  Suspicion has switched from Argentina to Asia as the original source of Britain's foot- and- mouth outbreak, causing wide-scale slaughter of farm animals.

• Thursday, March 8th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Rappallini loses licence for 4 months after Falklands flight.

  Martin Rappallini, the intrepid pilot who in January became the first Argentine to land an aircraft in Port Stanley since 1982, has been ?grounded' for 4 months on the orders of the Argentine Air Force. 49 year old Rappallini flew his small Piper Aerostar aircraft from the Chilean port of Punta Arenas to the Falklands as he had not received permission from Argentine authorities to fly from Comodoro Rivadavia. He stayed 3 days in the Islands before flying directly back to Comodoro, accompanied by his 2 daughters, 23 year old Maria Eliana and 20 year old Maria Paula.