MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for August 2001
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Thursday, August 16th 2001 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine bases to close.
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Wednesday, August 15th 2001 - 21:00 UTC
Breaking News.
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Wednesday, August 15th 2001 - 21:00 UTC
Chile vulnerable to Argentina
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Tuesday, August 14th 2001 - 21:00 UTC
Faklands Day
Many Falkland Island people are today celebrating Falkland Day. The holiday was introduced in 1992, Heritage year to mark the anniversary of the sighting of the Islands in 1592 by John Davis. This holiday replaced peat cutting Monday, which used to be taken on the first Monday in October.
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Monday, August 13th 2001 - 21:00 UTC
News from South America.
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Monday, August 13th 2001 - 21:00 UTC
Tristan Da Cunha recovering.
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Saturday, August 11th 2001 - 21:00 UTC
Warnings of “social anarchy”.
The influential Argentine Catholic Church warned that the current economic situation in the country could lead to “social anarchy of unsuspected consequences”.
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Friday, August 10th 2001 - 21:00 UTC
PENGUIN NEWS
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Friday, August 10th 2001 - 21:00 UTC
Explosive report in Argentine Congress.
A preliminary report on money laundering, drug trafficking, tax evasion, illegal sales of weapons, suspicious paychecks in the privatization process, involving former president Menem's administration and the current Alianza government was made public in the Argentine Congress by a dissident Radical Deputy.
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Thursday, August 9th 2001 - 21:00 UTC
Fire protection needed for Falklands Plant collection.
Falklands plants collected in recent years could survive for a hundred years if carefully maintained in the correct conditions in the newly created National Herbarium in Stanley. Further funding is needed for fireproof cabinets to provided adequate protection for the plants.
