MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency

Stanley Airport expecting aircraft from Argentina.

Argentine Pilot, Martin Rappalini was due to arrive at Stanley Airport today but due to the weather, Director of Civil Aviation, Gerald Cheek said it now looked unlikely. Rappalini was the first pilot to land an Argentine private aircraft at Stanley Airport since the '82 conflict. He faced problems with the Argentine aviation authorities following his initial visit but Mr Cheek says these have been resolved. Martin Rappalini is planning to fly from Commodoro Rivadavia with his two daughters. On Tuesday, another aircraft is due in from Rio Grande. The group who are Argentine Business people interested in wool and other farm products came earlier in the year. They met with Doug Cartridge from the Department of Agriculture. Their visit caused some friction when their trip was classed as a tourist visit even though, according to one passenger, Matias Suarez Anzorena saying they were looking of ?new ways to commercialise their farm products'. The justification was that due to the aircraft being a private plane as opposed to a commercial one it was classed as private trip.

Problems Surrounding Helvetica Steamship Co.Ltd

There is anger among local companies and individuals after alleged problems with the Helvetica Steamship Company, which carries freight to the Islands. It appears that there is no connecting ship for cargo at Montevideo, Uruguay. Furthermore worries about freight in Goole, England that was due to be carried on the next vessel, has spurred one local businessman to leave the Islands today to carry out his own investigations into the matter. The Chamber of Commerce and Falkland Islands Development Corporation are working in an attempt to find a solution to the problem, however neither were available for comment today, Thursday afternoon. Company owner Vince Nottingham left the Falklands on Saturday. An advert from Helvetica in the Penguin News four months ago said "we depart on 29th of the month and arrive in Stanley 30 days later. On time every time ? you would expect nothing less from a Swiss company". They first started receiving cargo for the Islands on 27 June.

Attorney General Confirms Efforts to Uplift Cargo

Attorney General, David L