MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2001
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Saturday, May 26th 2001 - 21:00 UTC
Vermont “shocks” Bush administration
In spite of Republicans having lost the majority in the Senate, the George W. Bush administration is confident it will have sufficient political support to negotiate the Americas Free Trade Association, AFTA, although Democrats are expected to include labor rights and environment protection clauses.
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Friday, May 25th 2001 - 21:00 UTC
Penguin News Weekly Newspaper.
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Friday, May 25th 2001 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands Councillors ask for “more continuity” in the British Foreign Office.
A British Foreign Office spokesman in the Falkland Islands has responded to recent criticism by several elected Councillors with respect to ?a lack of continuity in the Overseas Territories Department' of the Foreign Office.
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Thursday, May 24th 2001 - 21:00 UTC
Future Falklands Governors to abandon “Colonial Uniform”?
The possibility that future Governors of the Falkland Islands will no longer wear the symbolic Colonial uniform, complete with flowing plumes, has been raised by Governor Donald Lamont during his annual address to the Legislative Council. He told the Falklands population that if they wish future Governors to wear uniform then the Falklands taxpayer will have to be prepared to pay the cost of the coat, trousers, hat, white gloves, belts, brading, ceremonial sword and boots which are adorned with spurs.
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Thursday, May 24th 2001 - 21:00 UTC
Lan Chile to introduce second weekly flight to Falklands.
A DISPUTE BETWEEN British Military officers in the Falkland Islands and officials of the Falkland Islands Development Corporation (FIDC) over the future arrival and departure times of Lan Chile flights to the Islands appears to be nearing an arbitrary conclusion, according to the General Manager of FIDC.
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Thursday, May 24th 2001 - 21:00 UTC
Former Argentine Defence Minister arrested.
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Thursday, May 24th 2001 - 21:00 UTC
State of the Nation.
Chilean president Ricardo Lagos addressed this week Congress promising the creation of 150.000 new jobs and 3,5 billion US dollars in public investments in anticipation of a medium upturn of the economy.
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Wednesday, May 23rd 2001 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands Voyagers and Baby Thomas Reach Isle of Muck.
On their voyage of a lifetime from the Falkland Islands to the far north, two Stanley residents and their baby have been sailing among the islands of North West Scotland.
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Wednesday, May 23rd 2001 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine government fail to honor agreement.
It has been revealed during a meeting of the Falkland Islands Legislative Council, that the present Argentine Government has failed to provide London with Fisheries Scientific information on a regular basis, as agreed under the July 1999 Joint Statement which was signed by the Argentine/British/Falklands Governments.
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Wednesday, May 23rd 2001 - 21:00 UTC
Private Sector to provide community facility?
