MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2001
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Monday, February 19th 2001 - 21:00 UTC
Re-flagging the ?Paradanta Primero'
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Saturday, February 17th 2001 - 20:00 UTC
Census Reveals Severe Decline in Falklands Black-browed Albatross
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Thursday, February 15th 2001 - 20:00 UTC
Admiral Takes Command of all British Armed Forces
Admiral Sir Michael Boyce is taking command of all British armed forces as the first Royal Navy Chief of Defence Staff since the late Admiral Sir John Fieldhouse retired in 1988, six years after he conducted the 1982 Falklands campaign as overall military commander of the Task Force, from Fleet Headquarters in Northwood in London.
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Wednesday, February 14th 2001 - 20:00 UTC
300 poachers in South Atlantic.
Argentina claims 300 vessels, mainly from Far East, are operating in mile 201, just outside of the Argentine Exclusive Economic Zone, EEZ, causing enormous losses to the local squid industry.
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Wednesday, February 14th 2001 - 20:00 UTC
Argentina-Brazil joint position
Argentina and Brazil coincided in the need to strengthen Mercosur's negotiation capacity and privilege the contents of the Americas Free Trade Association, AFTA, rather than the timetable for the ambitious United States initiative.
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Wednesday, February 14th 2001 - 20:00 UTC
Imminent arrival of Mr John Battle MP.
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Tuesday, February 13th 2001 - 20:00 UTC
Anniversary with no celebration
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Tuesday, February 13th 2001 - 20:00 UTC
South America Breaking News.
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Tuesday, February 13th 2001 - 20:00 UTC
Brazil Car Manufacturing Expands: Peugeot Citroen Plant Opens
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Tuesday, February 13th 2001 - 20:00 UTC
Robin Lee Memorial Trust Encourages Falklands Music Tradition.
A Music Trust to encourage traditional live music in the Falkland Islands has been set up by Mrs Hattie Lee, in memory of Robin Lee, himself an enthusiastic musician.
She has also donated a Robin Lee Memorial Trophy for musical excellence. The first winner was 15-year-old Donna Triggs, who was presented with the trophy by Mrs Lee.
