MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for March 2002
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Wednesday, March 13th 2002 - 21:00 UTC
Thatcher almost resigned over Falklands
Margaret Thatcher came close to resigning as Prime Minister during the 1982 Falklands Conflict when her Foreign Secretary, Francis Pym, recommended to the War Cabinet proposals which she regarded as “unconditional surrender”.
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Wednesday, March 13th 2002 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands girl presented to Queen
Twelve-year-old Falkland Islands schoolgirl, Emily Hancox, has enjoyed one of the proudest days of her life, when she was presented to the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and Prince Charles in London at the multi-cultural Commonwealth Day Observance at Westminster Abbey.
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Wednesday, March 13th 2002 - 21:00 UTC
“Falkland Islanders at War”
The first comprehensive account of how the people of the Falkland Islands existed under the 1982 Argentine invasion and how some of them engaged in active resistance is told in a new book by Falkland Islander and journalist, Graham Bound.
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Wednesday, March 13th 2002 - 21:00 UTC
US sidewinder missiles vital.
The British task force could not have retaken the Falkland Islands from Argentine occupation without the latest version of the side-winder missile. This is admitted by Baroness Thatcher in another of her Times articles giving her version of the conflict.
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Tuesday, March 12th 2002 - 21:00 UTC
UK and Chile intensify ties.
British Trade and Investment Secretary, Elizabeth Symond forecasted a significant increase in trade and investment between the United Kingdom and Chile in the coming years following a meeting in Santiago with president Ricardo Lagos.
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Tuesday, March 12th 2002 - 21:00 UTC
Breaking News from South America
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Tuesday, March 12th 2002 - 21:00 UTC
Campaign launched to collect funds to build Argentine Memorial at Darwin.
Following the approval last week by the Falkland Islands Planning Committee of an application submitted by the association grouping next-of-kin of Argentine servicemen killed during the 1982 South Atlantic war seeking to build a memorial to the Argentine war dead at the Argentine Cemetery at Darwin, a fund raising campaign was launched yesterday to collect funds for this purpose.
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Tuesday, March 12th 2002 - 21:00 UTC
Chile and Europe closer
The ninth round of free trade talks between Chile and the European Union, held in Santiago, ended with a “substantial advance” and next April in Brussels should have the deal rapped up and ready to sign during the May Iberoamerican summit in Spain.
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Tuesday, March 12th 2002 - 21:00 UTC
“D” for dengue pandemic
Brazil is mobilized against a dengue epidemic that stated in Rio do Janeiro and seems to be spreading to other areas of the country is spite of all efforts to combat the deadly mosquito responsible for the transmission of the disease.
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Tuesday, March 12th 2002 - 21:00 UTC
British Minister to discuss “peace-keeping” in Afghanistan, with Argentine government?
The British Secretary of State for Defence, Geoffrey Hoon, is according to an official of the Ministry of Defence, likely to raise the issue of Argentine military involvement in Afghanistan, supporting the ?war against terror'.
