Stories for September 2002 , page 5

Monday, September 16th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

Expansion to Armed Forces hospital

The second stage of the expansion of the Chilean Armed Forces hospital in Punta Arenas involving 4,5 million US dollars will be ready by January 2003.

Monday, September 16th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

CPA Conference calls on London

Commonwealth Parliaments have made a powerful call on Britain to recognise the results of Gibraltar's November 7 Referendum. The call comes in a resolution backed by 27 countries during the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association meeting held in Namibia last week, according to press reports from the Rock.

Friday, September 13th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

Penguin News Friday Update

Headlines: Falkland Islands' silence for 9/11 / Bingham book claims persecution / New Navy drama / James' business diploma.

Friday, September 13th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

Actualización Penguin News

Titulares: Minuto de silencio por el 9/11 en Falklands / Libro de Bingham alega persecución / La vida en la Marina Real / Diploma para James.

Thursday, September 12th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

After the giant squid

A Spanish expedition began this week the “Kraken Project”, whose objective is discover and film for the first time ever an “Architeuthis” or giant squid that until now have only been found dead or in the imagination of brilliant writers such as Frenchman Jules Verne.

Wednesday, September 11th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

Breaking News from South America

Headlines:
EU lifts poultry ban; Air traffic keeps dropping; Naval exercises; Cruise optimism in Punta Arenas; Record price for the US dollar in Chile; Ushuaia has world's highest level of ultraviolet radiation

Tuesday, September 10th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

Breaking News

Headlines:
Paraguay to Brazil: Shut Oviedo up; Chile sets up its first unemployment compensation program; Brazilian presidential candidate Lula climbs in polls;Brazil gets $30bn IMF loan

Tuesday, September 10th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

Chile marks its own Sept. 11

Chile on Wednesday marks its own Sept.11, that of 1973, when the presidential palace La Moneda was bombed and the long Pinochet dictatorship, known worldwide mainly for wholesale abuse of human rights, began.

Monday, September 9th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

Front-line fighter pilot praises Islanders

The fighter pilot who commanded Falkland Islands front line defence in the tense aftermath of the 1982 conflict has been talking about the tough task of deterring any renewed Argentine aggression and coping with the unpredictable and dangerous South Atlantic weather.

Monday, September 9th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

Violence Erupts at March in Chile

Police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse demonstrators Sunday after violence erupted during a march marking the 29th anniversary of the military coup led by Gen. Augusto Pinochet