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Stories for 2002

• Thursday, April 18th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Stunning South Georgia website.

  A new web site promoting awareness of the island of South Georgia's beauty, wildlife and heritage has been launched from the Royal Research Ship Discovery by Project Atlantis team of the University of Dundee, accompanied by two members of the Scottish Parliament, Robin Harper and John McAllion.

• Wednesday, April 17th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Breaking News from South America

  Oil exploration in Uruguay. A French vessel began this week hydrocarbon exploration operations in Uruguay's continental shelf in the River Plate. “Thales Venturer” actually was scheduled to begin April 6th., but climatic conditions postponed the first stage which now is expected to last until April 28th.

• Wednesday, April 17th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  New book published

• Tuesday, April 16th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Oil exploration in Uruguay

  A French vessel began this week hydrocarbon exploration operations in Uruguay's continental shelf in the River Plate.

• Tuesday, April 16th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  IMF “blooper”

  The International Monetary Fund, IMF, was involved in a diplomatic “mishap” last week when it became the first multilateral institution in recognizing a Venezuelan government that lasted just over 24 hours.

• Tuesday, April 16th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Chile: Blame Congress

  In spite of progress in the last round of free trade talks between United States and Chile, held in Santiago, the lack of the Trade Promotion Authority, TPA, (the former “fast track”), is becoming a growing hurdle for a definitive agreement.

• Tuesday, April 16th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Falkland's dilemmas as shipwrecks crumble

  Action on whether and how some of the most important historical shipwrecks of the nineteenth century, in Stanley Harbour, can be preserved for future generations is being considered by the Falklands Government.

• Monday, April 15th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Plea for Argentina

  Mercosur Congressional representatives requested an “urgent definition” from the International Monetary Fund, IMF, regarding financial support for beleaguered Argentina.

• Monday, April 15th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  British Royal Marine returns to Battlefield.

  Not surprisingly perhaps, Royal Marine Warrant Officer 2 John Cartledge, shows little emotion as he talks fluently and openly about the 10 hours battle for Mount Harriet, which he experienced nearly 20 years ago. He confirms the view that those Servicemen who stayed on in the Forces after the 1982 War, recovered far more quickly from their ordeal, than those who decided to return to a civilian way of life.

• Sunday, April 14th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Chavez Freed, Returns to Venezuela

  Hugo Chavez was freed by his military captors and returned to reclaim the Venezuelan presidency Sunday, in a dramatic restoration of power two days after the military said he had resigned.