Argentine President Nestor Kirchner on Wednesday said that the government would not use its reserves to make its next instalment of payments due to the IMF unless the international lending body first approves the revision of the accord reached last September with Buenos Aires.
In the space of three years, 44,000 breeding pairs of albatross and 69,000 breeding pairs of penguins have vanished from one of the worlds' most important breeding sites.
Falklanders are being warned that they will be prosecuted if found on the site of the new Argentine Memorial while it's under construction.
The seismic vessel GeoPacific is expected this Saturday in Stanley for a crew exchange. The vessel has been carrying out a 3D survey in the North Falkland basin for the oil company Desire Petroleum plc.