MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for March 1st 2004
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Monday, March 1st 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Breaking News from Chile.
Headlines:
Punta Arenas to become bunkering terminal; Europeans attracted by Torres del Paine Park; Unemployment drops in Chile; Another toothfish poacher? -
Monday, March 1st 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Assembling of the Argentine Memorial begins today.
Even from a distance the windswept hill where the Argentine Military Cemetery stands - on the still disputed Falkland Islands - looked different. Gone is the main cross and the wooden fence at the back of this enclosed graveyard laid out like an inverted letter T. In its place we now find a crescent shaped trench where the Argentine War Memorial will some day stand.
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Monday, March 1st 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Chavez supporters reject U.S. “interference”
Thousands of supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez filled the streets yesterday to protest foreign “interference” in the country's affairs and to demand ”respect for the (national) electoral authority.” Meanwhile, opposition groups demonstrated in eastern Caracas and in other Venezuelan cities against the decision by the National Electoral Council (CNE) to review questionable signatures collected in favor of the recall referendum against Chavez.
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Monday, March 1st 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Aristide Arrives in Africa
Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide arrived in the Central African Republic early Monday after fleeing his country, state radio reported.
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Monday, March 1st 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Minister Bill Rammell denied any agreement on airlinks between the Falkland Is. and Argentina.
The following statement was made by Minister Bill Rammell to the UK Parliament today.
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Monday, March 1st 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Patagonian lamb craze in Buenos Aires
Patagonian dishes, but particularly Patagonian lamb has become highly fashionable in Buenos Aires restaurants and supermarkets in the last eight months according to the Argentine press.
