MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for August 4th 2004
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Wednesday, August 4th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Next of kin suspend Memorial visit “till further notice”.
A spokesman for the Families Commission confirmed Tuesday night in Buenos Aires that a visit to the Argentine Cemetery at Darwin scheduled for later this week had been “suspended till further notice”.
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Wednesday, August 4th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Patagonian lamb for President Bush.
The heaviest gift the United States president George Bush received during 2003 was from his Argentine counterpart Nestor Kirchner: 150 kilos of organic Patagonian lamb.
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Wednesday, August 4th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina's flock recovering but?
Argentina's sheep numbers currently stand at 13,5 million with excellent prospects of expansion if certain conditions are attainable, according to several papers presented in a sheep and wool conference during the recent Palermo Agricultural Show.
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Wednesday, August 4th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
OPEC: oil prices have gone “crazy”.
Oil prices hit a new record this Tuesday, above 44 US dollars the barrel, after OPEC's president told a jittery market that the cartel was unable to provide more supplies to the market which he described as operating at “crazy levels”.
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Wednesday, August 4th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
The Spanish are “a good EU and NATO partner”.
”We believe it was appropriate for a member of the (British) Cabinet to attend the (Gibraltar) ceremonies on Wednesday and we don't see any difficulty in taking that decision”, replied a 10 Downing Street spokesman when asked to comment on Spain's reported disapproval of Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon's attendance at Gibraltar's tercentenary celebrations on Wednesday.
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Wednesday, August 4th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Falkland Islands Holdings plc.
AGM Statement.
At today's Annual General Meeting of Falkland Islands Holdings plc, the Chairman David Hudd will make the following statement: -
Wednesday, August 4th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
Velma Malcolm ? Formidable Falklands Champion.
Obituary
The Falkland Islands have lost one of their most formidable and indefatigable champions in their resistance to Argentina's sovereignty claims. -
Wednesday, August 4th 2004 - 21:00 UTC
On Wednesday Gibraltar celebrated its Birthday with a public holiday.
In 1704 the territory was captured by Admiral Rooke as part of a war which lasted thirteen years and was a reflection of the challenge to France as the dominant European power at the start of the eighteenth century.
