Stories for August 3rd 2006

Thursday, August 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Brazilian military to aid stray penguins

Brazil is staging a military operation involving a Hercules transport plane and Navy ships ? all to return four dozen wayward penguins to the icy waters of Antarctica, authorities said Wednesday.

Thursday, August 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Tropical storm sweeps through Caribbean

Tropical Storm Chris swept through the eastern Caribbean on Wednesday, forcing cruise ships to change course and tourists to evacuate small islands off the coast of Puerto Rico as it threatened to become the first hurricane of the Atlantic season.

Thursday, August 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Air passenger traffic record for Chile

Chile's airline industry set a historic record in June, welcoming more international traffic than any other year at this time, 287.966 passengers.

Thursday, August 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Tropical Storm Chris sends natural gas price rising

Natural gas prices soared on Wednesday, nearing a six- month high, on concern that Tropical Storm Chris would disrupt production in the Gulf of Mexico just as a heat wave in the eastern United States spurred record demand for electricity for air conditioning.

Thursday, August 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

”Do not vacation in Uruguay'

Environmentalists in Gualeguaychú could stage campaigns aimed at changing the minds of fellow Argentines who plan to spend their summer holidays in Uruguay, a leader of the community group said yesterday.

Thursday, August 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Falkland Islands status awards to be marked with ceremony

British and Commonwealth citizens, who have resided continuously for seven years in the Falkland Islands can apply to Executive Council, the Islands' Government's upper house, for ?Falkland Islands Status', which is the equivalent of citizenship in other countries.

Thursday, August 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Falklands Councillors robust reply to Gallo

“The analysis of demographic statistics presented lacks any kind of intellectual rigour, and is illustrative of the sort of shallow thinking that derives from the wish to interpret facts for self-serving political ends.”

Thursday, August 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Falkland Islands Census to be held on October 8th

October 8th 2006 was agreed as the date for the latest Falkland Islands census at last week's meeting of the Islands' Executive Council, which also agreed the text of the forms on which returns are to be made.