Stories for March 2009

Tuesday, March 17th 2009 - 10:04 UTC
UN “State of the World’s forests” dire forecast

The global economic turmoil has resulted in reduced demand for wood, shrinking investments in industries and forest management, according to this year’s United Nations “State of the World’s Forests” report.
Tuesday, March 17th 2009 - 09:58 UTC
Mercosur feeling the crunch particularly in trade and credit access

Mercosur is already feeling the effects of the global crisis in its foreign sector and economic activity, according to a report from the prestigious Argentine consultants Ecolatina.
Tuesday, March 17th 2009 - 06:28 UTC
Diplomat who drummed US support for UK in Falklands war dies

Sir Nicholas Henderson, a former British ambassador to the US who helped build support for Britain's war effort in the Falkland Islands in 1982, died in his sleep Monday morning in London, his family said. He was 89.
Tuesday, March 17th 2009 - 03:23 UTC
Falklands surprised with unexpected arrival of 60 Argentine veterans

FALKLAND Islanders have expressed surprise at the unexpected arrival in Stanley of around sixty Argentine veterans of the 1982 War.
Monday, March 16th 2009 - 20:01 UTC
Destroyer HMS Manchester in Falklands forces exercise

BRITISH Destroyer HMS Manchester, fighter jets and troops has been involved in an important exercise around the Falklands.
Monday, March 16th 2009 - 19:54 UTC
Cruise visitors spend £3million per year in Falklands

VISITORS arriving in the Falklands in Cruise and Expedition vessels spend over £3 million per annum on tours, shopping, and food and beverages, according to a survey conducted over the summer season.
Monday, March 16th 2009 - 15:25 UTC
El Salvador former guerrilla leader Funes won Sunday's presidential election

El Salvador's former Marxist guerrillas, who fought one of the bitterest conflicts of the Cold War, finally won power through the ballot box after a tight election victory over their right-wing civil war foes.
Monday, March 16th 2009 - 14:57 UTC
UK: Air passengers fall amid downturn

Passenger numbers at UK airports fell last year for the first time since 1991. And the decline was particularly sharp in the final part of 2008 as the credit crunch started to bite, the figures from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) show.
Monday, March 16th 2009 - 11:25 UTC
Chavez orders military takeover of ports and airports under opposition rule

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday ordered the military takeover of ports and airports, boosting the power of the central government after his allies lost key states in a 2008 regional vote.
Monday, March 16th 2009 - 11:21 UTC
Prince Charles in Galapagos to honour Darwin’s theory on evolution

The Prince of Wales has visited Ecuador over the weekend ahead of a tour of the world-famous Galapagos Islands. Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall had their plane disinfected in Quito to prevent harmful organisms and germs being brought into Galapagos.