Former Falklands' Councillors challenged statements from a senior Argentine diplomat regarding a joint Argentine British condominium over the Islands, allegedly proposed by the British Government in 1974.
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Young cricket squad takes on Chile; John Cheek comes home; Inquest opened; Clocks go back this weekend.
Speaking at the Falkland Islands Government Fisheries Committee meeting of April 7th, the Director of Fisheries, John Barton, reported much improved catch levels for both major squid species in March.
The Falkland Islands flagged fishing vessel John Cheek, which had been detained by the Argentine authorities since February 20th arrived back in her home port of Stanley today, Monday.
The Falkland Island owners of the arrested fishing vessel ?John Cheek' today issued a press release indicating their indignant rebuttal of reports from the Argentine press that they had been fined after pleading guilty to charges of illegal fishing.
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Penelope goes back to her roots;
Meter reading revival as cards are withdrawn; Father of two killed in crash; Ambassador's rebuttal.
The Feuerland, a small ship with a great history in Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia and the Falkland Islands, finally is returning to Germany, where she was built in 1927.
Gaston Pauls, star of the film Iluminados por el Fuego (Enlightened by fire), which deals with the appalling treatment handed out to Argentine conscripts both during and after the 1982 conflict, returned to the Falklands last Saturday, accompanied by a TV production team.
Rockhopper Exploration plc (Rockhopper) announced Wednesday the signing of a Letter Of Intent with CGG Marine to conduct a 3D seismic survey on its North Falkland Basin acreage.
A British Ministry of Defence and BBC team of top experts visited the Falkland Islands for several days to assess technical aspects of the South Atlantic conflict twenty fifth anniversary commemorations planned for June 2007.