Falkland Islands

• Tuesday, November 23rd 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  HMS Gloucester deploys to the South Atlantic.

  Yesterday the Royal Navy Destroyer HMS Gloucester deployed to the South Atlantic and Falkland Islands, from her Base Port in Portsmouth.

• Monday, November 22nd 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Leaders of Spain, Portugal, and Latin America urge Falkland's dialogue.

  Leaders from Spain, Portugal and their former colonies in Latin America urged Britain and Argentina to renew their dialogue on the Falkland Islands, known in Argentina as the Malvinas.

• Saturday, November 20th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  MP's arrived at Stanley.

  Three Labour MP's and a Welsh National Assembly Member arrived in the Islands yesterday afternoon. They are accompanied on their week-long visit by London FIGO rep Sukey Cameron.

• Friday, November 19th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update.

  Headlines:
  Ready for Bendigo; Smoking ban: health Councillors disagree; News in brief.: Fiery double act; Delayed mail on its way; Cruise ships arriving; MPs arrive today.

• Thursday, November 18th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Last three “Maya V” crewmembers fined and deported.

  Three Uruguayan crewmembers from the longliner “Maya V”, caught illegally fishing, and who had pleaded not guilty were sentenced Wednesday by an Australian Court in Perth to pay a 750 US dollars fine plus 350 US dollars prosecution costs.

• Thursday, November 18th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands Constitution review process continues.

  On 9th November, the Falkland Islands Legislature's Select Committee on the Constitution published a paper outlining its activities since its establishment in April 2000.

• Tuesday, November 16th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Alleged toothfish poachers in court.

  Three crew members of a Uruguayan fishing boat, caught with more than US 1.5 million worth of Patagonian toothfish allegedly poached from Australian waters, have gone on trial in Perth.

• Tuesday, November 16th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Prospects for Falklands mussel industry examined.

  As reported in last week's Penguin News, Edinburgh-based natural resource economists, Nautilus Consultants were commissioned by the Falkland Islands Corporation (FIDC) to study the viability of establishing a Falkland Islands mussel export industry.

• Monday, November 15th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  UK and Argentina advance in Falklands' mine clearance.

  Falkland Islands Governor Howard Pearce has given details from the latest Joint Working Party (JWP) meeting, held in London last month to discuss the removal of land mines from the Islands.

• Sunday, November 14th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Georgina's first Falklands photo show a total success.

  Photographer Georgina Strange's first Falkland Islands' exhibition has been deemed an absolute success, with most of the works on show being sold.