Falkland Islands

• Tuesday, May 18th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Chilean Fishermen Free to Return Home

  A third application to the Supreme Court of Western Australia has seen a Chilean fishermen arrested aboard the fishing vessel Viarsa 1 allowed to return home before he faces trial in October.

• Tuesday, May 18th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands Development Board meeting.

  The Falkland Islands Development Board met at the Chamber of Commerce this morning.

• Monday, May 17th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands investigate aquaculture potential

  Five Falklands' business people visited the Shetland Islands last week, investigating the potential of aquaculture.

• Monday, May 17th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine Memorial inauguration: “no formal proposal”

  Falkland Islands Councillor Mike Summers said that no approach has been made by Argentina for the inauguration of the Argentine War Memorial at Darwin.

• Monday, May 17th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Gibraltar Breaking News.-

  Headlines:
  Tories pledge “no surrender” on sovereignty; Ban on cruises wins support; Gibraltar at Euro Maritime Conference; Gibraltar invites Spanish journalists.

• Friday, May 14th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update.

  Headlines:
  Education remains priority in 2004/2005 budget plan. Petrol price rises twelve pence per litre. No new radio manager. Pilgrimage 2002 study. Landing Day at San Carlos.

• Thursday, May 13th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  FIDC support to Falklands' economy

  The multiple involvement of the Falkland Islands Development Corporation FIDC in providing a key role assisting and advising the Islands' businesses was highlighted in a recent official report made public in Stanley.

• Thursday, May 13th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Madrid insists with Gibraltar joint sovereignty

  In an interview with Madrid ABC newspaper, Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs Miguel Angel Moratinos said that in his May 20 meeting with Foreign Secretary Jack Straw in London he will pursue the fundamental idea of recovering the Gibraltar dialogue process under the Brussels process.

• Thursday, May 13th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Battle of Trafalgar 200th commemoration

  The Royal Navy announced plans to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar.

• Wednesday, May 12th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Search for gold and diamonds in Falklands intensifies.

  An airborne survey which will determine just how vast the quantities of gold and other precious minerals are in the Falklands is nearing completion.