Falkland Islands

• Tuesday, September 30th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Magallanes targets 360,000 tourists.

  Magallanes Region in the extreme south of Chile received 240,000 tourists during the 2001/2002 season and is planning to increase that figure to 360,000 by 2005.

• Friday, September 26th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Kirchner calls on UK for resumption of sovereignty talks.

  Addressing the United Nations Assembly, President Nestor Kirchner emphasized Argentina's fervent commitment to peace and called on Britain to resume sovereignty talks over the disputed Falkland Islands, South Georgia, South Sandwich and the adjoining maritime spaces.

• Friday, September 26th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  New airline to Punta Arenas.

  Sky Service S.A. owner of Sky Airline will begin flying to Punta Arenas from Santiago four times a week next November in coincidence with the summer season. The new carrier plans to fly with Boeing 737-200 that has a 124 passenger capacity.

• Thursday, September 25th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine - British Conference.

  Falkland's Councillors won't be attending the Argentine British conference in Argentina.

• Tuesday, September 23rd 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Republic road map for Jamaica.

  Urging a break from Jamaica's colonial past, Prime Minister P.J. Patterson called for the creation of a republic by the time he leaves office in 2007. This means dropping the Queen of England as country's head of state.

• Tuesday, September 23rd 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Mercy for suffering sheep pleads Ms. Bardot.

  French actress Brigitte Bardot has addressed a letter to the Australian government requesting an immediate solution to the suffering of 50,000 sheep trapped in a live animal transport vessel sailing in the Indian Ocean for weeks after having been rejected in several countries because the sheep are suffering some form of scab.

• Monday, September 22nd 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Fisheries News.-

  Headlines:
  Australia applauds arrest in Torres Strait; Brazil eyes joint ventures with Spain; Sustainability risks in deep-water fisheries; Chile targets crab production; Fish Names Committee asks for law change; Chilean salmon exports 1,2 billion US dollars; Argentine Federal Fisheries Council runs shrimp fishery; more...

• Monday, September 22nd 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Regional News from Pta. Arenas.

  Headlines:
  International Tourism Day; Hepatitis A: thirty cases; “Esmeralda” to call in Punta Arenas; New jetty for methanol and oil; Save Tierra del Fuego trees; Lobbying for a marine conservation park; Three shoplifters per day;

• Monday, September 22nd 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Governor Pearce offered a conference in the World Fishing Exhibition Vigo 2003.

  The concluded this Sunday. The event not only exceeded the organisation expectations, but also enabled some business that could become historical for the Spanish fishery, pointed out Alfonso Paz Andrade, president of the Exhibition Executive Committee, during the closing ceremony.

• Sunday, September 21st 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Rescue plane lands at South Pole base.

  After days of delays, a rescue flight reached the South Pole on Saturday to pick up an ailing worker at a research station there.