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Falkland Islands

  • Thursday, August 21st 2003 - 21:00 UTC

    12th World Corriedale Congress in Uruguay

    The Corriedale Breeders Society of Uruguay has the pleasure to organize the 12th World Corriedale Congress at the Radisson Victoria Plaza Hotel, Montevideo, Uruguay, in September 2003.

  • Tuesday, August 19th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

    South Africa joins in chase for Uruguayan poacher

    South Africa has joined Australia in the hunt for a South American vessel fleeing sub-Antarctic waters with what is believed to be a valuable cargo of illegally-caught Patagonian toothfish, official said yesterday.

  • Tuesday, August 19th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

    Breaking News

    Headlines:
    LAN Chile couldn't unload the cargo; High winds moved MPA dish; Harbour news.

  • Monday, August 18th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

    DAP Airways incorporates 50 seats Dash-7

    Punta Arenas DAP Airways will be receiving on lease at the end of September a 50 seats refurbished De Havilland Dash-7 that will be used this summer for charter flights to Antarctica and possibly other destinations such as the Falklands.

  • Monday, August 18th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

    Regional News from Pta. Arenas.

    Headlines:
    Marine Biology PhD course in Punta Arenas
    “Ladies exotic adventure”
    Ostrich “delicatessen”.

  • Friday, August 15th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

    Penguin News Friday 15th update

    Headlines: Argentine Presidential visit could be helpful believes FCO official; Planned merge for FIG departments?; Bill Rammell to visit; Possible restructure for PWD; Inside Penguin News: Page 2:Twilight row.Page 3:Antarctic flight.Page 5:Weddings.Page 7:'Open' FIG?

  • Friday, August 15th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

    Antarctic flight collects Kirsty's body

    THE British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Dash-7 aircraft used to retrieve the body of scientist Kirsty Brown from Antarctica, landed safely back in the Islands yesterday afternoon.

  • Thursday, August 14th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

    Presidential support for Malvinas Monument welcomed by next-of-kin and veterans

    President Nestor Kirchner's decision in support of the construction of a monument in memory of the Argentine dead of the 1982 South Atlantic War at Darwin Cemetery in the Falklands Islands was warmly greeted here by both the Families Commission that groups the next-of-kin of servicemen killed during the conflict and veterans.

  • Wednesday, August 13th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

    Two month San Matías Gulf hake ban

    Argentine hake (Merluccius hubbsi) fishing is to be banned in the San Matías Gulf for two months as for October 1, to protect the species during its most important spawning period. Río Negro province Department of Production has decided to ban hake fishing in the gulf from October through November 30 in the Río Negro fishing reserve north of parallel 41º 30'.

  • Wednesday, August 13th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

    Controversy over scientific advice

    Fishermen's associations are calling on the Galician government to launch an effective plan to guarantee the survival and growth of the region's coastal fisheries. The fishermen from northwest Spain argue that to achieve this goal, the Fisheries Department must carry out a detailed analysis not only of the biological aspects but also the technology, economics, and social aspects related to the industry.