Falkland Islands

• Friday, April 2nd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine war dead receive long standing Memorial.

  Twenty two years ago, on 2 April 1982, during a Military assignment code-named 'Operacion Azul' (Operation Blue) special Argentine Forces captured the Falkland Islands. Ten weeks later more than 700 Argentine servicemen were dead as Britain recovered the Islands, losing 255 men in the process.

• Friday, April 2nd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update.

  Headlines:
  Explosive Ordnance Disposal moves out; Illex collapse hits budget; Almirante Irizar was ?in Argentine waters'; Belt up in future; Meetings postponed; Governor meets the Queen.

• Thursday, April 1st 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  “Irizar” incident: Councillors support FOC “robust line”

  Falkland Islands elected Councillors are very satisfied with the Foreign Office's “robust line” towards Argentina regarding the recent incident of the naval icebreaker “Almirante Irizar” sailing through Falklands' waters and challenging other vessels to identify themselves.

• Thursday, April 1st 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine Memorial to be completed in mid-April

  According to AWG Construction Company's Regional Manager, Ken McKenzie, it's likely to be a further two weeks before the permanent Argentine War Memorial on the Falklands is completed.

• Tuesday, March 30th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Book Review: “A Falkland Islander Till I die”

  WHEN Terry Betts first told me that he was writing a book, I asked him what it would be about. “My life, of course,” he said, adding for good measure, “cheeky beggar”.

• Tuesday, March 30th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Fisheries updates

  Growing concern with poor squid catches / Galicia's fish markets to operate in real time / Effective satellite control in South Atlantic / Galicia granted EUR 8.5 million for fisheries / Chilean delegates travel to Brussels for swordfish talks / Hoki export boom in central Chile / Vigo industry request Fishery Affairs Ministry / Spanish cannery exports reached 413 million Euros / Sustainable fishery guide critical of farmed salmon / Brazil begins massive fleet expansion and renovation / Oxygen-starved dead zones threaten marine life / Japan to impose limits on canthaxanthin pigment / South African pelagic licences for locals / Ministry makes important announcements during Aqua Sur 2004.

• Monday, March 29th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Formal protest made to Argentine Gov. over naval vessel's policing of Falkland's waters.

  Written Statement to the House of Commons by Foreign Office Minister Bill Rammell.

• Saturday, March 27th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Fresh vegetables every week of the year.

  AFTER seventeen years in business, Stanley Growers and Nurseries continue to go from strength to strength. The brainchild of the Falkland Islands Development Corporation (FIDC), Stanley Growers now produces between one and three tons of salad and vegetables every week. The company also imports two to five tons of produce each week, depending on demand and flights.

• Friday, March 26th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update.

  Headlines:
  Islands welcome record breaker Ellen; Argentine icebreaker in Falklands zone: no explanation yet;
  Aerial survey for minerals begins; Squid catches still low; Horticultural show.

• Wednesday, March 24th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  MPs Monitor Argentine Harassment.

  As Argentina intensifies hostile pressure on the Falklands, a strong message of support has come from the British Parliament saying the Argentine Government's actions are being kept under scrutiny.