Falkland Islands

• Tuesday, March 23rd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklanders anger over “Almirante Irizar” incident.

  The construction of the Argentine War Memorial on the Falkland Islands will go ahead, despite recent alleged Argentine aggression inside the Falklands 200 miles internationally declared economic zone.

• Friday, March 19th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine Memorial to miss 22nd anniversary.

  According to Ken McKenzie, Head of the construction AWG, the permanent Memorial being erected at the Argentine War Cemetery on the Falklands will not be completed before the 2nd April, which sees the 22nd anniversary of the Invasion of the Islands by Argentine Forces.

• Friday, March 19th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update.

  Headlines:
  Argentine navy in Falklands zone Foreign Office seeks explanation. Prison for engineer; Cruise season ends.

• Wednesday, March 17th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Gibraltar expects better relation with Socialist Spain

  Peter Caruana Gibraltar's Chief Minister said he does not expect the new Spanish Government to change its fundamental position on the sovereignty of the Rock. But he has expressed hope that Madrid will change the way in which it manages its relationship with the Rock and Gibraltar issues.

• Wednesday, March 17th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Sustainability award for South Georgia Toothfish fishery

  The Government of South Georgia has received international recognition for its sustainable management of the marine environment.

• Friday, March 12th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update.

  Headlines:
  Gambler joins Falklands register; Disappointing first month of Illex season; No deaths at Onion; Falklands in music; Cruise season slows; Fire enquiry continues.

• Thursday, March 11th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  “Maya V” observer “loved shooting sea birds”

  Serious accusations were aired in the Montevideo press against the Uruguayan Fisheries Department observer of the longliner “Maya V”, apprehended by the Australian Navy for allegedly illegally fishing.

• Thursday, March 11th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Artefacts from “Graf Spee” on display in Montevideo

  A brush, a light bulb and a lens that have been resting on the seabed for 65 years are some of the objects found in the rangefinder structure of the German battleship “Graf Spee” that will be on public exhibition in Montevideo.

• Wednesday, March 10th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Breaking News from the area.

  Headlines:
  Scab outbreak still out of control; Good summer season in Chile; ENAP finds more oil in Egypt; Chilean Navy dismantling Antarctic base; Dohne sheep test breeding in Magallanes.

• Wednesday, March 10th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  67 billion dollars claim for “Malvinas usurpation”

  Carlos Traboulsi, president of the Buenos Aires City Christian Democrats presented this Tuesday a 67 billion US dollars claim against Britain in behalf of the Argentine people, “because of the illegal exploitation of the Malvinas since 1833 and the theft of the River Plate Viceroy treasury in 1806”.