Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, July 14th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands Meat Company Review of 2004 Season.

  On Tuesday afternoon, Operations Manager, John Ferguson, treated Falkland Islands farmers in Stanley for the Annual ?Farmers Week' to an upbeat presentation on the operation of the Sand Bay Abattoir, during the 2003-4 austral summer season.

• Tuesday, July 13th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  HMS Tireless: Spain satisfied with FCO reply.

  Spanish Foreign Affairs Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos expressed satisfaction this Monday with a pledge from British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw that the nuclear submarine HMS Tireless will leave Gibraltar “in a couple of days”.

• Tuesday, July 13th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Start the Falklands Farmer's Week

  Monday 12th July marked the beginning of Farmers' Week in the Falkland Islands.

• Tuesday, July 13th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Gibraltar opposition tells Spain: MYOB

  The Gibraltar GSLP/Liberal Opposition consider that a visit by any Royal Navy vessel to Gibraltar has nothing to do with any foreign country and that the Spanish Government should mind its own business on the issue.

• Tuesday, July 13th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  One-to-One with Connie Stevens, new Director of Tourism for Falklands.

  Connie Stevens, formerly, Marketing Manager for the Falkland Islands Development Corporation (FIDC) began her interview with FIBS News Editor, Sue Gyford, on Tuesday by admitting that after just one week in her new job she was “still finding her way.”

• Sunday, July 11th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  HMS Tireless in Gibraltar amidst growing protest.

  Protests from all quarters in Spain re-opened the wounds of the HMS Tireless saga as the nuclear submarine sailed into Gibraltar last Friday.

• Sunday, July 11th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands Media Link-up.

  When she left the Falkland Islands weekly, Penguin News, to run the Falkland Islands Broadcasting Station (FIBS) in 2003, former Managing Editor Lisa Riddell was following in the footsteps of the previous Director, veteran broadcaster, Steve Johnston.

• Saturday, July 10th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  First graduation from Language School.

  THE Falkland Islands Languages Organisation (FILO) said goodbye to its first overseas students on Saturday.

• Friday, July 9th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update.

  Headlines:
  
  Freak weather wrecks Port Howard's jetty; Fish confiscated; Flights pessimism; New Senior Magistrate; Dog's flying adventure.

• Thursday, July 8th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  “Storm” over HMS Tireless in Gibraltar.

  A diplomatic storm seems to be brewing between Spain and the United Kingdom following Madrid's reaction to the coming visit to Gibraltar of a British nuclear powered submarine.