Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, April 28th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  No re-negotiation of 1999 agreement, say Falkland's Councillors.

  Falklands Councillors have refuted reported Argentine Government suggestions that the 1999 Joint Statement will be re-negotiated every 5 years, and is due for renewal this year.

• Wednesday, April 28th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  FIBS Breaking News.

  Former Falklands Governors David Tatham and William Fullerton are among a group of former ambassadors who have today published a high-profile open letter to Tony Blair criticising his policy in the Middle East.

• Monday, April 26th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  FIDC assessing improvements in MPA terminal.

  The Falkland Islands Development Corporation, FIDC, is actively involved in assessing improvements for the Islands main airport terminal, Mount Pleasant, and promoting rural tourism.

• Monday, April 26th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  FIBS Breaking News.

  Five representatives from the Falklands are in Christchurch New Zealand today for the start of the 15th General meeting of the International Association of Antarctic Tour Operators.

• Friday, April 23rd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update.

  Headlines:
  Nurse jailed for drug theft; Was speeder let off? £2m+ terminal rejected; Hughes replaces Christopher.

• Thursday, April 22nd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  FIBS Breaking News.

  Headlines:
  Queen's Birthday parade; Falklands Landholding; Medivac.

• Wednesday, April 21st 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Fisheries News.

  Headlines:
  Argentina opens squid fishery north of parallel 44°S; Galicia cautions about European alliances; Most Chilean salmon farms ignore labour regulations; Steady growth of fish consumption in Spain; EU reaches new fishery agreement with Madagascar; Galicia builds aquaculture centre in Namibia.

• Wednesday, April 21st 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Viarsa 1 Officers Launch New Bid to Leave Australia.

  Five fishermen from the alleged pirate vessel Viarsa 1 have been given 48 hours to prove why they should be given their passports back in a new bid by the detained men to leave Australia.

• Tuesday, April 20th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  A true Islander dies in the Falklands.

  Falklands' legend, Harold Theodore Rowlands C.B.E. who bestowed ?The Freedom of the Falklands' and an unexpected big kiss on the cheek of, ?the incomparable Mrs. Margaret Thatcher' in 1983 has died suddenly, aged 72.

• Tuesday, April 20th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Fisheries News.

  Headlines: Spain's strong ties with illegal fishing; “Maya V” haul attracts buyer's interest; Aquaculture promotion in developing countries.