Falkland Islands

• Thursday, June 10th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands air link deal set to irk UK.

  In a move bound to rouse already deteriorating diplomatic relations with the UK, Argentina has given permission for a national airline to begin direct flights to the Falkland Islands.

• Wednesday, June 9th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  £80m Defence Estates Contract in Falklands & Ascension Island.

  Interserve, the British support services group announced June 8 it has won an £80 million contract with the Defence Estates agency to service and maintain the Ministry of Defence operations on the Falkland Islands and Ascension Island.

• Wednesday, June 9th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Gibraltar press C24 to take action on self-determination.

  Gibraltar Chief Minister Peter Caruana and Opposition Leader Joe Bossano urged this week the United Nations Committee of 24 for Decolonisation to ?take action' and discharge its duties to the colonized people of Gibraltar.

• Tuesday, June 8th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands top of OAS Tuesday agenda

  Argentina's claim over Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty will be top of the agenda when Argentine Foreign Affairs Minister Rafael Bielsa addresses the Organization of American Status, OAS General Assembly this Tuesday in Ecuador.

• Monday, June 7th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Toothfish and Antarctic fish research.

  RESEARCH which could have help combat toothfish poaching is being carried out by a team of scientists who visited the Falkland Islands last week.

• Monday, June 7th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Direct flight from Argentina”, in the next year

  Argentine Foreign Secretary Rafael Bielsa said he expects in the coming twelve months Great Britain will authorize a direct flight to the Falkland Islands, which will be achieved by generating “a climate of reciprocal trust”.

• Sunday, June 6th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Gibraltar Breaking News.

  Headlines:
  UK-Spain committed to “constructive dialogue”; Tercentenary celebrations with Princess Anne; United front in C 24 session; Tories promise to rescind Westminster Declaration.

• Friday, June 4th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update.

  Headlines:
  Survey plane damaged after landing gear failure; £30,000 feasibility study into government buildings' future; Radio DJs return; Reindeer meat on sale soon; Remember to buckle up...

• Thursday, June 3rd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  “Devastatingly” poor Illex season.

  A devastatingly poor Illex season overshadowed developments in the fisheries sector said Falkland Islands Governor Howard Pearce.

• Thursday, June 3rd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Active year for Minerals Department.

  Falkland Islands Governor Howard Pearce in his annual address to the Legislative Council said that the Department of Mineral Resources had an active year with interest in exploration for hydrocarbons in frontier areas increasing in the second half of 2003 because of unrest in the Middle East and consistently high oil prices.