Falkland Islands

• Friday, February 13th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  British Minister sends strong message of censure to Argentina.

  British Foreign Office Minister Bill Rammell, who begins a two day visit to Argentina on Monday, has firmly told the Argentine Government that they must allow the resumption of charter flights between Santiago and the Falklands, before any talks on future airlinks can take place.

• Thursday, February 12th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Urgent Steps required to halt Falkland seabird declines

  In the space of three years, 44,000 breeding pairs of albatross and 69,000 breeding pairs of penguins have vanished from one of the worlds' most important breeding sites.

• Thursday, February 12th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Memorial construction site out of bounds

  Falklanders are being warned that they will be prosecuted if found on the site of the new Argentine Memorial while it's under construction.

• Thursday, February 12th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Oil 3D seismic surveying in Falkland basin

  The seismic vessel GeoPacific is expected this Saturday in Stanley for a crew exchange. The vessel has been carrying out a 3D survey in the North Falkland basin for the oil company Desire Petroleum plc.

• Tuesday, February 10th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Punta Arenas heat wave “not exceptional”

  In spite of its intensity the heat wave experienced by Punta Arenas during most of last week was below historic record temperatures.

• Monday, February 9th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  News from Chile.

  Headlines:
  Punta Arenas beaches out of bounds;Yellow (fire) alert in Magallanes Region; Patagonia Expedition Race; Teaching and Projects Abroad;Chilean tourism industry rebounds. Negative January inflation.

• Monday, February 9th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Endurance Lynx Helicopter crash

  The Ministry of Defence can confirm that a Royal Navy Lynx helicopter from the Ice Patrol Ship Endurance crashed in Antarctica on 8 February.

• Saturday, February 7th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Squid season begins in Argentina with high hopes

  Twelve Japanese squid vessels began fishing shortfin squid in Argentine waters at the onset of this year's harvest 1 February. Vessel owners are pinning all their hopes on this new season, after the poor catches they obtained beyond the 200 miles in January.

• Friday, February 6th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update.

  Headlines:
  Volunteers rise to the Challenge; Pristine island destroyed by fire; One dead, one seriously ill after alleged fight on jigger; Crane fault delays ship unloading; Cruise activity this week.

• Thursday, February 5th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Salvage of Graf Spee range finder

  This Friday, weather permitting the German battleship Admiral Graf Spee, scuttled off the coast of Uruguay at the beginning of World War II, will be revealing another of its secrets that has been resting in the muddy waters of the River Plate for decades.