Falkland Islands

• Friday, June 18th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands' Councillors reject Sovereignty talks.

  Falkland Islands elected Councillors addressing the UN Decolonisation Committee, C 24, emphasized Islanders right to self determination and argued that Argentina's sovereignty negotiations claim means “asking us to change from an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom to a prize colony of Argentina”.

• Wednesday, June 16th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Breaking News.

  An aquaculture feasibility study should be completed in the islands by the end of this year, the Falkland Islands Development Board.

• Wednesday, June 16th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands and Argentina ready for C-24 Day.

  This Friday in New York two Falkland Islands elected Councillors and the Argentine Foreign Affairs Minister will repeat the annual ritual of addressing the United Nations Decolonisation Committee, C-24.

• Tuesday, June 15th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Gibraltar votes Tory for European Parliament.

  Last week as 350 million Europeans participated in elections for the European parliament, for the first time a British overseas territory has voted as part of a UK area.

• Friday, June 11th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News update

  Headlines: C24: councillors to deliver ?real message' on self-determination; Jailed nurse to appeal sentence; Liberation Monday; Argentine film crew visits.

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

  Falklands prepared to face C24.

  Emphasizing the significance of self determination, by as many countries as possible, is the Falkland Islands policy when elected Councillors Mike Summers and Roger Edwards address the United Nations Decolonization Committee, or C 24, in New York next June 18.

• 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.