Falkland Islands

• Sunday, June 8th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Chances of Gibraltar agreement, “simply nil”

  Great Britain believes that the chances of reaching a sovereignty agreement with Spain on Gibraltar without the consent of the inhabitants of the Rock are “simply nil”, said British Secretary for European Affairs, Denis MacShane.

• Friday, June 6th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update

  Headlines: £1321 for children of Iraq; Secure zone at Jetty Centre?; Falklands 'first lady' pays flying visit; Self-determination emphasis in Cllr. Summers' speech; Attractive Argentina?; ?Bag the peaks'.

• Friday, June 6th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Ice Patrol Ship return home.

  Ice patrol ship HMS Endurance is heading home from a busy eight-month deployment to the South Atlantic and Antarctica.

• Thursday, June 5th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Blair Contrast to Thatcher's Falklands Campaign.

  As the British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, faces tough questioning over allegations that he misled the country to go to war with Iraq, comparisons are being made with how Baroness Thatcher conducted the 1982 Falklands War against Argentina. The former International Development Secretary, Clare Short, has accused the Prime Minister of building his case for war on deceit, then by-passing the War Cabinet and running the conflict like a personal campaign.

• Thursday, June 5th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Fisheries News.-

  Headlines:
  Australia and France coordinate toothfish conservation.
  Report slams US fish management and urges halt to fish farming.
  Brazilian Fisheries Institute reforms go ahead.
  Multinational salmon farms to quit Scotland for Chile?

• Thursday, June 5th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Reliable, accountable and pragmatic.

  Falklands/Malvinas as a preponderant issue, Mercosur and FTAA as non incompatible options, the unquestionable influence of the United States in the IMF and World Bank, Argentina's participation in the Iraq rebuilding process under the United Nations umbrella, are some of the main guidelines of President Kirchner's administration foreign policy spelled out by his Foreign Affairs Minister Rafael Bielsa during his visit on Wednesday to Congress.

• Wednesday, June 4th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Regional News from Pta. Arenas.

  Chilean fisheries, fastest growing sector; Campaign against Lan Chile's fares; Punta Arenas student in Oxford.

• Wednesday, June 4th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Former British Ambassador in Uruguay dies

  A British diplomat, Colin Sharkey, who was ambassador to three Latin American countries and was posted to Argentina in eh critical aftermath of the 1982 Falklands War has died, aged 71.

• Tuesday, June 3rd 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Fisheries News.

  Headlines:
  Chile reacts to horse mackerel depletion; Argentina promotes sea trout farming;

• Monday, June 2nd 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Cruise jetty for Puerto Natales.

  Ten million US dollars will be invested in upgrading and promoting Puerto Natales to the north of Punta Arenas and close to the world famous Torres del Paine National Park in Chilean Patagonia.