Falkland Islands

• Tuesday, January 27th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  “Maya V”: Uruguay waiting for official Australian report.

  Uruguay is waiting for official details of the apprehension by the Australian Navy of a Uruguayan flagged longliner allegedly caught illegally fishing in isolated Australian territorial waters.

• Monday, January 26th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Spain's Gibraltar claim redirected to EU Constitution

  Spain's intentions to attempt to use the negotiations on the future constitution for Europe as a device to press its sovereignty claim on the Rock appeared to have been confirmed by Ana Palacio, Spain's Foreign Minister.

• Sunday, January 25th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Fisheries News.-

  Headlines:
  Argentina catches Taiwanese jigger; Taiwanese fishermen claim Argentinean Navy sunk their boat; Controversial hake provision on stand for 60 days

• Sunday, January 25th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Punta Arenas News.

  Headlines:
  Increased air traffic in Punta Arenas; Warning from an “Antarctic pilot”.

• Friday, January 23rd 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update.

  Headlines:
  Bombilla House destroyed by fire;
  Bielsa: we will ?retake' Islands; Maersk test visit delayed; Staff nurse charged with theft; International cricket; This week's cruises.

• Friday, January 23rd 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Bielsa: no de-escalation of conflict situation

  Argentine Foreign Affairs Secretary Rafael Bielsa emphasized today that even if the sovereignty conflict over the Falklands takes 400 years, “we'll have 400 years of patience, but the Islands will be returned to Argentina”.

• Wednesday, January 21st 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Fisheries News.-

  Headlines:
  NZ crusade against poachers; Protectionist measures for farmed salmon industry; Chile, first world salmon producer; Controversial salmon study finds support; US-Brazilian shrimp dispute could reach WTO.

• Wednesday, January 21st 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Lan Chile confirms 11 charter flight cancellations.

  Lan Chile refused to qualify the Argentine government's decision to close its airspace to Chilean charter flights to the Falkland Islands.

• Wednesday, January 21st 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  No Argentine officials at Memorial unveiling

  No Argentine officials will be travelling to the Falkland Islands for the inauguration of the Memorial to be erected in Darwin to the memory of the 649 Argentine servicemen killed during the 1982 South Atlantic conflict.

• Tuesday, January 20th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  The voice of Gibraltar Group.

  So, it appears that the vultures are preparing to return to the roost in spring, after a long winter in the cold.