Falkland Islands

• Friday, November 28th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update

  Headlines:
  Turners donates prize for Wireless for the Blind; ExCo decision was ?morally and constitutionally indefensible'; Break-in trouble for seamen; Minister calls in; Cruise ship visits.

• Friday, November 28th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

  Gibraltar: GSD Win Election with 51% majority.

  The Gibraltar Social Democrats will form the Government for the next four years after winning the election with a 51% majority. The GSLP/Liberal Party will form the opposition after 40% of the electorate voted for them. Labour achieved 8% of the votes and the Reform party 1%.

• Thursday, November 27th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

  Gibraltar elects new government.

  As of 09:00 hours Thursday November 27 the people of Gibraltar will be casting their vote in what has been a quiet general election.

• Thursday, November 27th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentine Memorial to be assembles in March.

  The Argentine permanent Memorial to be erected at Darwin cemetery is almost finished and sometime next February/March will be shipped and assembled in the Falkland Islands, according to a report in the Thursday edition of Buenos Aires daily “Clarín”.

• Wednesday, November 26th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

  Eighty Years On.

  Born at Black Rock, on East Falkland in 1923, I thought readers might be interested in my early life as a shepherd's son and in camp life in general.

• Wednesday, November 26th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

  SAMA Wales is launched.

  The South Atlantic Medal Association, made up of Falkland War Veterans, their families and Islanders recently celebrated the launch of its newest regional branch. On Saturday August 30th at the TA centre in Cardiff, over a hundred Veterans and special guests attended the inaugural meeting to launch SAMA Wales.

• Tuesday, November 25th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

  Busy season for Punta Arenas airport.

  Punta Arenas airport is looking forward to a busy season given the November traffic and flight reservations for the coming months.

• Tuesday, November 25th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

  Fisheries News.

  Headlines:
  Brazil invites forty foreign vessels; President Lula administration defines fishery policy; Chile targets Hoki for human consumption.

• Monday, November 24th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

  Hot News from Chile.

  Healines:
  Delay in Magallanes lamb season; NZ expert visits Tierra del Fuego; Former political inmates visit detention centre; Tourism promotion in southern Chile; Mine clearance along Bolivian border;

• Monday, November 24th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

  Only two charter flights next December.

  Argentina has authorized only two charter flights to the Falkland Islands in December and has requested Spain to intercede before Britain in helping establish a direct air link between Argentina and the Islands, according to an article published in the Monday edition of Buenos Aires daily “Clarín”.