Falkland Islands

• Saturday, January 3rd 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentina calls for resumption of “sovereignty talks”

  The Argentine government ratified this Saturday, as it has been doing for decades, Argentine sovereignty over the Falkland Islands and demanded Britain begins negotiations to solve the conflict in the shortest time possible.

• Friday, January 2nd 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Almost war, 25 years ago.

  In one of its 2003 last editions “La Prensa Austral” from Punta Arenas recalls that 25 years ago Argentina and Chile were in the verge of war, and a last minute intervention from the then newly named Pope John Paul, avoided the full scale conflict.

• Friday, January 2nd 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Governor underlines Gibraltar's own identity

  Spain must understand that there is no point talking to Britain about the future of Gibraltar unless Gibraltarians themselves are involved in shaping that future from the very outset.

• Tuesday, December 30th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

  Official presentation of the Darwin Memorial

  British Ambassador in Argentina Sir Robin Christopher said this Monday in Buenos Aires that the Memorial to be erected in the Argentine cemetery in the Falklands to honour Argentine servicemen killed in the 1982 conflict was important for the reconciliation of the two countries.

• Monday, December 29th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

  Chile prepares for halibut farming.

  The University of Magallanes in Punta Arenas presented this week its first experience with flat fish and the encouraging results of the Atlantic halibut pilot farming project.

• Monday, December 29th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

  Brazilian polar research.

  “Ary Rongel” the Brazilian Antarctic research vessel mostly funded by Brazilian universities is currently moored in Punta Arenas until January 2 when it will return to Operacion Antarctica XXII.

• Monday, December 29th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

  Chile supports Argentina's direct air link aspiration.

  Chile supports Argentina's claim to the Falkland Islands and it's “a legitimate strategy for Argentina to have a direct air link from its continental territory to the Islands with an Argentine flagged carrier”, revealed Jaime Jelincic, mayor of Magallanes and Chilean Antarctic Province.

• Saturday, December 27th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

  Spider man flies to Falklands.

  Biologists were delighted when a new species of spider was discovered in the Falklands Islands this year.

• Friday, December 26th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

  U.K. Lab Confirms U.S. Mad Cow Case.

  Authorities are looking for the source of infection for the first case of mad cow disease in the United States now that a British laboratory has provided initial independent confirmation of the disease.

• Thursday, December 25th 2003 - 20:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update.

  Headlines:
  Santa calls in. New tax system from January 1. Christmas cruises.
  Soldier wounded. Passenger tax rises. Clearway until March. Symonds loan agreed