A Conservative Member of the British Parliament has urged the Falkland Islands Government to enter into a dialogue with the Argentine Government on, 'matters of mutual interest'.
Headlines: Chubut vessel owners warned: no records, no permit; Argentina's tariffs hit Ecuadorian tuna; Fisheries development top priority for Brazil; Scientists cracking white shrimp genetic code; Shellfish sector considers industrial seed production; WWF warns fish farming eating into wild fish stocks.
Kofi Annan, UN Secretary General has called on the administering Powers of listed colonies and the UN Committee of 24 to work together in the search for innovative and practical ways to reinvigorate the decolonisation process and enable us to close this unfinished chapter in history.
The luxurious Marco Polo with 538 passengers and a crew of 320 had to return urgently to Ushuaia after experiencing three cracks in the hull while sailing in the South Shetland Islands.
Headlines: Punta Arenas loosing to Ushuaia; Milk scare; Wine exports up; Ushuaia, Calafate and Puerto Madryn; Santiago airport and Lan Chile praises; The most obese in Chile.
Headlines:Improving lamb breeding; Cholera alert in Santiago; Chilean finances in the red; Free trade agreement with Korea; Farmers' week; Joint Antarctic patrolling.
Punta Arenas based DAP airlines that pioneered flights from Chile to the Falkland Islands in the early nineties have incorporated two helicopters to its regional fleet of aircraft.
Headlines: Australian armed patrols to combat toothfish poaching; December 2002 inventory figures released; Marine fish farming offers huge economic opportunity; Private sector funds shrimp research; Brazil after Spanish know-how; EUR 40.8 million for Spanish fisheries.
Headlines: Tourism insurance FIDC take advice / Squid conference / FIDC defend project / Dennis home at last - thank you say Middletons / Mental Health new officer / Kays overseas close / Vehicle accident / MP's pay a visit.
Titulares: FIDC se asesora por seguros para Turismo / Conferencia sobre calamar / FIDC defiende proyecto / Dennis finalmente en casa - familia Middleton agradece / Nueva encargada de Salud Mental / Kays ultramar cierra / Vehículo accidentado / Diputados de visita.