Falkland Islands

• Tuesday, July 16th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine Foreign Affairs Ministry drops name “Malvinas”

  Argentine Foreign Minister Carlos Ruckauf signed a resolution changing the name of the Ministry department responsible for the Falklands Islands, known until now as General Directorate of Malvinas and Southern Atlantic Islands to General South Atlantic Directorate, according to press reports published in Buenos Aires today.

• Monday, July 15th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Regional News

  Headlines:Uruguay protects whales; Patagonia art exhibition;
  Weekend with two killings

• Saturday, July 13th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Gibraltar: new round of contacts

  Britain and Spain will be holding another round of talks over the disputed territory of Gibraltar next July 22nd., according to reports in the Madrid press.

• Friday, July 12th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Weekly Penguin News

  Headlines:Offshore licences for Consortium; New Governor to visit; RBA criticised by Councillor; Illex effect unknown;Tunggal Jaya 18
  fire out; Indecent assault conviction; Talent on show for farmers

• Friday, July 12th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  UK ready for shared Gibraltar Sovereignty

  There has been angry reaction in Britain and Gibraltar to the British Government's official confirmation that it is ready to share sovereignty of Gibraltar with Spain.

• Wednesday, July 10th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Photographer's praise for “fantastic” Falklands

  An amateur wildlife photographer, John Fairclough, from Liverpool, who emerged from hospital after a serious operation, has lavished praise on the Falkland Islands, its people and wildlife for helping him recover, and giving him the holiday of a lifetime.

• Tuesday, July 9th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  New air service for Punta Arenas

  Sometime in the coming weeks another airline will be flying to Punta Arenas according to Mr. Fernando Uauy, president of Sky Service, a private carrier already operating in the north of Chile, who made the announcement in the Magallanes Hotel.

• Friday, July 5th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Weekly Penguin News

  Headlines:
  Trawler fire still burns; Chilean poultry and eggs banned; Man overboard; Argentine elections; PRPs stopped; Indecent assault charge

• Thursday, July 4th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  News from Punta Arenas

  Headlines:
  DAP Manager blasts Lan Chile; Rural tourism; Longing for the “Argentines”; New ferry;Negative inflation

• Thursday, July 4th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  New Deep Water Port - more work to be commissioned

  Falkland Islands Government is to undertake more detailed studies of two linked sites for its proposed deep water port, at Port William Navy Point, and the Camber.