Falkland Islands

• Tuesday, April 1st 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Support grows for Falklands Memorial Chapel

  Support for the Falkland Islands Memorial Chapel at Pangbourne College, Berkshire, has grown tremendously during the 20th anniversary year of the conflict.

• Monday, March 31st 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Simon Jenkins claims Falklands for Argentina

  The Falklands should return to Argentina”. Under this title, and in coincidence with the 21st anniversary of the Argentine troops landing in the Falkland Islands, (April 2), the Sunday edition of La Nación from Buenos Aires published an extensive interview with Simon Jenkins, described as one of Britain's most respected and influential political analysts with a long career as journalist, columnist and editor in the Evening Standard, The Times and The Economist.

• Monday, March 31st 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Breaking News from Chile

  Headlines:Magallanes Region census results; Businessmen criticize; Forest fire protection agreement; Chilean tourist industry recovering; Good news, bad news.

• Monday, March 31st 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Squid over exploitation.

  In one of its main editorials this week Buenos Aires daily La Nación warns about the overexploitation of squid in the South Atlantic and recalls the recent Argentine experience with the collapse of the Hubbsi hake fisheries that is threatening the whole industry.

• Monday, March 31st 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Mothers' anguish in Gulf and Falklands

  A moving message to mothers of British fighting men and women in the Gulf has been written by the mother of Simon Weston, the Welsh guardsman badly burned when Argentine aircraft set the troop landing ship Sir Galahad ablaze in the Falklands War.

• Friday, March 28th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update

  Headlines: Sandy challenge for Graham in the Gulf; Farmers complain 'outbid by FLH'; Companies pay up; Investments viewed; Education report release; Ross Road's clearway; Asbestos investigations; Ram production contract; MPA Road accidents.

• Friday, March 28th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Actualización Penguin News

  Titulares: “Arenoso” desafío para Graham en el Golfo; Queja de productores contra Landholdings; Pesqueras están pagando; Revén inversiones; Informe sobre Educación; Zona blanca en Ross Road; Investigación sobre asbestos; Producción de carneros; Accidentada ruta a MPA.

• Wednesday, March 26th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands Echoes in Gulf War

  The 45,000 British soldiers, airmen and sailors fighting in the Gulf War include many who liberated the Falkland Islands in 1982. Now, as then, elite troops include the Royal Marines, paratroops and the SAS. There are similar warships and aircraft, including the Harrier, which was so successful in 1982.

• Tuesday, March 25th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Simon Weston charity fund

  As the Iraq war began, a veteran severely wounded in the 1982 Falklands War, Simon Weston, raised a large sum of money for his charity called the Weston Spirit, which runs youth centres and personal development programmes throughout Britain.

• Tuesday, March 25th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Fisheries News

  Headlines: Quotas south of parallel 41º remain unchanged; Advisory committee for Uruguayan fisheries; Over 60% of ex-Morocco fleet will remain active; Target: 20,000 tons of salmon.