Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, October 30th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  New Minister for Latin America and Falkland Islands

  A new Foreign Office Minister has been appointed by the Prime Minister, Mr Tony Blair, to take over responsibility for Latin American and Falkland Islands issues.

• Wednesday, October 30th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Falkland Islanders recall invasion trauma

  Brave Falkland Islanders have been re-telling the stories of their resistance to the 1982 Argentine invasion, in the last of a series of programmes called “Falkland Families”, on BBC Radio Four in the United Kingdom.

• Wednesday, October 30th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Sex, Drink, Scandal ? and Duty

  Allegations of promiscuous sex and excessive drinking by servicemen and women in the Falklands Garrison has met with mixed reaction in the United Kingdom with a reminder that whatever happens in off-duty hours, the tri-service force remains at a high state of readiness to deter any military threat, which is its reason for being based there.

• Tuesday, October 29th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Fisheries News

  Australia on full war against poaching; Conflicting reports about cod; EU must reconsider sardine protectionism; La Coruña prepares for new market; California bans rich squid fisheries; South Brazil shrimp production doubles?

• Tuesday, October 29th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands “Flying Devils”

  The remarkable story of how the rare Falkland Islands bird of prey called the striated caracara survives has been told in a BBC wildlife television programme, with superb photography of these birds and other prolific Falklands species.

• Monday, October 28th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Thank the UK fire-fighters

  Kate Macdonald (26) and Rachel Cunningham (22) are the two Royal Navy female officers who this Monday will be sailing aboard the Chilean Navy icebreaker “Oscar Viel” at the start of the Chilean Antarctic 2002/2003 campaign.
  Other's headlines:Fresh products shortage in Punta Arenas; A thousand jobs; Employment promotion controversy

• Monday, October 28th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  HMS Sheffield offered to Chile

  The Royal Navy frigate Type 22 HMS Sheffield recently decommissioned has been offered on sale to Chile, British Ambassador Greg Faulkner confirmed this weekend to the Chilean press.Film team meets veterans; Postal conflict brewing in Chile

• Sunday, October 27th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands dynamic in full colour

  Colourful images of the Falkland Islands today, with all their character and dynamic can be seen at Oxford's Town Hall from Tuesday, October, 29th - Saturday, November 2nd 2002.

• Saturday, October 26th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  DAP, Russia's Antarctic representative

  The Russian Antarctic Department ratified Aerovías DAP as their sole logistics representative in Chile, said Mr. Andrés Pivcevic.

• Friday, October 25th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Fisheries News

  Joint Falklands-Argentine research cruise; EU Fisheries official to visit Galicia; Hake as by-catch of red shrimp; Many questions about Chilean salmon; Referendum on EU membership;