Good publicity about settling in the Falklands has appeared in an English newspaper, the Sussex Argus, which interviewed a couple who emigrated ten years ago.
A former BBC radio producer who emigrated to the Falkland Islands in the 1970s and became an expert on wool and wool dyeing, as well as a successful writer, is launching her latest initiative by exhibiting a new range of wool in 26 shades at October's prestigious Harrogate Fashion and Embroidery Show in Yorkshire. The show is expected to attract up to 40,000 consumers interested in textile arts.
The meeting next October of the Commonwealth Heads of Government to be held in Brisbane Australia, could be postponed because of the delicate international situation in the aftermath of the US terrorist bombings.
The July 1999 agreement between Britain and Argentina was included in five of the seven motion for adjournment speeches given by Falklands councillors at Fridays Legislative council meeting, the last one before the general election.
As the focus switches to punishing the terrorists responsible for the horrific hi-jack attacks on New York and the Pentagon in Washington, the massive United Kingdom debate on what to do next involves senior military officers who played a decisive role in the 1982 Falklands conflict. Those still in the armed forces are engaged at the highest level in planning counter-terrorist action.