Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, July 31st 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Gareth Goodwin heading for record score

  22 year old Gareth Godwin, continued his impressive form at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. In the 2nd stage of the Individual Full-Bore rifle event, he scored an excellent 148 from a possible of 150, to leave himself in 21st position, and 4 points behind the leaders. There are 44 competitors in the event.

• Tuesday, July 30th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Good day for Falklands Shooters

  22 year old Gareth Goodwin, in his first ever Commonwealth Games hit a magnificent 103 from a possible of 105, in the First Stage of the Individual Full-Bore competition.
  This is the highest ever score recorded by a Falklands shooter in the First Stage, since the Islands entered the Commonwealth Games in 1982. There are two stages remaining in this event.

• Monday, July 29th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  News from Punta Arenas

  Headlines:
  Sheep farming still leads; Perishables shortage in Magallanes Region; Casino in Punta Arenas?;
  More Carabineros;
  Controversy over oil deposits; Animal Health Chief sacked;
  Leucosis Enzootic eradication; “Not enough”; Pizza and salmon skin

• Monday, July 29th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands shooters establish new record at Commonwealth Games.

  Falklands full-bore (7.62mm) rifle shooters Gareth Goodwin and Derek Pettersson established a new Falklands record in the Pairs event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. Their combined score of 560 broke the previous record by a massive 22 points - previously set in Victoria, Canada 8 years ago by Ken Aldridge and Sue Whitney.

• Friday, July 26th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Weekly Penguin News

  Headlines:
  Preparing for disaster; Gibraltar calls
  Referendum; Stock market slump: little effect on Islands;
  Argentine navy to buy Task Force's Fearless?; Public meeting; Lan Chile

• Friday, July 26th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Gibraltar chief complicates Britain-Spain talks on Rock

  By calling a referendum on the fate of the peninsula, Gibraltar Chief Minister Peter Caruana has again complicated matters for Britain and Spain, which appear eager to come to terms on the future of the disputed colony.

• Thursday, July 25th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  2002 Photographic Exhibition

  The Photographic Exhibition is an annual event, intended to be a quality photographic exhibition with high standards of work and presentation. This year there will be two elements to the show, to be held at the Jetty Visitors' Centre in Stanley during summer 2002/03 ? the now traditional exhibition and also a competition section sponsored by the Falkland Islands Tourist Board.

• Wednesday, July 24th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Uncertain future for Falklands troopship

  Press speculation that Brazil has shown interest in buying the ageing Royal Navy assault ship, HMS Fearless, has caused surprise.

• Tuesday, July 23rd 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Fishing News

  Headlines:
  Hake ban in Asturias; “We need to fish less”; Poachers back in Chile; Chilean Navy embarrassment

• Saturday, July 20th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine icebreaker and German supply ship ready to break out of Antarctic ice

  The captains of the Argentine icebreaker ARA Admiral Irizar and the German polar supply ship Magdalena Oldendorff met on the Irizar today to put the finishing touches to a plan to free the stranded German vessel trapped in the ice pack off the Antarctic coast since June 11.