Falkland Islands

• Sunday, September 9th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  “Generous £10,300 Donation” to Shackleton Scholarship FundNew Shackleton Bursary.

  The success of an exhibition commemorating the Antarctic explorer, Sir Ernest Shackleton , at his old school, Dulwich College in London, has resulted in a valuable donation of £10,300 (15,000 dollars) to the Shackleton Scholarship Fund in memory of Shackleton and his son, Lord Shackleton.

• Friday, September 7th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News

• Thursday, September 6th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Islander Appointed First Falklands Organic Inspector

  An Islander, Charlene Rowland, has been appointed the Falkland Islands first Organic Inspector in its bid to become the world's first officially certified organic country.

• Thursday, September 6th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands veterans retrace 1982 battles

  British, Argentine and islander veterans of the 1982 South Atlantic conflict will be reuniting in Stanley next week as part of a TV documentary being made to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1982 conflict.

• Thursday, September 6th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina denies less Antarctic presence.

  Argentina denied any closure of Antarctic bases but confirmed significant cuts in operational funds.

• Wednesday, September 5th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Army Antarctic Expedition sails for Falklands

  A British Army expedition has set off for the Falkland Islands to launch an expedition to explore the remote Danco coast of Antarctica this coming southern summer.

• Wednesday, September 5th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Royal Navy 60 million dollar drugs bust waging war in Latin American traffickers.

  The Royal Navy has struck another blow against Latin American drugs runners in a dramatic encounter in the Caribbean, seizing a cocaine shipment with an estimated street value of 40-million pounds (nearly 60-million dollars).

• Tuesday, September 4th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Prado Agriculture Show

  Uruguay's main agriculture and camp industries Show begins this Friday in Montevideo and will extend for a week with the participation of over 1,100 animals.

• Tuesday, September 4th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  British Armed Forces Show of Strength.Biggest Armada since Falklands sails for Oman.

  The biggest naval task force since the Falklands War has set sail from Portsmouth to demonstrate Britain's continuing capability to mount a huge military campaign of this kind, deploying a formidable armada of warships, strike aircraft , thousands of troops, and a vast array of weaponry.

• Monday, September 3rd 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Breaking News from South America.