Falkland Islands

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

  British Armed Forces shrink.

  The number of soldiers in the British Army has fallen steeply from 167,000 at the time of the 1982 Falklands Conflict to only about 100,000 now, according to the latest manpower statistics released by the Ministry of Defence in London.

• Friday, August 31st 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News.

• Wednesday, August 29th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  DAP fights Lan Chile.

  Aerovías DAP officially requested air fare regulations warning that if nothing is done Lan Chile will consolidate 90% of the Chilean home market particularly punishing residents in extreme areas of the country.

• Wednesday, August 29th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  World's best climbers tackle Shackleton's South Georgia feat.

  Three of the world's most experienced mountain climbers have paid tribute to the incredible achievement of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton in crossing South Georgia's unmapped mountains in 1916 to enable him to rescue all 27 men of his stranded trans-Antarctic expedition.

• Tuesday, August 28th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina: FFC approves new ITQ Bill

  The Federal Fisheries Council (FFC) has unanimously approved the Individual Transferable Quotas (ITQs) Specific Scheme Bill for common hake (Merluccius hubbsi).

• Tuesday, August 28th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Whale sightseeing in Magallanes

  Punta Arena tourist operators are planning sightseeing tours of the relatively unknown “humped” whale that moves along the South American Pacific coast and spends some time in the Magellan strait and fiords before apparently moving further south to Antarctic waters.

• Monday, August 27th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  News from South Amercia

• Friday, August 24th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News

• Thursday, August 23rd 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  New airport for Santiago de Chile.

• Wednesday, August 22nd 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands Voyagers Turn for home.

  The Falklands couple and their young baby, on their voyage of a lifetime from the Falkland Islands to the far north, have turned for home after a fascinating tour of the Norwegian coast.