Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, May 2nd 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  FIBS Direct News.

• Tuesday, May 1st 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Fisheries crisis affects Puerto Deseado.

  The crisis facing the fishing industry is obviously affecting our port as well, given the significant drop in the total volume exported compared with previous years,” says a report issued by the Municipality of Port Deseado, Santa Cruz Province.

• Tuesday, May 1st 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Governor Away on Official Business.

  His Excellency the Governor, Mr Donald Lamont left the Islands this weekend to attend official business in the United Kingdom. He will participate in the annual Governors meeting in London, which will take place on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday this week.

• Tuesday, May 1st 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Breaking News from South America.

• Monday, April 30th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Foot-and-Mouth link to Army Waste Food. British Soldiers Get Meat from Uruguay and Brazil.

  Waste food from the British Army -- whose soldiers eat meat imported from Uruguay and Brazil -- could have been the source of the disastrous foot-and-mouth epidemic sweeping Britain in recent weeks.

• Monday, April 30th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  St. Lucia supports sovereignty negotiations.

  St. Lucia Prime Minister, the Caribbean island that currently chairs the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization, (or C 24), supported the resumption of negotiations between Argentina and Britain regarding the Falkland Islands sovereignty.

• Saturday, April 28th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands new Abattoir raises doubts over Islander participation.

  A series of positions in the Falklands newly constructed Abattoir (Slaughterhouse) are not all designed for ex-patriate officers who will be recruited from England, said Head of the Falkland Islands Development Corporation, Richard Baker. Speaking at a public meeting in Stanley this week, Mr. Baker said that ?hopefully we will get some local (Islander) applicants, 4-5 at least'.

• Friday, April 27th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  National emergency in Uruguay.

• Thursday, April 26th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Pro-Argentine Professor gets new post at Chatham House .

  The new Director of Britain's prestigious Royal Institute of International Affairs, known as Chatham House, is Professor Victor Bulmer-Thomas, who succeeded Dr. Chris Gamble, on April 23.

• Thursday, April 26th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands population “shocked” at Defence Chief's suspension.

  The Falklands population are reeling at the news of the suspension of the local head of the Falklands Islands Defence Force (FIDF), Major Marvin Clarke. In the 110 years of the existence of the local Falklands Defence Army, never previously has the Commanding Officer faced such a humiliating experience and during a public meeting held in Port Stanley on Tuesday evening, Falklands Councillors refused to discuss the suspension of Major Clarke.