Falkland Islands

• Tuesday, January 16th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Planning and Building Committee.

• Tuesday, January 16th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Rare Falklands wild life in grave danger. British military responsible.

  The legacy of the Falklands War of 1982 remains, and now some 19 years on a colony of rare ?Black Browed Albatross' (Diomedea melanophris) are almost certainly going to be lost through a fire which is raging on South Jason Island, which lies to the north west of the Falklands.

• Tuesday, January 16th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Falklands Hero Takes Over Fleet

  The most senior post in the Royal Navy has changed hands, with the promotion of Admiral Sir Nigel Essenhigh, 55, to be First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff . He succeeds Admiral Sir Michael Boyce,57, who takes over next month as Chief of Defence Staff, the professional head of all Britain's Armed Forces. He replaces General Sir Charles Guthrie, 61, who goes into retirement soon after returning from his Falkland visit.

• Monday, January 15th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Falklands wool destined for Uruguay ? Shipping link between the two countries could re-open.

  It is not inconceivable that a new shipping link between Montevideo and the Falkland Islands could soon be established following a week's visit to the Islands by 3 representatives of the large International Wool Processing Company ?CHARGEURS'.

• Monday, January 15th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Fire-fighters Battle to Save Albatross Colony.

• Monday, January 15th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  South America News

• Friday, January 12th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Penguin News edición actualizada.

• Friday, January 12th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  “We met only friendliness and warmth”

  Argentine pilot Martin Rappallini took off in his 5 seater Piper Aerostar aircraft from Port Stanley Airport at 4-15 local time, heading for Comodoro Rivadavia (and not Punta Arenas as wrongly reported in LA NACION newspaper), refusing to exchange his remaining Falkland Islands currency for dollars, as he insisted that he 'will return to the Islands again one day to use the money'.

• Friday, January 12th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Breaking News from FIBS.

• Thursday, January 11th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Piloto argentino y sus dos hijas “encantados” de estar en las Islas.

  Martín Rappallini, el argentino de 49 años que este miércoles a primera hora de la tarde aterrizara con su bimotor Piper Aerostar en el aeropuerto de Stanley dijo que había cumplido una ambición con la que había soñado desde que obtuviera su licencia de piloto en 1980. No se sintió disuadido por vientos cruzados de 60 grados, y dijo estar “mentalmente preparado”después del cruce de tres horas desde Punta Arenas en Chile.