Falkland Islands

• Thursday, November 16th 2000 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentine Foreign Minister Hopes to Speed up Falkland Talks.

• Wednesday, November 15th 2000 - 20:00 UTC

  Former Falklands Department Head to be Montserrat Governor.

  A diplomat well-known to Falkland Islanders as former Head of the South Atlantic and Antarctic Department, Tony Longrigg, has been appointed Governor of Montseratt, the Caribbean Island whose inhabitants are still suffering from the effects of volcanic eruptions in recent years.

• Wednesday, November 15th 2000 - 20:00 UTC

  High Praise for Shackleton Antarctic Film.

  A two-hour television document re-enacting Sir Ernest Shackleton's epic 1914-1916 trans-Antarctic expedition has won rave reviews in the United Kingdom.

• Wednesday, November 15th 2000 - 20:00 UTC

  Abattoir Operations Manager.

• Tuesday, November 14th 2000 - 20:00 UTC

  Latest FIDF Exercise Details.

• Tuesday, November 14th 2000 - 20:00 UTC

  “Mines Removal”

  An Argentine historian expert in military affairs defends the procedure of the Argentine forces regarding mine planting and demarcation during the Falklands conflict and slams Britain for insisting that the Argentines planted these dangerous artifacts completely out of control.

• Monday, November 13th 2000 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentine Fisheries Secretary speaks out.

  The hake (Merluccius hubbsi) fishery is restricted to fresh fish vessels, at least to the north of parallel 48º, according to Argentine Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food.

• Monday, November 13th 2000 - 20:00 UTC

  Breaking News.

• Saturday, November 11th 2000 - 20:00 UTC

  DAP flies to Ushuaia.

  Taking advantage of the coming high season, DAP airlines inaugurated a weekly direct flight to Ushuaia from Punta Arenas.

• Thursday, November 9th 2000 - 20:00 UTC

  Falklands War Veterans Pilgrimage Plans and Fund-Raising Go Ahead for 2002.