Falkland Islands

• Thursday, July 22nd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  RN will dispose of 3 destroyers and 3 frigates.

  Deep cuts in the British armed forces as part of a modernization plan (“Delivering Security in a Changing World: Future Capabilities”) were announced this Wednesday in Parliament by Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon this Wednesday.

• Thursday, July 22nd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina expects to reach agreement with UK regarding flights.

  Argentine Ambassador in London denied his government is holding up growth of the Falkland Islands tourism industry and revealed that “we are looking forward to reaching an agreement with the UK” regarding flights to the Islands.

• Wednesday, July 21st 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Falkland Islander plans “Hand of Friendship” concerts in Argentina.

  Terry Betts, erstwhile union leader, member of the Falkland Islands Legislative and Executive Councils, prominent local entrepreneur and President of the Falkland Islands Chamber of Commerce has turned author and musician.

• Wednesday, July 21st 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Report on interview of Dr Colin Phipps.

  Dr Colin Phipps of Desire Petroleum explained to FIBS that although the recent seismic survey conducted by Desire Petroleum was what is known as ?3 dimensional', this was not strictly the case.

• Friday, July 16th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update.

  Headlines:
  Farmers gather for a week of meetings; Argentine families to visit memorial; Agreement at fisheries talks; Shooters need permission; First university results.

• Friday, July 16th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine private visit to Memorial in August.

  A small group of Argentine next of kin will be travelling to the Falkland Islands in early August for a brief ceremony to mark the completion of the Argentine Memorial at Darwin Cemetery.

• Thursday, July 15th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Gibraltar Breaking News.-

  Headlines:
  HMS Tireless leaves Gibraltar;
  SS Rotterdam in Gibraltar for “uplifting”; Tercentenary Art Exhibition.

• Wednesday, July 14th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  South Atlantic Fisheries Commission.

  Joint press statement of the Twenty-fifth meeting.

• Wednesday, July 14th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Island Shipping Users' Meeting.

  Given the scattered nature of the Falkland Islands archipelago, inter island shipping has always been a matter of the highest importance to farmers and so there was a capacity turn out for the first of Tuesday's ?Farmers Week' meetings.

• Wednesday, July 14th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands Governor states the British case and issues an invitation.

  On Tuesday morning, Mr. Howard Pearce, the Governor of the Falkland Islands, chose the platform of a meeting organized for farmers by the Falkland Islands Rural Business Association to issue a firm assurance that any attempts that might be made by Argentina to discuss Falkland Islands sovereignty with the British Government would be refused, unless they occurred with the consent of the islanders. “The British Government is going to be very robust on this,” he said.