Falkland Islands

• Thursday, September 29th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  First US indictments for illegal sale of toothfish

  A United States grand federal jury in Miami indicted Spanish national Antonio Vidal Pego and the Uruguayan corporation Fadilur S.A. for conspiring to sell illegally possessed toothfish.

• Monday, September 26th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands finally to have mobile phones

  According to Rick Hall, a representative of the electronics company Cable & Wireless, the Falkland Islands should, by December this year, join the rest of the world by having a mobile telephone system.

• Sunday, September 25th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  “Self determination is paramount” says Tory leader hopeful

  Dr Liam Fox, currently shadow Foreign Minister for the British Conservative Party and bidding for Tory leadership said that “reaffirmation of Gibraltar's right to self-determination is paramount”.

• Saturday, September 24th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  President Kirchner's governement severly criticised in the Legislature.

  Falklands Councillors, speaking at the final session of the present Legislature before it is dissolved, strongly condemned the hard-line and agressive attitude towards the Islands, adopted by President Kirchner and the present Argentine Government.
   

• Saturday, September 24th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Special award in Spain for Falklands war film

  The Argentine film “Enlightened by fire” about the Falkland Islands 1982 conflict was awarded Saturday a special prize by the jury of the 53 San Sebastian International Cinema Festival.

• Friday, September 23rd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update

  Stand-off in East Stanley; Another early Falklands' baby; Last LegCo meeting; Telecoms on the agenda; Rig unavailability delays Desire's drilling.

• Wednesday, September 21st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  “UK has no doubts about its sovereignty over the Falklands”

  “The United Kingdom has no doubts about its sovereignty over the Falkland Islands and there can be no negotiations on the sovereignty of the Islands unless and until the Islanders so wish”, stated the UN British delegation.

• Tuesday, September 20th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  No progress with Argentina in four years.

  Relations between the Falklands and Argentina have 'slightly deteriorated' during the last four years according to Falklands elected Councillors.

• Monday, September 19th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands' air bridge TriStars upgraded and painted grey

  The Royal Air Force fleet of TriStars has undergone in the last twelve months a series of modifications which significantly enhance the aircrafts operational capability and last September 14 TriStar ZD 951 returned to RAF Brize Norton sporting the fleet's new gloss grey paint scheme.

• Friday, September 16th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update

  Headlines: Early baby rushed to Monte; Unauthorised decoders are ?against the law'; Southampton sails in; Waiting for junior; Who's the new guy at school?