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Chile reacts to horse mackerel depletion; Argentina promotes sea trout farming;
Ten million US dollars will be invested in upgrading and promoting Puerto Natales to the north of Punta Arenas and close to the world famous Torres del Paine National Park in Chilean Patagonia.
Lord Gareth Williams, Prime Minister Tony Blair's special envoy to President Nestor Kirchner assumption ceremony on May 25 said that Argentina and Britain are friendly nations, each recognizing the other's position who have been working and cooperating for several years in all those areas that we could advance. I hope this will continue.
GSLP/Libs has condemned any attempt to discuss the sovereignty of Gibraltar between London and Madrid. This follows the news that Spanish President Jose Maria Aznar had written to British Prime Minister Tony Blair asking for a resumption of the negotiations.
Headlines: Budget: Healthy surplus forecast; No change to dispute; 'Indecent' material; Clearway continues; Tristars back in July; Inside Penguin News: Full coverage of the 2003 May Ball.
Confidence that the Falklands fishery would recover following last year's sensational collapse has been confirmed.
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US market open to Uruguayan beef; Punta Arenas flooded;
Is Chilean reconciliation possible?; DAP helicopter rescues oil workers; 23% tourists enjoy night life.
A unique painting of Brunel's famous liner, the ss Great Britain, has been donated by a woman who was brought up in the Falkland Islands, Mrs Margaret Wilson. It is believed to be the only painting in existence showing the vessel in her final configuration as a three-masted wind-jammer.
Industry players say President Néstor Kirchner needs to recognise the industry's potential for helping the country to overcome its current socioeconomic crisis and for generating export revenue
Mr Speaker, Honourable Members of the Legislative Council, Listeners to the Falkland Islands Broadcasting Station, Ladies and Gentlemen: