Falkland Islands

• Saturday, May 24th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Fisheries News

  Headlines:
  Vessel owners accuse Argentina of discrimination,Good prospects for San Matías squid ,Argentine fisheries exports up 21%.

• Friday, May 23rd 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update

  Headlines: Landing Day at Blue Beach cemetery remembers Falklands fallen; Beef - is it worth it?; College students to sign on dotted line; Liberation memories; Postcode for Falklands; Islander does her bit.

• Friday, May 23rd 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands Veterans' Condemn Court Judgment.

  The Falklands veterans' South Atlantic Medal Association have criticised the High Court judgment rejecting allegations that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) failed to provide adequate care for service personnel suffering from the effects as the horrors of war in the Falklands War and other conflicts.

• Thursday, May 22nd 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Fisheries News.

  Hedlines: Catches must be classified for landing; Uruguay tough on minimum sizes; EU backs Spanish access to Greenland fisheries; Brazil: more reservoirs for fish farming. More...

• Thursday, May 22nd 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands' veterans lose stress case.

  Falklands and other war veterans have lost their court case accusing the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of failure to protect them from the effects of the horrors of war.

• Wednesday, May 21st 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Lan Chile's fares are “abusive”.

  Two Chilean Deputies have described Lan Chile's fare policy as “extremely abusive” and anticipated they will request the country's Economic Prosecutor to fix fares in all those domestic routes where the Chilean carrier has no competition, plus a reduction in the number of price options offered by the company where there's competition.

• Tuesday, May 20th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Boost for Falklands Tourism.

  Tourism in the Falklands Islands has developed spectacularly in recent years, and the
  trend continued in the season just ended.
  
  More than 1,600 visitors travelled around the islands on land tours either in
  organised groups or independently ? an increase of 800 per cent in only five years.

• Monday, May 19th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Kirchner promises support for fisheries sector.

  Elected President Néstor Kirchner's, who takes office May 25 says the fishing industry will form a substantial part of Argentina's economic and social development. He intends to strengthen fishing and associated industries in existing production areas, optimizing the benefits of a rational and sustainable use of fishery resources.

• Monday, May 19th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Rammell welcomes new Postcode for the Falkland Islands.

  From today, residents of the Falkland Islands will be able to enjoy a postcode, similar in format to those used in the UK. Bill Rammell, Foreign Office Minister, welcomed the innovation, saying:

• Sunday, May 18th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Large fish 'may follow dinosaurs'.

  The destruction wrought on the world's oceans by industrial fishing is made clear in a shocking new report.