Falkland Islands

• Tuesday, June 24th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  San Matías gulf squid fishery opens 1 July.

  The government of Río Negro province says the Argentine shortfin squid (Illex argentinus) season will open 1 July through 30 September.

• Monday, June 23rd 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Fisheries News.-

  Hedlines:
  New aircraft to patrol Galicia fisheries; Chilean fishery products showcased in Europe; EU policy moves towards ban on discards; International whaling conference disappoints Japan; Anticipated success of Fishing Exhibition-

• Monday, June 23rd 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Regional News from Pta. Arenas.

  Headlines:
  Barrage of complaints against Lan Chile; Relatives demand Chilean Navy; Tuberculosis in Punta Arenas.

• Monday, June 23rd 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  South Atlantic whale sanctuary rejected.

  The Argentine-Brazilian proposal, with South African support, for a South Atlantic Whale sanctuary failed in its attempt to collect sufficient votes during the recent International Whale Commission meeting held in Berlin, Germany.

• Sunday, June 22nd 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Rammell: “no sovereignty negotiations”

  “We're committed to the Falkland Islands self determination and we're not going to negotiate sovereignty, unless the Islanders wish us to”, remarked Foreign Office Parliamentary Under Secretary for Latin America, Caribbean and Overseas Territories Bill Rammell to the Spanish newspaper El País.

• Friday, June 20th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update

  Headlines: Affordable port upgrade can be reality say experts; Bank news:SCB tighten up; Sukey's MBE; Teenagers 'bag the peaks' in memory of 1982 fallen.

• Wednesday, June 18th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Fisheries Hot News.

  Headlines:
  Mar del Plata benefits from lack of squid in the south; Japan and Peru at odds over squid licences; Galician jiggers set eyes on Greenland; Chile and China discuss high seas fishing.

• Wednesday, June 18th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Falkland Is. Government makes donation to Oxfam.

  Falkland Islands Government (FIG) donates £1,000 to Oxfam GB in support of the charity's work in Iraq, continuing its pledge to help relieve human suffering and crisis situations around the world.

• Wednesday, June 18th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  UK dismisses sovereignty discussions.

  The United Kingdom dismissed any attempt by the new Argentine government to reopen sovereignty discussions over the Falkland Islands.

• Wednesday, June 18th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  La Nación praises Argentine-British relations.

  Buenos Aires daily La Nación praised in its Wednesday main editorial the Falklands speech of Foreign Affairs Secretary Rafael Bielsa last Monday before the United Nations Decolonization Committee and simultaneously highlighted the traditional friendship of Argentina with Britain.