Falkland Islands

• Monday, March 31st 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Squid over exploitation.

  In one of its main editorials this week Buenos Aires daily La Nación warns about the overexploitation of squid in the South Atlantic and recalls the recent Argentine experience with the collapse of the Hubbsi hake fisheries that is threatening the whole industry.

• Monday, March 31st 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Mothers' anguish in Gulf and Falklands

  A moving message to mothers of British fighting men and women in the Gulf has been written by the mother of Simon Weston, the Welsh guardsman badly burned when Argentine aircraft set the troop landing ship Sir Galahad ablaze in the Falklands War.

• Friday, March 28th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update

  Headlines: Sandy challenge for Graham in the Gulf; Farmers complain 'outbid by FLH'; Companies pay up; Investments viewed; Education report release; Ross Road's clearway; Asbestos investigations; Ram production contract; MPA Road accidents.

• Friday, March 28th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Actualización Penguin News

  Titulares: “Arenoso” desafío para Graham en el Golfo; Queja de productores contra Landholdings; Pesqueras están pagando; Revén inversiones; Informe sobre Educación; Zona blanca en Ross Road; Investigación sobre asbestos; Producción de carneros; Accidentada ruta a MPA.

• Wednesday, March 26th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands Echoes in Gulf War

  The 45,000 British soldiers, airmen and sailors fighting in the Gulf War include many who liberated the Falkland Islands in 1982. Now, as then, elite troops include the Royal Marines, paratroops and the SAS. There are similar warships and aircraft, including the Harrier, which was so successful in 1982.

• Tuesday, March 25th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Simon Weston charity fund

  As the Iraq war began, a veteran severely wounded in the 1982 Falklands War, Simon Weston, raised a large sum of money for his charity called the Weston Spirit, which runs youth centres and personal development programmes throughout Britain.

• Tuesday, March 25th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Fisheries News

  Headlines: Quotas south of parallel 41º remain unchanged; Advisory committee for Uruguayan fisheries; Over 60% of ex-Morocco fleet will remain active; Target: 20,000 tons of salmon.

• Monday, March 24th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Breaking News from Pta. Arenas

  Headlines: Insecurity; Redundancies in Punta Arenas port; Abattoir sale controversy.

• Monday, March 24th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Fisheries News

  Headlines: Salmon industry designs new commercial strategy; Tory campaigns for “Save Britain's Fish”

• Friday, March 21st 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Sir Christopher “Each country decides”

  British Ambassador Sir Robin Christopher in Buenos Aires said that “each country decides whether to support or not to support the war”, but “this in no way will affect relations”.