Falkland Islands

• Tuesday, January 20th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Rammell statement before Parliament.

  The argentine press gave ample coverage this Tuesday to the British government written statement before Parliament saying that “regrettably, despite considerable efforts it has not been possible to reach agreement with the Argentine Government on opening talks on air services on acceptable terms”.

• Monday, January 19th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Former governors in the “front line”

  Two former Falkland Islands governors currently ambassadors in South America have been in the continent's headlines following threats of possible bomb and fire attacks from radical groups in Peru and Venezuela.

• Monday, January 19th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Councillor R. Edwards no longer linked to “Pardelhas”

  Falkland Islands Councillor Roger Edwards has resigned as director of the Pardelhas Fishing Company, which has been involved in a two-year legal wrangle involving crewmembers who have refused to leave their vessels in Punta Arenas.

• Monday, January 19th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Gibraltar: Blair promises “sensible” agreement with Spain.

  British Primer Minister Tony Blair said he would continue to try to reach a ”sensible'' agreement with Spain over the future of Gibraltar.

• Monday, January 19th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Antigua flagged vessel arrives February with Argentine Memorial

  An Antigua-Barbuda flagged vessel will be carrying the blocks for the Memorial in honour of the Argentine servicemen fallen during the Falklands conflict in 1982 that is to be assembled and finalized in the Argentine cemetery in Darwin, reports this Monday Buenos Aires daily La Nación.

• Friday, January 16th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update.

  Headlines:
  
  Charter ban “irrational”; Myriam signs off after 43 years; Seven days of cruise visits; Cause of penguin deaths proven; Hospital drugs arrest.

• Thursday, January 15th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  High seas December squid fishing, a “fiasco”

  The high seas (plus 200 miles) squid catching “crusade” before the official season begins, has proved to be an Argentine government “media show” and a “fiasco”, according to CeDePesca, an Argentine organization for the Defence of Fisheries with offices in Mar del Plata.

• Thursday, January 15th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  The Argentine yacht 'Mistico' left the Falklands in her last leg to Bs. Aires.

  Intrepid Argentine yachtsmen, Jorge Bertolino and Marcelo Gonzalez have left the Falkland Islands, in the yacht 'Mistico' and should reach Buenos Aires in 8 - 9 days time, weather permitting.

• Wednesday, January 14th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Decision to discontinue Lan Chile charters “irrational”

  Argentina's decision to demand Lan Chile to discontinue charter flights from Santiago to the Falkland Islands was described as “irrational” by Denise Landau, Executive Director of the International Association of Antarctic Tours Operators, IAATO, adding that “everyone including Argentina stands to lose business”.

• Wednesday, January 14th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Aznar insists Spanish sovereignty for Gibraltar

  Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar on Wednesday insisted that Gibraltar, ruled by Britain since 1713, should eventually be returned and become an integral part of Spain