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Falkland Islands

  • Wednesday, August 13th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

    Kirchner promises Malvinas' veterans he will visit Falklands

    Argentine president Nestor Kirchner promised the relatives of the Argentine soldiers killed in the 1982 Falklands war that his administration will support financially the building of the Darwin Memorial which should be ready by next summer, reports La Nación.

  • Monday, August 11th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

    Argentina introduces new monitoring system

    Under new regulations, large capacity fishing vessels operating in Argentine waters must use a new fishing vessel monitoring system (VMS) instead of the Satellite Fisheries Monitoring (Monpesat) system, which ceased operating early last year.

  • Monday, August 11th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

    Two month San Matías Gulf hake ban

    Argentine hake (Merluccius hubbsi) fishing is to be banned in the San Matías Gulf for two months as for October 1, to protect the species during its most important spawning period. Río Negro province Department of Production has decided to ban hake fishing in the gulf from October through November 30 in the Río Negro fishing reserve north of parallel 41º 30'.

  • Monday, August 11th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

    Breaking News Headlines

    Natural marine reserve; Air traffic drop in Punta Arenas; Magallanes economy stagnant; Torres del Payne Tourist Chamber; Abattoir controversy; Two seasons in one day.

  • Friday, August 8th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

    Falklands puzzle for Thatchers.

    When Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands on April 2nd, 1982, the British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, and her husband, Sir Denis, had little idea where the islands were.

  • Friday, August 8th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

    Penguin News Friday 8th update

    Headlines: Shortened year but pupils 'didn't suffer'; Unlawful sex.

  • Thursday, August 7th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

    British media praise for President Kirchner

    Argentina's President Nestor Kirchner has been highly praised in the British Press for his swift, decisive, unexpected policies since taking office.

  • Wednesday, August 6th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

    Free of Maedi Visna, soon?

    The Chilean Agriculture and Livestock Service, SAG, is confident that in a near future the province of Ultima Esperanza in the extreme south of Chile (Tierra del Fuego and Magallanes) will be declared free of Maedi visna, a disease that affects sheep reproduction and which frustrated several ovine development projects in the area.

  • Wednesday, August 6th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

    Strong seism in Argentine Antarctic base.

    A “tsunami” or seismic wave caused by a 7,3 points Richter scale seism hit this week the Argentine Antarctic base of Orcadas (Orkneys) leaving broken window glass, fallen objects but fortunately no wounded or structural damages to the compound.

  • Tuesday, August 5th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

    “Let's look after the oil” in Falklands

    The hypotheses of a promising oil future for the Falklands has to be approached as “likely” and therefore must necessarily be included in “the permanent and priority agenda of our sovereignty rights over the Islands” writes Jorge Lapeña, a former Energy Secretary in this Monday's “Clarín” edition.