Falkland Islands

• Tuesday, May 28th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  South America Breaking News

  Some Headlines: Spanish interest in Punta Arenas port. Argentina closes squid season.Hake, toothfish quotas.Impact of Argentine crisis.

• Sunday, May 26th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands Councillors hesitate over “Constitutional Development”

  According to a majority of the Falklands elected members of the Legislature, the Islands is not yet ready for a further major democratic step forward.

• Friday, May 24th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  The best place in the world

  “I'm not actually feeling homesick but the best place in the world to live in, ?is the Falklands; second best, for its friendliness, scenery and people, Scotland”.
  
  “The Falklands can be complicated, but it's a great place to grow children and that's where Thomas, William, Frederick, TWF, will be brought up, mother's promise”.

• Thursday, May 23rd 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Gibraltar rallies British public support

  As talks between the British and Spanish Governments over Gibraltar's future have stalled, Gibraltar has launched a vigorous appeal in Britain to rally public support against any surrender of sovereignty to Spain.

• Thursday, May 23rd 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Thousands at Falklands Flower Festival

  Thousands of people have visited the Falklands Memorial Chapel at Pangbourne for a church service and four-day flower festival commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Falklands War.

• Wednesday, May 22nd 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Conservative leader backs Falklands Urges armed forces be kept strong

  In his first major public pronouncement on the Falkland Islands, the Opposition Conservative Party Leader, Iain Duncan Smith, has described the 1982 liberation as “a noble objective” and has warned against any further cuts in Britain's military strength. He argues that the armed forces must be given the resources to mount such an operation again should it be necessary.

• Tuesday, May 21st 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Latinoamerican Hot News

  All eyes set on Colombia / Try again Jimmy / Argentine impact on Chilean economy / Elections now!! / Back to the TV studio / Exotic lamb / Controversy over the IMF / Too many immigrants / Chile after new trade links / “I feel am a gaucho” / Another trouble spot? / US spurs trade round with Chile / Extra digit in Chilean cellular

• Tuesday, May 21st 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  20th Anniversary of British landings at San Carlos

  ?So he passed over and all the trumpets sounded for him on the other side'.
  These poignant words are written on the tombstone of Private F F Slough 2nd Battalion Parachute Regiment, whose body lies in the cemetery at San Carlos, East Falklands.

• Monday, May 20th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Joint Argentine-British exercises

  Britain and Argentine are to resume next year joint search and rescue exercises in the South Atlantic, following the fifth Round of Defense Cooperation Contacts and eleventh Military Contacts Meeting held in London two weeks ago.

• Thursday, May 16th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Hot News from South America

  “I'm coming back” promises Fujimori / Nobel Prize questions IMF / Three reasons