Falkland Islands

• Friday, December 20th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

  Actualización Penguin News

  Titulares: FELIZ NAVIDAD; FIG: “Hemos sido imparciales con Bingham”; Apoyo Tory; Nuevo jefe en FIDC; Morrison continúa.

• Friday, December 20th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

  Tony Blair's New Year message to the Falkland Islands.

  The British Prime Minister Tony Blair has added his own thoughts to the recent strengthening of relationships between Britain and Argentina, 20 years after the Falklands War.

• Thursday, December 19th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

  Falklands congratulates BBC World Service

  Among a flood of congratulations and good will messages to the BBC World Service from around the world on its 70th anniversary (on Thursday, 19th December) is a letter of appreciation from the Falkland Islands Government.

• Thursday, December 19th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

  Trusted World Service

  The BBC World Service, claims with some justification, to be the world's best-known, most trusted voice in international broadcasting, delivering a lively mix of news, analysis and features 24 hours a day to about 150-million listeners worldwide, in English and more than forty other languages.

• Wednesday, December 18th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

  Breaking News from South America

  Headlines: British frigates for Chile; Three weekly flights to Spain; Uruguay expects 74 cruises; Deer hunting in Tierra del Fuego; Poultry influenza losses.

• Tuesday, December 17th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

  Falklands campaigners watch on Gibraltar.

  Supporters of the Falkland Islanders in their rejection of Argentina's sovereignty claim are keeping close watch on the British Government's attempts to persuade Gibraltarians to agree to shared Anglo-Spanish sovereignty.

• Monday, December 16th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

  A degree of cooperation with Argentina is in everybody's interest.

  If oil is discovered in commercial quantities in the Falklands, a degree of cooperation with Argentina “would seem to make practical sense and be in everybody's interests”, said Howard Pearce the new Falkland Islands governor just a few days after taking office.

• Saturday, December 14th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

  Fisheries News

  Headlines: Seafood 2002 launched in Mar del Plata; Red tide spans entire coast and causes one death; Chilean Fisheries law under fire; Clean salmon production agreement; Hake ban in Peru; Scientists assess global warming on Antarctic plankton; Australia and Russia dispute seized longliner;

• Friday, December 13th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

  Penguin News Friday Update

  Headlines: Elements devastate lambing; Penguin deaths continue - research ongoing; Short term OK for C&W in Falklands; Drugs conviction; Hospital wing go ahead.

• Thursday, December 12th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

  Falklands drastically reduces squid fishing

  Squid fishing in Falkland Islands' EEZ must be drastically reduced to promote the recovery of dwindling stocks say local authorities.