Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, December 4th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

  Sir Admiral West in Chile

  Sir Alan West First Lord of the Admiralty will be participating this Wednesday in the official opening of Exponaval 2002, Latinamerica's major naval exhibit that is being held in Viña del Mar, Chile.

• Wednesday, December 4th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

  Speech transcription of Gov. H. Pearce during a Ceremony held in Stanley's Court yesterday.

  Mr Speaker, Honourable Members, Ladies and Gentlemen.

• Monday, December 2nd 2002 - 20:00 UTC

  Busy New Chief Executive

  The new Falkland Islands Chief Executive, 50-year-old Chris Simpkins, who takes over from Doctor Michael Blanch next March, has spent a busy few days in London preparing for his new post. He met staff of the London Falklands Government Office and was briefed by Dr Blanch, who was visiting the UK.

• Monday, December 2nd 2002 - 20:00 UTC

  RAF cyclists make donation for Darwin Monument

  Four serving members of the Royal Air Force yesterday presented a cheque for 2.500 pounds to the Argentine Families Commission responsible for raising the funds needed to build the monument to the war dead at the Argentine Cemetery at Darwin.

• Sunday, December 1st 2002 - 20:00 UTC

  Queen Sees Navy Chief

  The Queen has receive in audience at Buckingham Palace, Admiral Sir Alan West, DSC, to mark his appointment as professional head of the Royal Navy as First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff.

• Friday, November 29th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

  Penguin News Friday Update

  Headlines: Traditional farewell to Governor; Supreme Court - new measures used in rape case; No flight problems?; Fun Day tomorrow.

• Thursday, November 28th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

  Unique SAMA gift to Queen

  The Queen has been presented by the South Atlantic Medal Association with a unique Golden Jubilee gift of a pair of specially made gold medallions which accompanied the recent pilgrimage of 200 SAMA veterans to the Falkland Islands.

• Thursday, November 28th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

  New SAMA Chairman from Merchant Navy

  The United Kingdom Falklands War veterans' association, SAMA 82, has a new chairman ? former Merchant Navy Captain Martin Reed. He was Chief Officer of the liner ss Canberra which played a vital part as a troop and hospital ship in 1982.

• Wednesday, November 27th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

  New Governor “Privileged and excited”

  A few days before flying to the Falkland Islands as the new Governor, Mr Howard Pearce says he feels it a great privilege. He is returning to an area he knew well during military rule in the 1970s in Argentina, where he was desk officer for Falklands Affairs in the British Embassy in Buenos Aires. That experience gives him better direct insight than possibly any previous Governor into how Argentines think and into their obsession with their claim to the “Malvinas”.

• Wednesday, November 27th 2002 - 20:00 UTC

  Breaking News

  Headlines: BAS vessels in Montevideo; New British Ambassador in Chile; Richard Gere finally makes it; Record fine for fishing company; Chile picking up; British schools summit; “Clipper Adventurer” rescued;
  “Time for a Magallanes airline”