Falkland Islands

• Tuesday, April 22nd 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  FIGO's busy year

  Having just celebrated its 20th anniversary since its establishment in 1983, the Falkland Islands Government Office in London is embarked on a busy year.

• Tuesday, April 22nd 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  SARS prevention with fishermen.

  Chinese crewmen that will be arriving next week to Montevideo will be immediately transported in isolation conditions to their fishing vessels in the port and are banned from circulating in the city. The same precautions apply to Chinese fishermen arriving by sea.

• Friday, April 18th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Fisheries News

  Headlines: Booming shrimp sector in Brazil; Poland demands greater quotas; New NZ hoki freezer trawler; Loco fishing ban lifted in May; Brazil targets red crac; Hepatitis outbreak in fishing vessel; Chilean-Peruvian cooperation

• Thursday, April 17th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Fisheries News

  Headlines:
  Chinese vessels predating claims Chile; Brazil promotes fresh water fish exports; Australia sinks toothfish pirate boat; EUR 27 million for fishing ports; Galician companies target Morocco; Brazilian Fisheries Department unveiled;

• Thursday, April 17th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Praise for Falklands Way of Life.

  Praise for the Falkland Islands as a place both to live and to work is contained in the latest edition of one of the United Kingdom's biggest selling monthly publications, “Saga Magazine” distributed to about a million subscribers.

• Thursday, April 17th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine Airlines still hopeful about flights.

  Aerolíneas Argentinas is hopeful it will be able to begin flights to the Falkland Islands in the near future and says negotiations are on-going with the British Civil Aviation Authority “and then we will see how we coordinate things, as matters are complicated because we need the intervention of the Foreign Ministry,” airline spokesman Julio Scarmella told MercoPress.

• Thursday, April 17th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update

  Headlines: ?President' Menem to visit?; Charles Cooper gradually disappears; Jail for taxi driver; ?Bully' gets probation; Fake money at MPA; Queen's Parade Monday; Lamont to Venezuela;

• Thursday, April 17th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Regional News.

  Headlines:
  Award for Lan Chile; A Socialist lady for Magallanes; Massive influenza vaccination.

• Wednesday, April 16th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands Governor voices concern over Aerolineas airlink proposal.

  The Falklands Governor Howard Pearce has publicly spoken out with respect to the recently announced proposal by Aerolineas Argentinas to seek approval for two weekly flights to the Falklands from Buenos Aires.

• Tuesday, April 15th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Successful tourism season for the Falklands.

  ?We had as many cruise ships visiting the Islands this season as Montevideo experienced', enthused John Fowler, Manager of the Falkland Islands Tourist Board.