Falkland Islands

• Tuesday, April 8th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Regional News.

  Magallanes Major removed; Joint Chilean-British missile; Buenos Aires received 47 cruise vessels.

• Tuesday, April 8th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Fisheries News.

  Headlines: NZ company to catch toothfish in South Georgia; Frozen fish consumption up in Spain; Modernization of canning sector; Seaweed as fish feed protein; UK must act to stop illegal fishing; Encouraging Peruvian fish exports; New rules protect Paraná fisheries

• Monday, April 7th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Tourism promotion

  A five years program to promote sustainable tourism in Chilean Patagonia was announced last week in Punta Arenas.

• Monday, April 7th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  “Good cruise” season

  Punta Arenas port authorities and officials from the Maritime Chamber agreed that the 2002/2003 cruise season was “good”, with sixty vessels visiting Punta Arenas and Puerto Natales between November 10 and April 4.

• Friday, April 4th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Fisheries News.

  Headlines: Global conference on deep sea fisheries; New Marine Reserve Bill creates a furore; NZ marine farmers unsettled by delays in reforms;

• Friday, April 4th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update

  Headlines: St. Brandon owners may be next coastal shippers; Meat meets problem; Immigration changes; Quality of life kept; Suspicious package proves harmless.

• Friday, April 4th 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Actualización Penguin News

  Titulares: St Brandon podría ser el próximo operador costero; Problemas con la carne; Cambios migratorios; Calidad de vida y presupuesto; Falsa alarma con paquete sospechoso.

• Thursday, April 3rd 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  To Antarctica and back during 30 years.

  THE British Antarctic Survey (BAS) loses a unique character this month, with the retirement of Captain Stuart Lawrence.
  
  Captain Lawrence (59), who has visited the Antarctic every summer for the past thirty-three years, made his final Antarctic voyage in charge of the RRS Ernest Shackleton last month.

• Thursday, April 3rd 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  “Malvinas are and will be Argentine”

  Argentine president Eduardo Duhalde speaking in Puerto Madryn during the main commemoration of the Argentine landing in the Falklands 21 years ago that led to the full fledged 1982 South Atlantic conflict said that the “Malvinas have been, are and will be Argentine”. However he repeatedly insisted that the Argentines are committed to peace.

• Thursday, April 3rd 2003 - 21:00 UTC

  Two candidates favour contacts with Islanders

  The five main candidates for the Argentine presidential election next May 25 favour intensifying diplomatic actions to recover the Falkland Islands and all similarly criticize the current caretaker administration of President Duhalde for its “passivity” regarding the issue.