Falkland Islands

• Thursday, August 15th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Pacific countries sponsor plus 200 miles EEZ

  Chile, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia are committed to achieve the extension of the current 200 miles Exclusive Economic Zone, EEZ, in an effort to foster conservation and combat poaching.

• Wednesday, August 14th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Antarctic cruises

  Orient Lines 826 passenger MV Marco Polo will offer five Antarctic cruise expeditions this coming December through February, according to the latest edition of AvNews.

• Monday, August 12th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  News from Punta Arenas

  Headlines:
  Maedi visna in Magallanes; Juvenile delinquency; Navy ceases search; Punta Arenas in recession;
  Tourism training programs; How robust is Chile?; Beware with alcohol; TPA prospects for Magallanes

• Friday, August 9th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Weekly Penguin News

  Headlines:
  Big catches create
  cautious optimism; Leeds Castle match; Sugar heaven at Kandy Kabin; Rape allegation; SAMA remember

• Friday, August 9th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Successful Games for Falklands Team.

  A series of personal bests and new National records confirmed that the Commonwealth Games of 2002 was the most successful ever for the Falklands.

• Friday, August 9th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Actualización Penguin News

  Loligo: grandes capturas generan cauto optimismo / Partido con “Leeds Castle” / Invitan al Día de Recordación / Dulces celestiales en la Cabaña de Caramelo

• Thursday, August 8th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Schackleton Fund plans to expand

  A progress report by the Shackleton Scholarship Fund on its first six years says that it has awarded some 50 scholarships, with grants totalling over £60,000, from income from its core fund of more than £400,000.

• Thursday, August 8th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Richard Ralph marries partner

  Former Falkland Islands Governor, Richard Ralph, now ambassador to Romania, has married his partner, Jemma Jackson, whom he met and began an affair with in the Falklands.

• Wednesday, August 7th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  StanChart profits flat despite HK defaults

  Standard Chartered, the emerging markets-focused UK bank, on Wednesday reported flat interim pre-tax profits of $634m and warned of a rise in bad debt provisions due to a rise in personal bankruptcies in Hong Kong.

• Monday, August 5th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  News from Punta Arenas

  Headlines:
  Tourist Center for Punta Arenas; Marches against privatization; Fourth methanol plant; Police assistance from Germany; Drastic cost cuts in oil industry