Falkland Islands

• Friday, July 26th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Gibraltar chief complicates Britain-Spain talks on Rock

  By calling a referendum on the fate of the peninsula, Gibraltar Chief Minister Peter Caruana has again complicated matters for Britain and Spain, which appear eager to come to terms on the future of the disputed colony.

• Thursday, July 25th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  2002 Photographic Exhibition

  The Photographic Exhibition is an annual event, intended to be a quality photographic exhibition with high standards of work and presentation. This year there will be two elements to the show, to be held at the Jetty Visitors' Centre in Stanley during summer 2002/03 ? the now traditional exhibition and also a competition section sponsored by the Falkland Islands Tourist Board.

• Wednesday, July 24th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Uncertain future for Falklands troopship

  Press speculation that Brazil has shown interest in buying the ageing Royal Navy assault ship, HMS Fearless, has caused surprise.

• Tuesday, July 23rd 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Fishing News

  Headlines:
  Hake ban in Asturias; “We need to fish less”; Poachers back in Chile; Chilean Navy embarrassment

• Saturday, July 20th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine icebreaker and German supply ship ready to break out of Antarctic ice

  The captains of the Argentine icebreaker ARA Admiral Irizar and the German polar supply ship Magdalena Oldendorff met on the Irizar today to put the finishing touches to a plan to free the stranded German vessel trapped in the ice pack off the Antarctic coast since June 11.

• Friday, July 19th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News Friday Update

  Headlines: Court is now in session / Argentine ministry drops 'Malvinas' / Planning for a larger Stanley / Galtieri arrested / Manchester 2002

• Thursday, July 18th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine icebreaker successfully rendezvous with stranded German vessel

  After a gruelling 100-mile passage through six metre thick ice the Argentine Navy icebreaker ARA Almirante Irizar yesterday afternoon succeeded in reaching the Magdalena Oldendorff according news released by the Navy late last night.

• Wednesday, July 17th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  News from Punta Arenas

  Headlines
  Punta Arenas in the red; Drinkers beware; Violence in Punta Arenas

• Tuesday, July 16th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine icebreaker in position to launch Antarctic rescue mission

  Three weeks after setting sail from Buenos Aires the Argentine icebreaker ARA Admiral Irizar was today poised to begin breaking through 180 miles of ice to try to free the German supply vessel Magdalena Oldendorff trapped in the ice pack on the edge of Antarctica.

• Tuesday, July 16th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine Foreign Affairs Ministry drops name “Malvinas”

  Argentine Foreign Minister Carlos Ruckauf signed a resolution changing the name of the Ministry department responsible for the Falklands Islands, known until now as General Directorate of Malvinas and Southern Atlantic Islands to General South Atlantic Directorate, according to press reports published in Buenos Aires today.