Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, June 5th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Punta Arenas in snow alert

  Magallanes Mayor Raúl Hein Bozic warned Punta Arenas residents on Tuesday that a new heavy snow storm has been forecasted and recommended people to remain in their homes.

• Wednesday, June 5th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina: New squid licence register opens

  The Federal Fisheries Council (CFP) has approved a proposal to be sent to the Application Authority concerning a series of definitions for squid (Illex argentinus) management for the 2003 season.

• Wednesday, June 5th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Gibraltar smear denied

  The Foreign Office in London has denied accusations by Gibraltar that it has attempted to smear the territory's reputation as an international financial centre, in efforts to exert pressure for a sovereignty-sharing deal with Spain.

• Wednesday, June 5th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands football fans favour England

  ?It's so sad that some Argentine football players talk of “revenge for the 1982 defeat”, as opposed to wanting to win the game for sporting reasons'. The thoughts of Julie Clarke, proprietor of the popular Globe Tavern bar in Stanley, where around 300 football fans are expected to stand, shoulder to shoulder, at 7-30 on Friday morning to watch the eagerly awaited Argentine ? England clash.

• Tuesday, June 4th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Six Islanders in Manchester Games

  The Falkland Islands will be represented by a team of six competitors in the forthcoming Commonwealth Games to be held in Manchester beginning July 25th, until August 4th.

• Monday, June 3rd 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  South America Breaking News

  Some Headlines: Radioactive alert in Santiago; Multi purpose vessel for Uruguay; Lagos optimistic; Meat summit in Uruguay; Argentines pessimistic; Less frozen, but still cold

• Sunday, June 2nd 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  New York honors Queen Elizabeth

  New York's Empire State Building, the highest skyscraper of the Big Apple, next Tuesday will be illuminated with the royal colors, violet and gold, to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II

• Friday, May 31st 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News Headlines

  Her Majesty the Queen Happy Golden Jubilee; Half Stanley population join Challenge Day 2002;World Cup Beijing; Jack born in BA; Fitzroy Memorial

• Thursday, May 30th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  20th Anniversary of Goose Green Liberation

  ?It is not the beginning but the continuing of the same until the end'.
  The epitaph which is inscribed on the tombstone of Lt. Colonel ?H' Jones VC OBE, 28 May 1982, Age 42. He is buried at the San Carlos cemetery on the Falkland Islands, but the outline of a soldier, formed in whitewashed stones, lies halfway up Darwin Hill, the place where Colonel ?H' died after being hit by an Argentine bullet.

• Wednesday, May 29th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Beckham ready for old enemy

  The England football captain, David Beckham, has been declared fit to play in the World Cup in plenty of time to prepare for the clash with the old enemy, Argentina, on June 7th, which coincides with the 20th anniversary of the final phase of the Falklands War.