Falkland Islands

• Monday, May 6th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  South America breaking news

  Brazil and Argentina honor “Belgrano” / Former Bolivian president and dictator dies / Priority is “conservation” / Chile exposed to Argentina / TPA in Congress / “Lula effect” / Chile lifts strict sanitary control

• Friday, May 3rd 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands Government prepare for fishing revenue loss

  A ?disastrous' fishing season, has forced the Falkland Islands Government to delve into its reserves, withdrawing £4 millions ($US 6 millions) for the 2002/3 budget. In an official press release, it was stated that:
  ?Although a capital programme of £7.8 millions ($US 12 millions) is likely to be approved, Government will hold back from starting new contracts or ordering equipment of around £3 millions ($US 4,5 millions) until next February. It will also plan to delay £500,000 ($US 750,000) expenditure from the Islands Plan reserve, and delay around a further £500,000 in other works expenditure until February'.

• Friday, May 3rd 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News Friday Update

  Cuts will have little effect on the economy says government / Falklands filming future for Robbie Williams?

• Friday, May 3rd 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Endurance host young chess champions

  Ice patrol ship HMS Endurance stood in for an aircraft carrier in South Africa - and brought pleasure to deep thinkers from the local primary schools.

• Thursday, May 2nd 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Sinking of Argentine Navy cruiser ARA General Belgrano recalled

  2 May 1982. Ceremonies were held in Argentina today to mark the twentieth anniversary of the sinking of the Argentine Navy's cruiser ARA General Belgrano during the South Atlantic War. The 43-year-old Belgrano was sunk in the South Atlantic at mid afternoon on 2 May 1982 by two torpedoes fired from the Royal Navy nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror, with the loss of 323 lives.

• Thursday, May 2nd 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Longliners in Antarctic waters

  Australian officials and Greenpeace representatives are particularly concerned about the appearance of longliners in protected Antarctic Treaty waters, at least two of them operating under Uruguayan flag.

• Wednesday, May 1st 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine Air Force remembers its “baptism of fire” twenty years on

  The Argentine Air Force today marked the twentieth anniversary of its baptism of fire during the South Atlantic War with a ceremony held at the First Air Brigade base at El Palomar on the outskirts of the city.

• Wednesday, May 1st 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Welsh descendants celebrate

  Descendants of the original Welsh settlers in Patagonia celebrated this week in Trevelin, the one hundredth anniversary of the decision to become Argentines, when the area was still under border dispute with Chile.

• Monday, April 29th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine fisheries exchanges “useful” but not consistent, says Falklands Fisheries Director

  The Falklands Director of Fisheries, John Barton, has ruled out ?an immediate closure' of the Loligo and Illex Argentinus squid fishing seasons, but said on Wednesday that the ?desperate situation of low catches is being carefully monitored daily'.

• Monday, April 29th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Royal Tribute at Falklands Families Service

  The Prince of Wales and Baroness Thatcher and other major political and military personalities involved in the 1982 Falklands War were guests of the Falkland Families Association with 200 other people at their special anniversary reunion, memorial service and annual general meeting (on Saturday April 27th).