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Falkland Islands

  • Wednesday, March 20th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

    Falklands War photos

    The only professional photographer visiting the Falkland Islands at the time of the 1982 invasion, Rafael Wollman, has re-visited Stanley and taken photographs of people he photographed 20 years ago.

  • Wednesday, March 20th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

    Media boost for Falklands tourism.

    Falkland Islands tourism has had a double boost of positive publicity on the BBC Holiday programme watched by millions of viewers and in the London Times Travel Supplement read by hundreds of thousands.

  • Wednesday, March 20th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

    Falklands battle stress evidence.

    The Royal Navy surgeon who saved both British and Argentine lives in the Falklands Conflict, Dr Rick Jolly, has told a High Court action brought by veterans in London that many of the 29,000 soldiers, sailors and airmen in the British Task Force were not mentally prepared for battle.

  • Tuesday, March 19th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

    Clarín stresses significance of Hoon's visit.

    In a concise but significant editorial piece in this Monday's edition, Argentine daily “Clarín” stresses the importance of the recent visit to Falklands, Santiago de Chile and Buenos Aires of British Secretary of Defence, Geoffrey Hoon, particularly just a few weeks away from the twentieth anniversary of the South Atlantic conflict and ten years after the beginning of the British-Argentine normalization process.

  • Tuesday, March 19th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

    Falklands Chapel to build stone memorial.

    The Falkland Islands Memorial Chapel at Pangbourne in Berkshire, which is holding its 20th anniversary remembrance service on Sunday, 16th June, Falklands Memorial Day, says it hopes a member of the Royal family will attend.

  • Monday, March 18th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

    Visit South Georgia -- on the web.

    The world wide web has been recruited as a new weapon to promote and preserve the unique characteristics of the South Atlantic island of South Georgia.

  • Monday, March 18th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

    South Amercia: Breaking News

  • Sunday, March 17th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

    HMS Newcastle heads for South Atlantic.

    The warship HMS Newcastle sets sail for a five-month deployment combining security patrols and humanitarian missions.

  • Friday, March 15th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

    Actualización Penguin News

    Actualización Penguin News

  • Friday, March 15th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

    Penguin News Update

    Penguin News Update