Falkland Islands

• 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.

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

  Argentina plane crash criticism

  Argentina has been criticised in the British Press for failure to clear up the mystery of a 1947 plane crash in the Andes in which British people were killed.

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

  Rex Hunt reunited with 1982 RAF pilot

  Former Falkland Islands Governor, Sir Rex Hunt, has been re-united for the first time for 20 years with the Royal Air Force Hercules pilot who flew him back to the Islands after the Argentine surrender in 1982.

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

  Jack Peck born in Buenos Aires

  Jack, son of James Peck and Maria Abriani was born in the early hours of Wednesday morning at the Swiss Argentine Maternity hospital in Buenos Aires.

• Tuesday, May 28th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  South America Breaking News

  Some Headlines: Spanish interest in Punta Arenas port. Argentina closes squid season.Hake, toothfish quotas.Impact of Argentine crisis.

• Sunday, May 26th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands Councillors hesitate over “Constitutional Development”

  According to a majority of the Falklands elected members of the Legislature, the Islands is not yet ready for a further major democratic step forward.

• Friday, May 24th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  The best place in the world

  “I'm not actually feeling homesick but the best place in the world to live in, ?is the Falklands; second best, for its friendliness, scenery and people, Scotland”.
  
  “The Falklands can be complicated, but it's a great place to grow children and that's where Thomas, William, Frederick, TWF, will be brought up, mother's promise”.

• Thursday, May 23rd 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Gibraltar rallies British public support

  As talks between the British and Spanish Governments over Gibraltar's future have stalled, Gibraltar has launched a vigorous appeal in Britain to rally public support against any surrender of sovereignty to Spain.

• Thursday, May 23rd 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Thousands at Falklands Flower Festival

  Thousands of people have visited the Falklands Memorial Chapel at Pangbourne for a church service and four-day flower festival commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Falklands War.