Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, November 7th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  The man behind the lens.

  United States wildlife photographer, Ken Schafer, whose exhibition of Falkland Islands photographs at Falkland House in London is attracting high praise, has won another international prize, this time as runner up in the British Wildlife Category of the BG Wildlife Photographer of the Year organised by the Natural History Museum and BBC Wildlife Magazine.

• Tuesday, November 6th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  South America Breaking News.

• Monday, November 5th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Seventeen candidates for eight seats in the Falklands Legislative Council.

  Eighteen names were finally listed in the Gazette for the Falkland Islands General Election next November 22nd. Eleven candidates will be running for five seats in Stanley and seven for three seats in Camp.

• Saturday, November 3rd 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Dire future for Gibraltar.

  Dire future for Gibraltar if the European Union effectively ends the British Overseas Territory's tax haven status sheltering billions of pounds from European tax authorities, as anticipated in The Times Friday's edition.

• Friday, November 2nd 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Penguin News.

• Thursday, November 1st 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Lockheed to build Harrier replacement.

  What is believed to be the world's biggest ever arms deal -- the contract for the new supersonic joint strike aircraft for the United States and to replace Britain's Harrier jump jet -- has been awarded to Lockheed Martin in preference to Boeing, after tests of demonstrator aircraft from both companies.

• Thursday, November 1st 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  HMS Endurance is heading Antartica.

  As the Royal Navy's Ice Patrol Vessel, HMS ENDURANCE embarks upon her annual deployment she bids farewell to Portsmouth for the next six and a half months and looks forward to the Austral summer in Antarctica. She returns to her base port of Portsmouth, to which she is also affiliated, on 7 May 2002.

• Wednesday, October 31st 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Formation of South Georgia Association.

  An educational charity called “the South Georgia Association” is to be set up to encourage interest in and promote study of South Georgia and conservation of its natural and cultural heritage. It will encourage contacts and fellowship among those who have lived and worked in or around South Georgia, have visited or are interested in the Island. The Association will be formally inaugurated at a meeting in London on December 14th.

• Wednesday, October 31st 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Breaking News from South America.

• Tuesday, October 30th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Lan Chile expansion plan. Controversy over squid licensing.