Falkland Islands

• Sunday, November 11th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Protection for Falklands warship wrecks.

  All the British warships sunk in the Falklands War are included in special protection measures announced by the Ministry of Defence to prevent divers from plundering the wrecks.

• Sunday, November 11th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  UK-Gibraltar sovereignty row.

  A bitter dispute has broken out over the future of Gibraltar whose people have voiced fears that the United Kingdom is contemplating surrendering sovereignty over the colony to Spain.

• Friday, November 9th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update.

• Thursday, November 8th 2001 - 20:00 UTC

  Tourist book will help protect Falklands wildlife.

  Falklands Tourism and Falklands Wildlife will both derive valuable benefit from the first-ever practical, high quality handbook written to promote Falklands eco-tourism. ?A Visitor's Guide to the Falkland Islands' is being officially launched on November 14 at the Royal Geographical Society in London by Falkland Islands Conservation, and the guide's author, Debbie Summers.

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

  “New Faces for Falklands General Election”.

  Eighteen candidates had been declared to contest the eight seats on the Falkland Islands Legislative Council. A General Election will take place on 22 November.

• 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.