Falkland Islands

• Friday, March 9th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Faklands Chief Executive achieves policy objectives.

  Dr. Michael Blanch has just completed the first year of a 3 years contract as Chief Executive with the Falkland Islands Government.
  In an exclusive interview for Mercopress he reviewed his first year in office and looked ahead to what he hopes to achieve during the next 2 years.

• Friday, March 9th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Scientists Replace Soldiers on South Georgia.

  Conservation of vital fish stocks around South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, whose economy depends on fishing, will benefit from a new British Antarctic Survey (BAS) research station. This scientific expertise will also help to sustain wildlife.

• Thursday, March 8th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Foot-and-Mouth Disease Came from Asia

  Suspicion has switched from Argentina to Asia as the original source of Britain's foot- and- mouth outbreak, causing wide-scale slaughter of farm animals.

• Thursday, March 8th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Rappallini loses licence for 4 months after Falklands flight.

  Martin Rappallini, the intrepid pilot who in January became the first Argentine to land an aircraft in Port Stanley since 1982, has been ?grounded' for 4 months on the orders of the Argentine Air Force. 49 year old Rappallini flew his small Piper Aerostar aircraft from the Chilean port of Punta Arenas to the Falklands as he had not received permission from Argentine authorities to fly from Comodoro Rivadavia. He stayed 3 days in the Islands before flying directly back to Comodoro, accompanied by his 2 daughters, 23 year old Maria Eliana and 20 year old Maria Paula.

• Wednesday, March 7th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Hake TAC to be doubled.

  According to the Argentine's Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food, Antonio Berhongaray, this year's maximum permitted catch of common hake will double last year's.

• Wednesday, March 7th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Falkland Census.

• Tuesday, March 6th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Landing Fee Tax bring rewards for Falklands.

  The recently introduced £10 per person 'landing fee' which was subject to much debate and discussion within the Falklands Government is now reaping its rewards.

• Tuesday, March 6th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Geoff and Anthony in Montevideo.

  After enjoying some good Uruguayan beef, early morning Tuesday pilots Anthony Tuson and Geoff Porter left with the British Antarctic Survey air flotilla for Sao Paulo, the first leg of the long hop back to Britain.

• Tuesday, March 6th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Breaking News from the Coast.

• Sunday, March 4th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine patriot wishes to remain in Falklands.

  The fate of 32 year old Juan Carlos Paillan Soto who remains in the custody of the police in the Falklands should be decided this week. His appeal against his proposed deportation by Falklands Immigration officials will be reviewed by Governor Donald Lamont following representation by Soto's lawyer Kevin Kilmartin.