Falkland Islands

• Tuesday, August 28th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Whale sightseeing in Magallanes

  Punta Arena tourist operators are planning sightseeing tours of the relatively unknown “humped” whale that moves along the South American Pacific coast and spends some time in the Magellan strait and fiords before apparently moving further south to Antarctic waters.

• Monday, August 27th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  News from South Amercia

• Friday, August 24th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News

• Thursday, August 23rd 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  New airport for Santiago de Chile.

• Wednesday, August 22nd 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands Voyagers Turn for home.

  The Falklands couple and their young baby, on their voyage of a lifetime from the Falkland Islands to the far north, have turned for home after a fascinating tour of the Norwegian coast.

• Tuesday, August 21st 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Chile expands Antarctic base .

• Monday, August 20th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  South America News

• Friday, August 17th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  PENGUIN NEWS

• Friday, August 17th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Parachute jumps raise thousands of pounds for Falklands anniversary visit .

  British Falklands veterans are intensifying fund-raising efforts to finance their mass pilgrimage to the Falkland Islands next year to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1982 Conflict.

• Thursday, August 16th 2001 - 21:00 UTC

  Falkland Is. Prepare to export truly organic meat.

  The Falkland Islands have opened an abattoir, built to European Union standards, to allow farmers on the Islands to export meat produced using traditional methods from livestock fed on natural pastures. The steel-framed structure is 6 kilometres from Stanley and will have the capacity to process 1,500 sheep and up to 200 cattle per week.