Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, August 9th 2000 - 21:00 UTC

  Young Islander stakes claim with English soccer team.

  Falkland Islands born Daniel Biggs has enhanced his prospects of becoming the first ever Islander to play professional football in the English League after being invited back next season to train with the first division team Preston North End.

• Wednesday, August 9th 2000 - 21:00 UTC

  South America News

• Wednesday, August 9th 2000 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands Radio Manager: Football Fan and Coach.

  The newly appointed Station Manager of the Falklands Islands Broadcasting Station, Stephen Johnston flies to the Islands on Monday (August 14) to take up the post.

• Wednesday, August 9th 2000 - 21:00 UTC

  Stanley: Hot News.

• Tuesday, August 8th 2000 - 21:00 UTC

  Drake's brother in the River Plate.

• Tuesday, August 8th 2000 - 21:00 UTC

  Former Falklands Wreck Saved -- Again! Seven Million Pound Grant for SS Great Britain

  The most precious survivor of Britain's merchant maritime heritage, the steamship Great Britain, rescued and taken back to Bristol from the Falkland Islands in 1970, has been saved from ruin by a big seven-million pound (ten-and-a-half million dollar) grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. This will go a long way towards the estimated ten-million pounds(fifteen-million dollars) required to restore and preserve her from her present sad state of deterioration in her original dock at Bristol where parts of the vessel have rotted away.

• Sunday, August 6th 2000 - 21:00 UTC

  South America News

• Saturday, August 5th 2000 - 21:00 UTC

  The spirit of Winnie the Pooh.

  Sir Robin Christopher, former Ambassador in Jakarta and Addis Ababa has been appointed as new Ambassador in Argentina. He will replace William Mardsen who is retiring from the diplomatic service and will be leaving Argentina next month.
  Sir Robin Christopher will take his post next November.

• Friday, August 4th 2000 - 21:00 UTC

  New British Ambassador in Argentina.

  Sir Robin Christopher KCMG has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Argentine Republic in succession to William Marsden who will be retiring from the Diplomatic Service. Sir Robin will take up his new appointment in November.

• Thursday, August 3rd 2000 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands Freezer Plant Initiative.

  A new freezer processing plant for the Falkland Islands costing nearly a quarter of a million pounds (more than 320,000 dollars) will boost international exports and coincidentally provide valuable earnings for farmers facing hardship because of depressed wool prices.