Falkland Islands

• Sunday, April 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  April Second, an anniversary remembered, but not celebrated, in the Falkland Islands

  “It's not a particularly celebratory event.” This was the view expressed by Falkland Island Government spokesman, Cllr.Mike Summers, when asked if he and his colleagues had made any plans to celebrate the 24th anniversary of what Falkland Islanders regard as the illegal invasion of their country by Argentinean forces on April 2nd 1982.

• Friday, March 31st 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update.

  Headlines:
  Message to PM: ?keep us British'; Industry dismayed as Loligo fees rise again; Packages considered for Camp assistance; Tourism decision in May.

• Wednesday, March 29th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands' veteran Sea Harriers decommissioned

  Twenty-four years after gaining legendary status during the Falklands War, the UK Royal Navy's last British Aerospace Sea Harrier fighters were retired Tuesday March 28, completing the service's transition to conducting joint fast jet operations with the Royal Air Force.

• Tuesday, March 28th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Airbridge movers: communication is key

  Communication is the name of the game when travelling on the airbridge between Brize Norton and the Falklands, a group from the Royal Air Force have said, particularly if you have special requirements for the flight.

• Saturday, March 25th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  HMS Liverpool patrols South Georgia Island

  Royal Navy Task Group 337.01 comprising Type 42 destroyer HMS Liverpool and RFA Gold Rover deployed to South Georgia Island between 17 and 21 March 2006.

• Saturday, March 25th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Best ever cruise ship season for Falklands

  There seems to be general agreement that the 2005-2006 cruise ship season in the Falkland Islands has been the best and busiest ever, with only a handful of larger ships failing to make their scheduled visits.

• Friday, March 24th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update.

  Headlines: A marathon effort; Proposal rattles tourism industry; Argentine annoyance at ?double play'; Millennium tragedy; Airbridge assurances; Rotterdam goes solo.

• Tuesday, March 21st 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  “John Cheek” case reaches House of Lords

  The Foreign Office is “following closely” the case of the Falklands' flagged fishing vessel “John Cheek” detained a month ago by the Argentine coastguard allegedly operating in Argentine waters, said Monday in Parliament Lord Triesman.

• Monday, March 20th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Incidental albatross mortality in Latinamerica still high

  Among the delegates to the international symposium and workshop on the conservation of albatrosses and petrels held in the Falkland Islands last week was Professor Carlos Moreno, Director of the Ecological Institute of the Universidad Austral de Chile.

• Sunday, March 19th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  The Stanley Marathon: just the start of something big?

  Despite an early forecast of strong winds, the second annual Standard Chartered Bank Stanley Marathon took place today, Sunday, in almost perfect conditions.