Falkland Islands

• Saturday, April 23rd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands' gold potential dazzles the mind

  THE only mines on the Falkland Islands at present are the type that explodes. But if South African mining entrepreneur Richard Linnell fulfills his dream, the Islands which saw bloody fighting in 1982 could double their gross domestic product - thanks to a gold mine.

• Saturday, April 23rd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Fairford to replace Brize Norton.

  Aircrafts from the Royal Air Force base of Brize Norton near Oxford will be operating from Fairford for a four month period at the end of the year.

• Friday, April 22nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update.

  Headlines:
  A Royal birthday salute; Toothfish poacher fined; Albatross crash land; Tanker aground: minor oil leak; Brand will be used.

• Thursday, April 21st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  HMS Sussex treasure hunt suspended

  Odyssey Marine Exploration is to suspend its mission to recover lost treasure off Gibraltar from HMS Sussex despite reporting that it has received positive preliminary comments from Spain relating to the shipwreck site.

• Tuesday, April 19th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Poacher caught in South Georgia must pay £ 300,000

  Fines and prosecution costs totalling over £ 300,000 were imposed Tuesday to a long-liner caught poaching in South Georgia by the Falkland Islands court. South Georgia is rich in the valuable Patagonian toothfish.

• Monday, April 18th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands oil exploration to resume shortly.

  According to the Directors of the oil company Desire Petroleum there are at least One Billion barrels of oil waiting to be exploited in an area north of the Falkland Islands.

• Monday, April 18th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Imminent closure of squid fishery.

  The imminent closure of the Auckland Islands squid fishery after a report that it has killed over 100 sea lions this year highlights the need for the fishery to change its fishing method, according to Forest and Bird.

• Sunday, April 17th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  New - but old-style - look for historic Stanley building

  THE Old Central Store in Stanley's dockyard is undergoing a face-lift.
  The Store was built in the summer of 1843/44 and was one of the first buildings to be constructed on the site of the new town of Stanley, Falkland Islands.

• Friday, April 15th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update.

  Headlines:
  Desire aspires to summer drilling; Face-lift for historic Store;
  Briefly: Reaction to illex closure; A royal wedding gift; HM's birthday holiday; Astor is final cruiser; Summer time Ends; Apology.

• Wednesday, April 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Gibraltar Breaking News.

  Headlines:
  Britain's commitment to Gibraltar unchanged; Spain presses for nuclear sub reassurance; MPs urge Hoon to halt Mod reorganization.