Falkland Islands

• Monday, April 30th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Desire Petroleum: pretax loss and no rig on sight

  Desire Petroleum PLC swung to full-year pretax loss due to the strengthening of the pound against the dollar reported the company.

• Friday, April 27th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands: Penguin News weekly update

  

  Headlines:
  
  Tim picks up her MBE; Exploring the southern wilderness; Smoking ban looms; 'Frustrated' Argentines; Tourism meeting today.
  
  Inside Penguin News: Past Finders repair historic corral; Queen's Birthday Parade; HE's First trip to South Georgia.

• Friday, April 20th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Penguin News Weekly Update

  

  Headlines:
  'Falklands of 2007' showcased; Jigger sinks as Uranie Rock claims new victim; Her Majesty's day; Public meeting planned.

• Wednesday, April 18th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands: little environmental threat from stricken fishing vessel

  Fears of major environmental damage, prompted by the news that a Taiwanese fishing vessel the HWA JAAN 161 had grounded off one of the Falkland Islands' prime natural visitor attractions, have somewhat abated today in the light of the latest reports.

• Wednesday, April 18th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Exercise Cassin Falcon shows off Falklands Air Defence systems

  

  The invitation “for interested military and civilian personnel” to have an opportunity to watch the live firing of both the High-Velocity and Rapier missile systems drew a mixed audience on Wednesday, ranging from Deputy Governor, Miss Harriett Hall, to school children on holiday, a Swiss journalist and even Sergio Zagier, an Argentine writer and publisher of guide books.

• Monday, April 16th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Impact assessment needed for high seas area

  

  The Falkland Islands Fisheries Department has been preparing its case for the continued allowance of controlled trawling on the high seas.

• Friday, April 13th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Penguin News weekly update

  

  Headlines:
  'Bash' helps bring veterans back; Pension trustees angered by subsidy loss; Gainer withdraws from tourism job; 190 expected at Forum; Blaze aboard Irizar; Summer time ends this weekend.

• Wednesday, April 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Ups and downs of Falkland Islands squid fisheries

  At the Falkland Islands Government Fisheries Committee meeting on Wednesday April 4th, Director of Fisheries, John Barton, reported that the Loligo squid fishery had a slow start. Catches to date had totalled 11,000 metric tonnes as compared to 16,500 metric tonnes for the same period last year.

• Tuesday, April 10th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  MoD seeks help to clear thousands of mines

  

  The Ministry of Defence is looking for a private company to clear the Falklands of the estimated 25,000 Argentine mines still buried there, The Daily Telegraph has learned.

• Wednesday, April 4th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands Governor defends Police over flag incident.

  The Falkland Islands Governor Mr. Alan Huckle has defended the policy adopted by the local Police Force after a group of Argentine 1982 war veterans raised an Argentine flag in the Cemetery at Darwin on Monday 2nd April, the 25th anniversary of the Argentine invasion of the islands. Many islanders questioned why the Police did not forcibly prevent the veterans from displaying the flag on British sovereign territory.