WITH a very busy maintenance period under her belt, HMS Dumbarton Castle returned to sea this week.
Visiting the Falkland Islands this week is the recently appointed Head of the British Foreign Office's (FCO) Overseas Territories department, Leigh Turner.
Headlines:
Terry honoured; Consultation begins on school structure; Late plea change in vandalism case; Underage sex: youth detained; Mental Health site;
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FCO man to visit; Sunday is Census night; Rapier Squadron says goodbye; Protect yourself from the sun.
This Argentine Government doesn't seem to be disposed to talking in any common sense fashion about managing our differences
Falkland Islands Legislative Council Member, Mike Summers, spoke Wednesday of the anger and frustration expressed by delegates at the recent European Union's Overseas Countries and Territories Conference recently held in Greenland, which he attended with fellow councillor Dr. Richard Davies.
AS PART of a wider restructuring of the military, the RAF Regiment is to lose its Ground Based Air Defence role.
COUNCILLOR Richard Davies has responded to criticism from the international Campaign to Ban Landmines of Britain's failure to clear mines in the Islands.
Headlines:
40 years on Remembering the 1966 DC4 hijacking; Falklands at PM
Blair's last conference; FLH directors: ?we're not trying to buy land'; Further education: criteria could grow; New FIDC boss chosen; Peat Cutting public holiday.
In a statement ahead of the Nov 14 release of results for the first half, the group said its order book currently stands at 3.5 bln stg.
The 21st September saw the first full meeting of the Falkland Islands Executive Council (ExCo) to be attended by new Governor, Mr Alan Huckle and in his report of the meeting on the Falkland Islands Radio Station (FIRS) he said that he had enjoyed the quality of the discussion and was looking forward to more.