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Falkland Islands

  • Thursday, September 7th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

    Bingham: moral high ground lost to ?greed and corruption'

    CONSERVATIONIST and former Falklands resident, Mike Bingham is hoping the launch of his new book in Argentina will alert the world to the decline of “political morality” in the Falkland Islands.

  • Thursday, September 7th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

    Falkland's coastal shipping contract awarded

    In a country which consists of two large islands and a multitude of smaller islands, many of which are occupied by wool and meat producers, as well as providers of tourism opportunities, there has been considerable interest expressed recently in which company would be awarded the contract to provide internal shipping services to the Falkland Islands.

  • Thursday, September 7th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

    Falkland Oil and Gas Ltd signed contract for seismic survey

    Falkland Oil and Gas to conduct new 2D seismic survey Falkland Oil and Gas Limited has signed a contract with Wavefield InSeis AS (“Wavefield”) to undertake a 10,000 km 2D seismic survey over the company's licences in the South and East Falkland Basins.

  • Thursday, September 7th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

    Naming ceremony for new Falklands patrol vessel

    Today, Thursday, 7th September saw the naming ceremony in Portsmouth of the British Royal Navy's 80m offshore patrol vessel, HMS Clyde, which it is expected will arrive in the Falkland Islands in 2007.

  • Wednesday, September 6th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

    Britain/Argentina fisheries meeting in London

    Britain and Argentina will be holding talks in London this Wednesday and Thursday to discuss the mandate of the South Atlantic Fisheries Commission, SAFC, according to a release from the Government House in Stanley, Falkland Islands.

  • Tuesday, September 5th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

    Falklands second loligo season closes to preserve stocks

    Marine Officer, Jon Clark, used the Falkland Islands Broadcasting Service (FIRS) mid-day News Direct programme to announce that the Falkland Islands second loligo season will close at one minute to midnight today, Tuesday.

  • Monday, September 4th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

    Twelve homes for British Forces in Falklands

    Lakeland Timber Framed Homes, of East Holywell near Whitley Bay, has picked up a one million pounds order from the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence to build twelve cabin homes in the Falkland Islands, reports Monday's editions of The Journal, Northern Business Daily from Newcastle.

  • Friday, September 1st 2006 - 21:00 UTC

    Penguin News Update.

    Headlines:
    New Governor, same message; Tourist Board directors take ?hands on' approach; Coastal tender talks continue; Airbridge fares rise; Clocks change this weekend.

  • Monday, August 28th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

    Four visiting British MPs leave the Islands “far more aware”

    Four British Members of Parliament left the Falklands on Saturday at the end of a five day visit as the guests of the Royal Navy, under the auspices of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme.

  • Monday, August 28th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

    No change in message from new Falklands Governor

    In a ceremony, which possessed the degree of formality befitting his status as Her Majesty The Queen's representative, the new Governor of the Falkland Islands, Mr. Alan Huckle, was sworn into office on Monday morning in the Court and Council Chamber of Stanley's Town Hall.