Falkland Islands

• Thursday, May 4th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  25th Anniversary of Falklands Conflict: Call for dignity and respect on both sides.

  Speaking recently on the British Forces Broadcasting Service in the Falklands, Britain's Senior Soldier, Chief of General Staff, General Sir Mike Jackson, said that he hoped the inevitable interest in the coming 25th Anniversary of the Falklands (Malvinas) Conflict would not lead to an increase in political tension.

• Wednesday, May 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands - Argentina: “no ideal situation yet”

  The British Armed Forces Minister, Mr. Adam Ingram, is currently coming to the end of a four day long visit the Falkland Islands.

• Wednesday, May 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  New toothfish season begins in South Georgia

  The Deputy Commissioner for South Georgia, Miss Harriet Hall yesterday told listeners to the Falkland Islands Radio Service that one of the exciting features of the new toothfish season, which had just begun, was that there was a vessel licensed to carry out some trials of pot fishing.

• Wednesday, May 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Glory days of the Harrier

  “Hostile Skies: My Falklands Air War” by David Morgan.
  Morgan flew in the first British air strike against Port Stanley and shot down Argentinian fighters over Bluff Cove. He was awarded the DSC in 1982.

• Wednesday, May 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands' Government prepares for constitutional change

  Members of the Falkland Islands Government's Select Committee on the Constitution comprised of the eight elected members of the Legislative Council, recently met with Attorney General, David Lang QC and Chief Executive, Chris Simpkins, to discuss some changes to the Islands' Constitution, which they wished to propose in due course to the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

• Monday, May 1st 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  UK Armed Forces minister visits Falklands

  Falkland Islands defence capability, the 25th anniversary of the 1982 South Atlantic conflict and hydrocarbons were among the issues discussed Monday between visiting British Armed Forces minister Adam Ingram and elected Councillors in Stanley.

• Saturday, April 29th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands warm-up for ?a bit of a ride' through the Americas.

  “We thought we were just going for a bit of a ride”. The speaker was 49 year old, Mick Daly, expressing some mild surprise at the amount of interest generated by his plan to join his old army colleague, Mick Simpson, in a motor bike ride from Ushuaia, Argentina, the most southerly town in Latin America, to Prudhoe Bay in Alaska.

• Friday, April 28th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update.

  Headlines:
  Getting Memorial Wood ready for 2007; ?South Atlantic 25' announced; Dry-dock delayed; Indecent images found: man pleads guilty

• Thursday, April 27th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  25th Anniversary of Falklands Conflict to be commemorated in 2007

  The 25th Anniversary of the Falklands Conflict will be marked by special commemorative events in June next year, Secretary of State for Defence John Reid announced today.

• Wednesday, April 26th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Famous grave in South Georgia may be saved by hydroelectric project.

  In many parts of the world, the building of dams for hydroelectric schemes has led to whole villages being submerged, communities broken up, climate change and threats to fragile ecosystems.