Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, November 16th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Falklanders are voting for new Council

  Although Polling Day for the Falkland Islands General Election 2005 is Thursday 17th November, many of the more remote electors have already cast their vote and mobile polling teams continue to travel the Islands by land and air to ensure that anyone who wants to, will have the opportunity to exercise their democratic right this week.

• Tuesday, November 15th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Borders & Southern Petroleum plc: Maiden preliminary results

  Borders & Southern Petroleum plc (AIM: BOR), the international oil and gas exploration and production business, announces preliminary results for the year ended 30 June 2005.

• Monday, November 14th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Scientists carry out research at sea aboard FPV Dorada

  SCIENTISTS from the Fisheries Department have been reporting on a research cruise they carried out last month.

• Friday, November 11th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update.

  Headlines:
  Candidates encourage ?more openness'; ?Something wicked this way comes' as students take to the stage.
  
  News in brief
  Police investigation; General Election 2005; Molchanov visiting today; Silent remembrance today.

• Tuesday, November 8th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Air Atlanta 747 back this week

  AFTER a month-long break, the Air Atlanta Icelandic contract with the Ministry of Defence to fly to the Falklands resumed this week.

• Monday, November 7th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Rig costs and availability delay Falklands' oil drilling

  Rockhopper Exploration plc decided to maintain its farm exposure to Desire Petroleum operated licences at its current level of 7,5%, in spite of a 15% option, because the cost and availability of suitable drilling units have deteriorated significantly and the drilling timetable is likely to be delayed as a result.

• Friday, November 4th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update.

  Kiwi kayakers are first around South Georgia;
  Serviceman killed in road accident; Veterans to visit;
  News in Brief:
  Policemen suspended; Beauchene shop closing; Multanovskiy tomorrow.

• Wednesday, November 2nd 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Spain hopeful of agreement on Gibraltar

  Describing Gibraltar as an extremely sensitive issue for Spain, Director General for European Affairs Jose Pons declared that “we had never been as close to an agreement as we were at the time of the 2002 joint sovereignty negotiations”.

• Tuesday, November 1st 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Miller anticipates more business with South America

  Falkland Islands Chamber of Commerce president and former Councillor Tim Miller last week visited Uruguay to re-establish business links and the long standing friendship with the city of Montevideo, which until three decades ago was the Islands main link to the rest of the world.

• Tuesday, November 1st 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Remembrance Sunday in the Falklands.

  The following arrangements have been made for Sunday 13th November 2005, Remembrance Sunday.