Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, May 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Disaster management team in the Falkland Islands

  

  “To spread the word that preparedness does save lives” This was the reason given by Frank Savage, adviser on disaster management to the British Foreign and Commonwealth's Overseas Territories Department (FCO/OTD), why he and colleague, Roger Bellers of the Department for International Development (DFID) are in the Falkland Islands this week.

• Wednesday, May 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Decisive Falklands War actions recalled. Vulcan bomber raid and Belgrano

  

  Two of the most dramatic actions of the 1982 Falklands War have been recalled in a series of media reports in the United Kingdom 25 years after they took place - the sinking of the Argentine cruiser Belgrano with heavy loss of life and the attack on Stanley airport by a British Vulcan bomber in the longest air raid flight in history.

• Wednesday, May 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  No confidence vote for Falkland Islands Tourist Board

  

  Dissatisfaction turned into action on Friday 27th April when members of the Falkland Islands Tourist Board (FITB) passed a vote of no confidence in the Board, at an extraordinary general meeting.

• Monday, April 30th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Gibraltar recommends trilateral dialogue process for Falklands

  

  Gibraltar Government agrees with Rafael Estrella, one of the architect's of the current Spanish government dialogue policy and now Spain's Ambassador to Argentina, that the Trilateral Forum of Dialogue model could be usefully applied to the Falklands, reports the Gibraltar Chronicle.

• 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.