The offshore patrol vessel HMS Leeds Castle has provided valuable assistance to firefighters during her final visit to the county of Kent.
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”Trail of destruction': man arrested; Argentine complaint at London meeting; Guilty verdicts in longline fishing cases.
Gibraltar must work to ensure that it continues to receive European Union funding under a new five-year financing programme currently being prepared, or risk losing it to new EU members, reports Gibraltar's Chronicle.
Antarctic Emperor Penguins have become this year's unlikely Hollywood superstars as the documentary ?March of the Penguins' takes cinemas by storm.
Britain's most northerly outpost played host this week to the biennial Island Games. Doug Gillon toasts the spirit of all involved.
A continued joint precautionary approach towards squid and further scientific investigation to ensure sustainability of the southern blue whiting was recommended by the South Atlantic Fisheries Commission which last week met in London.
Royal Air Force Brize Norton will temporarily close its runway from mid-September 2005 through to January 2006 for maintenance and capability expansion work which means Falkland Islands passengers will have to check in at least four hours before departure.
The hydrocarbons seismic surveying vessel GSI Admiral, currently under contract in Falkland Islands' waters called in Punta Arenas for two weeks maintenance and repairs, reports the local press.
Interest in the Falkland Islands at the biggest worldwide oil exploration conference was down this year; however this has been attributed to increased use of the Mineral Resources Department's website.
United Kingdom registered Rockhopper Exploration plans to raise 30 million pounds on the London AIM stock exchange in early August for exploration offshore the Falkland Islands, according to company sources.