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Falkland Islands

  • Sunday, June 5th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

    British ridicule Belgrano trial demand.

    People in Britain have reacted with ridicule and contempt to a demand from Argentina for Baroness Margaret Thatcher to face trial in an international court for ordering the sinking of the Argentine cruiser Belgrano as Prime Minister during the 1982 Falklands War

  • Saturday, June 4th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

    Majestic Royal Navy display in Faslane

    An unprecedented weekend of Royal Navy display will be taking place over the weekend in the river Clyde, Scotland.

  • Friday, June 3rd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

    Penguin News Update.

    Headlines:
    Handing over command of the British Forces; Gibraltar takes on Argentina; Man jailed for attacking wife.

  • Wednesday, June 1st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

    Secret Task Force sent to defend Falklands in 1977

    Details of how a mini-Royal Navy task force was secretly despatched to the Falklands to defend the islands from Argentinian attack are revealed in documents made public for the first time yesterday.

  • Tuesday, May 31st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

    Joe Bossano's defence of Falkland Islanders at the UN Seminar

    The UN Seminar on decolonisation held at St Vincent and the Grenadines has been one of the most fruitful in recent years, Joe Bossano, Gibraltar Opposition Leader and former Chief Minister declared on his return last week.

  • Tuesday, May 31st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

    Expanded oil exploration in Falklands' waters

    The board of Falkland Oil and Gas Limited announced Tuesday the placing of 11,764,706 ordinary shares raising £10,000,000 which will help to further conduct seismic surveys in its offshore Falklands licenced areas, reported the company.

  • Monday, May 30th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

    Drilling update lifts Falkland Gold

    Falkland Gold and Minerals found the going better after chairman Richard Linnell gave a rosy update on current drilling prospects.

  • Sunday, May 29th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

    Falklands' Councillors face busy June overseas.

    Falkland Islands Councillors have a busy schedule of activities in June particularly a meeting with the new British Overseas Territories minister, Lord Triesman followed by the annual speeches before the United Nations Decolonisation Committee in New York on June 15.

  • Friday, May 27th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

    Penguin News Update.

    Headlines:
    Budget deficit forecast but ?finances in good shape'; Governor: relations with Argentina ?disappointing'; Search for runaway teens ends happily; University students pass; Frances is May Queen.

  • Wednesday, May 25th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

    “Little positive to say about relations with Argentina”

    While reaffirming the United Kingdom's government commitment to Falkland Islanders' right to self-determination, Governor Howard Pearce said there's little positive to say about the Islands relations during the last twelve months with the Argentine government.