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Falkland Islands

  • Monday, April 11th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

    Desire Petroleum Press Release

    Desire Petroleum Monday announces the appointment of Peak Well Management to carry out the well design and drilling project management of the planned 3-well drilling programme in the Falkland Islands.

  • Saturday, April 9th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

    Dispute over sunken treasure offshore Gibraltar

    The governments of Spain and Britain and a private U.S. salvage company are disputing billions of dollars in a treasure believed to be aboard the “HMS Sussex,” which has been resting off the coast of Gibraltar for 311 years.

  • Friday, April 8th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

    Penguin News Update.

    Headlines:
    Best practice' approach to drilling, minerals company assures Falklands; Disappointing illex season to close two months early; Mass at St Mary's on Pope's funeral day; Racecourse housing deferred.

  • Thursday, April 7th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

    Falkland Oil and Gas Limited

    Exploration Update & Appointment of Full Time Exploration Manager.

    Falkland Oil and Gas Limited (“FOGL”) announces the appointment of Patrick Bird as Exploration Manager.

  • Wednesday, April 6th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

    HMS Dumbarton Castle visits S. Sandwich Islands

    Falklands Patrol Ship HMS Dumbarton Castle recently returned from a deployment to Britain's most southerly territories, South Sandwich Islands and at the same time proceeding as far south as any warship can travel.

  • Monday, April 4th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

    Falklands attend Miami cruise convention

    THE growing Falkland Islands tourism industry has been represented at this year's Seatrade Cruise Shipping Convention, held in Miami, Florida.

  • Friday, April 1st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

    Penguin News Update.

    Headlines:

    Twenty-four hour police patrols cut for six months; Loligo fee rise upsets industry;
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  • Thursday, March 31st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

    Tahiti calls for a OCTA “united strategy”

    “A united strategy based on common interests is always fruit-bearing”, French Polynesia President Oscar Temaru said Wednesday in his opening speech before the three-day 4th Ministerial Conference of the European Union Association of Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTA) in Tahiti, according to a report from TahitiPress.

  • Thursday, March 31st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

    Breaking News

    Headlines:
    Clash over HMS Sussex treasure; Spanish television links Gibraltar to money laundering.

  • Wednesday, March 30th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

    South Georgia Fishing Licences Announcement

    A spokesman for the Government of the South Atlantic island of South Georgia, which has its seat in Government House in the Falklands, yesterday made the following announcement regarding the annual award of licences to fish for toothfish in the Island's waters: