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Stories for 2005

• Tuesday, April 19th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Sterling surges but eyes are set on the renminbi

  The British currency continued to surge Tuesday following an unexpected rise in March inflation anticipating the possibility of further interest rates hike by the Bank of England.

• Tuesday, April 19th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Poacher caught in South Georgia must pay £ 300,000

  Fines and prosecution costs totalling over £ 300,000 were imposed Tuesday to a long-liner caught poaching in South Georgia by the Falkland Islands court. South Georgia is rich in the valuable Patagonian toothfish.

• Monday, April 18th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  G-7 ask China, and Asian nations, to revalue currencies

  The G-7 meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank presidents in Washington considering actions to reduce global economic imbalances, have asked China and other Asian nations to adopt a more flexible currency system.

• Monday, April 18th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands oil exploration to resume shortly.

  According to the Directors of the oil company Desire Petroleum there are at least One Billion barrels of oil waiting to be exploited in an area north of the Falkland Islands.

• Monday, April 18th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Giant iceberg changes Antarctic geography

  One of the largest icebergs ever seen and drifting in Antarctica, B-15A last week broke a five kilometres piece of the continent after colliding with the Drygalski ice tongue, forcing the redrafting of Antarctic maps.

• Monday, April 18th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Imminent closure of squid fishery.

  The imminent closure of the Auckland Islands squid fishery after a report that it has killed over 100 sea lions this year highlights the need for the fishery to change its fishing method, according to Forest and Bird.

• Sunday, April 17th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Uruguayan Navy incorporates support vessel

  The Uruguayan Navy officially incorporated this week a former German multi purpose support vessel which was refurbished in Wilhelmshaven and is expected to arrive in Montevideo at the end of the month.

• Sunday, April 17th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Preparing for the Arab-South American summit

  The organization of the coming summit between leaders from Arab countries and South America scheduled to be held in Brazil was the main issue in the Arab League's chairman Amr Mussa visit to Brazil.

• Sunday, April 17th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Ecuadorian president lifts state of emergency

  Ecuadorian President Lucio Gutierrez on Saturday lifted the state of emergency that he had imposed on Quito's metropolitan area not 20 hours earlier.

• Sunday, April 17th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  New - but old-style - look for historic Stanley building

  THE Old Central Store in Stanley's dockyard is undergoing a face-lift.
  The Store was built in the summer of 1843/44 and was one of the first buildings to be constructed on the site of the new town of Stanley, Falkland Islands.