Falkland Islands

• Tuesday, October 29th 2013 - 00:13 UTC

  NASA solves the mystery of a “city of lights” in the South Atlantic night: jiggers

  

  When in December 2012, the NOAA National Geophysical Data Center and the NASA Earth Observatory released a new map of the Earth as it appears at night they “found something fishy off the coast of Argentina” but now the mystery has been solved. About 300 to 500 kilometers offshore, a city of light appeared in the middle of the South Atlantic Ocean. There are no human settlements there, nor fires or gas wells. But there are an awful lot of fishing boats.

• Monday, October 28th 2013 - 20:24 UTC

  Falklands lawmakers: “The full time problem”

  

  Falkland Islands are holding elections next 7 November and eleven candidates will be disputing the five Legislative Assembly seats for Stanly and five the three for the Camp.

• Thursday, October 24th 2013 - 21:10 UTC

  Falklands praises inter-parliamentary friendship group announced in Panama Assembly

  

  The Falkland Islands Government has welcomed an announcement from the Panamanian National Assembly approving the formation of the Falkland Islands–Panamanian Inter-parliamentary Friendship Group.

• Thursday, October 24th 2013 - 07:44 UTC

  Falklands' oil companies FOGL and Desire merger should be finished by 19 December

  

  Falkland Oil and Gas Ltd updated investors on its proposed merger with Desire Petroleum (DES) Wednesday lunchtime, signaling the combination should be finished by 19 December.

• Wednesday, October 23rd 2013 - 00:24 UTC

  Falklands/Panama 'friendship group' at legislative level is announced in Panama

  

  Following an initiative from a group of lawmakers that recently visited the Falkland Islands, the Panama National Assembly signed a resolution for the creation of an “Inter-parliamentary Friendship Group” between the Falklands and Panama.

• Tuesday, October 22nd 2013 - 14:28 UTC

  Falklands representatives talk fishery stock assessment in Rhode Island

  

  The Falkland Islands fisheries sector was invited to Rhode Island, USA earlier this month in order to present the Islands’ success story of data-sharing between the industry and the local fisheries department.

• Monday, October 21st 2013 - 07:01 UTC

  Too many summits: Ibero-American countries decide to meet every other year

  

  In a poorly attended Ibero-American summit held during two days in Panama, the heads of state and government from the Americas, plus Spain and Portugal, decided that instead of holding annual meetings they would get together every other year, starting after the 2014 summit in Veracruz, Mexico.

• Saturday, October 19th 2013 - 20:47 UTC

  Falklands oil company purchases dock facility and readies for 2015 drilling

  

  Noble Energy the US oil company involved in hydrocarbons exploration in the Falkland Islands has already purchased a temporary dock facility, is looking for a rig to start exploratory drilling in early 2015 and next month begins additional 3D seismic surveying.

• Friday, October 18th 2013 - 15:27 UTC

  Positive start to Falklands cruising season

  

  The tourist season in the Falkland Islands opened on Saturday with the arrival of the M/V Ushuaia, which with 84 passengers is typical of the many smaller expedition vessels which pay visits to Stanley and also to some of the outlying islands famous for their abundant wildlife.

• Thursday, October 17th 2013 - 20:59 UTC

  Toothfish licensing provides 70% of South Georgia revenue, but patrolling absorbs 80% of the amount

  

  In a new initiative the Government of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) has published their first Annual Report. The report, which is designed to keep people informed about Government activities on and off the island, was published on this website on September 2nd and has been distributed to stakeholders, according to the latest South Georgia Newsletter edition.