Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, June 1st 2011 - 16:23 UTC

  Falklands’ appraisal well confirms oil quality at Sea Lion prospect discovery

  

  Rockhopper Exploration operating in the North Falkland basin has provided an upbeat update on its second appraisal well, 14/10-5, on the Sea Lion discovery which was drilled 600 m north of the 14/10-2 discovery well to a TD of 2,726 m.

• Wednesday, June 1st 2011 - 09:09 UTC

  South Georgia ordinance gives new powers to protect unique natural environment

  

  Tuesday afternoon on May 31st saw the signing of the Wild Life and Protected Areas Ordinance for the Government of the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI).

• Tuesday, May 31st 2011 - 22:44 UTC

  Falklands stamp release features the unique but endangered Southern sea lion

  

  The Southern sea lion (Otaria flavescens) features in the latest Falkland Islands stamp release, which became available for sale this week.

• Tuesday, May 31st 2011 - 07:13 UTC

  Falklands’ Desire Petroleum completes 3D seismic program; encouraged by new prospects

  

  The Falklands oil company Desire Petroleum announced Tuesday it had completed the acquisition of 3D seismic program over an area of 1.416 kilometres with initial indications of encouraging new prospects.

• Monday, May 30th 2011 - 14:32 UTC

  New Falklands’ British Forces commander played key role in UK 2009 floods’ rescue operations

  

  The man appointed new Commander of the British Forces South Atlantic Islands to be stationed in the Falkland Islands, is the soldier who oversaw the bridge building in Cumbria following the United Kingdom’s devastating floods in November 2009.

• Friday, May 27th 2011 - 09:26 UTC

  Defence minister denies Argentina is “obstructing” the Falklands economy

  

  Defence minister Arturo Puricelli denied Thursday that Argentina was obstructing the economy of the Malvinas Islands as claimed by Falklands’ governor Nigel Haywood in his state of the nation speech to the elected Legislative Assembly of the Islands.

• Friday, May 27th 2011 - 08:16 UTC

  South Georgia marine biodiversity richer than the Galapagos Islands

  

  Sea spiders the size of dinner plates and two-meter-long ribbon worms that eat prey several times their own size were among the 1,400-plus species cataloged by the British Antarctic Service in a comprehensive study of marine life around South Georgia Island.

• Thursday, May 26th 2011 - 23:46 UTC

  Regional C24 seminar in Jamaica in anticipation of Falklands’ June 23 presentation in New York

  

  The United Nations Special Committee of 24, (for the implementation of the declaration on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples) will hold its annual regional seminar in Kingstown, Jamaica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, from 31 May to 2 June.

• Wednesday, May 25th 2011 - 21:08 UTC

  One fresh face in the Falkland Islands by-election line up

  

  At least four candidates will stand for election at the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly by-election (Stanley constituency) on June 23; only one of which has never taken up a place in former Legislative Assemblies.

• Wednesday, May 25th 2011 - 20:47 UTC

  Falklands reaffirms self-determination and campaign to promote success of the Islands

  

  The Falkland Islands right to self determination “is undiminished as is the support from the UK to uphold that right and no amount of posturing by others can affect that right”, said Governor Nigel Haywood in his ‘State of the Nation’ address to the Legislative Assembly at the opening of the budget session.