Falkland Islands

• Monday, March 29th 2010 - 18:40 UTC

  Falklands’ Desire shares slump following disappointing first well

  

  Shares in UK-Falklands Desire Petroleum slumped Monday as the company officially confirmed a disappointing result from the first drilling in its exploration campaign in the North Falkland Basin.

• Monday, March 29th 2010 - 18:34 UTC

  Falklands: “no return to the 80s”, tacit UK/Argentine agreement

  

  Foreign Office minister Chris Bryant said that UK and Argentina agree there is “no return to the eighties” regarding the Falkland Islands which he underlined are British as long as the Islanders so wish.

• Sunday, March 28th 2010 - 04:56 UTC

  Oil in Falklands but not in commercial volumes, reports The Times

  

  The first well drilled off the Falkland Islands in 12 years has struck oil — but not enough for a commercial well, according to a report from the Sunday edition of The Times.

• Saturday, March 27th 2010 - 06:44 UTC

  Falklands join Earth Hour, the 125th country to participate in the global event

  

  The Falkland Islands are to participate Saturday in ‘Earth Hour’, a global awareness campaign on climate change organised by the World Wide Fund for Nature which spans thousands of cities around the world.

• Friday, March 26th 2010 - 21:40 UTC

  Falklands deployed HMS York celebrates 25 years at sea

  

  HMS York, the Portsmouth-based Type 42 destroyer and currently patrolling the Falkland Islands as part of her South Atlantic deployment is celebrating her 25 years at sea. She was accepted into service on March 1985.

• Friday, March 26th 2010 - 01:19 UTC

  Falklands’ fishery back to normal says Director

  

  Falklands’ fishery catches have returned to a more normal level in 2010, confirmed Director of Fisheries John Barton on Thursday.

• Thursday, March 25th 2010 - 20:45 UTC

  First minefield cleared in Falkland Islands – thanks to Zimbabweans

  

  ZIMBABWEAN de-miners were cheered and clapped by a large crowd of Falklands residents today as the, “brave and hardworking” experts demonstrated confidence in their work by holding a soccer game in the recently cleared Minefield 25 on Sapper Hill near Stanley.

• Thursday, March 25th 2010 - 13:04 UTC

  Falklands politicians an important resource says British Government official

  

  “AN important international diplomatic resource” is how Foreign and Commonwealth (FCO) official Colin Roberts visiting the Falkland Islands describes Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs).

• Tuesday, March 23rd 2010 - 03:43 UTC

  Falklands’ oil dispute: Argentina presents its case and backgrounds to OAS

  

  Argentina presented before the Organization of American States, OAS, documents on recent British decisions and actions referred to the disputed Falkland Islands and requested they be made public to all members of the OAS General Assembly.

• Friday, March 19th 2010 - 16:48 UTC

  Falklands’ delegation at annual OCT’s forum for closer links with European Union

  

  A Falkland Islands delegation is on its way to Brussels for the annual Forum for Overseas Countries & Territories of the European Union, which will be attended by representatives of all 21 EU Overseas Countries & Territories, reports the Falklands Legislative Assembly