Falkland Islands

• Monday, July 27th 2009 - 22:20 UTC

  Who can buy farmland in the Falklands – restrictions to be imposed?

  

  A recent increase in the sale of Falklands farms to overseas buyers may lead to amendments to the Lands Non-residents Ordinance potentially to restrict who can buy farmland in the islands.

• Saturday, July 25th 2009 - 07:17 UTC

  Falklands’ combat tested Harrier celebrates 40th birthday

  

  The British designed and manufactured vertical take off Harrier which saw its first combat operations during the Falkland Islands campaign in 1982 this week, Thursday 23 July celebrated its fortieth birthday.

• Friday, July 24th 2009 - 14:24 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News Update

  

  Headlines: ‘Govt is disconnected from the community’; Five cases of swine flu confirmed.

• Saturday, July 18th 2009 - 15:06 UTC

  Major celebration for SS Great Britain’s 40th anniversary return to Bristol

  

  A small army of volunteers will be collecting and sifting through thousands of memories over the next year in the run up to the 40th anniversary celebrations of the SS Great Britain’s return to Bristol from the Falkland Islands.

• Friday, July 17th 2009 - 11:23 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News Update

  

  Headlines: First suspected case of swine flu ‘no need for concern’ says doctor; Young man’s death was ‘tragic accident’ Coroner rules.

• Friday, July 17th 2009 - 07:47 UTC

  HMS Gloucester delivers Task Force South exhibit to Falklands’ museum

  

  An exhibition of Falklands War naval artefacts was presented Wednesday to the Falklands Museum after being brought to the Islands by HMS Gloucester that has taken up tasks as the lead unit of the Royal Navy’s Atlantic Patrol (South).

• Friday, July 17th 2009 - 05:29 UTC

  Falklands’ courts operate under new Constitution from August 8

  

  Falkland Islands Courts will begin operating under the new Constitution of the Falklands as of next August 8th according to the Amendment Order 2009, approved by Her Majesty with the advice of the Privy Council.

• Wednesday, July 15th 2009 - 23:50 UTC

  Ten years on - still disagreement on Falklands’ agreement

  

  On the tenth anniversary of the agreement July 14th 1999 between Britain and Argentina on the Falklands, an elected representative of the time still maintains she was right to disagree with the decision that allowed Argentine passport holders the right of access to the Islands.

• Monday, July 13th 2009 - 11:36 UTC

  Falklands’ war air battles marks record rating in Argentina

  

  History Channel established a new record audience rating in Argentina with the June release of “1982: Malvinas, the war from the air”, an original production from the channel which chronicles the clash of the Argentine Air Force with the British Task Force sent to recover the Islands.

• Friday, July 10th 2009 - 12:44 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News Update

  

  Headlines: Children to be canvassed in school uniform debate; Retail war steps up a gear with arrival of Sainsbury’s.