Falkland Islands

• Tuesday, May 18th 2010 - 00:40 UTC

  HMS Portland on South Atlantic patrol after successful visit in Brazil

  

  HMS Portland has taken up station in the British Forces South Atlantic Islands Joint Operations Area in the Falkland Islands. The Type 23 frigate took over from HMS York South Atlantic patrol duties.

• Saturday, May 15th 2010 - 02:50 UTC

  PM Cameron Reaffirms Falklands’ Sovereignty and Supports Local Oil Industry

  

  London reaffirmed British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands rejecting a call Friday from Argentine President Cristina Kirchner to new Prime Minister David Cameron to halt all oil exploration in the waters around the Falklands.

• Friday, May 14th 2010 - 11:20 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Penguin News Update

  

  Headlines: British family saved in Southern Ocean drama; Rockhopper shares boom.

• Friday, May 14th 2010 - 02:47 UTC

  Punta Arenas Students on Three Week Learning Visit to the Falklands

  

  Eight Chilean students and a lady teacher from Punta Areas public school system will be travelling on Saturday to the Falkland Islands for a three week English practice course.

• Thursday, May 13th 2010 - 21:20 UTC

  Falklands’ Government Congratulates PM Cameron and New Secretaries

  

  The Falkland Islands Government has congratulated the new British Prime Minister David Cameron, Foreign Secretary William Hague and Defence Secretary Liam Fox on their appointments.

• Wednesday, May 12th 2010 - 03:56 UTC

  Falkland Islands Represented at London Festival of Stamps

  

  The Falkland Islands is attending the 2010 International Stamp Exhibition, one of the highlights of the London Festival of Stamps—a year long celebration of stamps, stamp design and postal heritage which also marks the centenary of the accession of George V, the philatelist king.

• Monday, May 10th 2010 - 20:38 UTC

  Falklands Government to Take Stronger Stance at UN Meeting in June

  

  The Falkland Islands Government intend to take a, “stronger and more productive stance” at next month’s UN meeting in New York of the United Nations ‘Special Committee of 24’ on decolonisation.

• Monday, May 10th 2010 - 18:44 UTC

  Falklands’ Oil Discovery Announcement Has Rockhopper Shares up 32% Monday

  

  Shares in Rockhopper Exploration (LON:RKH) soared by 32% on Monday morning, after the latest results of its Sea Lion oil discovery in the Falkland Islands suggested a good quality reservoir.

• Monday, May 10th 2010 - 03:36 UTC

  Falklands Attends Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference

  

  Legislative Assembly member Sharon Halford is attending the annual British Islands and Mediterranean Regional Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in the Isle of Man which opens Monday until May 14.

• Monday, May 10th 2010 - 03:24 UTC

  Falklands’ HMS Clyde Rescues Family from Sinking Iceberg Hit Yacht

  

  A British family has been rescued by the Falkland Islands Protection Vessel in the south Atlantic after their yacht hit an iceberg and began to sink. Carl Lomas and Tracey Worth, who are also known as Lord and Lady Hollinsclough, and their two daughters were sailing 300 miles north-east of South Georgia when their 18-metre boat hit the low-lying iceberg.