Falkland Islands

• Thursday, September 17th 2009 - 04:31 UTC

  Spanish apology to Argentina for “protocol error” involving Falklands’ delegation

  

  Argentina formally accepted Wednesday apologies from the Spanish government which admitted having committed a “protocol error” on allowing the presence of a delegation from the Falkland Islands in an international fisheries sustainability conference, reports Efe, the Spanish government news agency quoting the head of Argentina’s Fisheries Department Norberto Yauhar.

• Wednesday, September 16th 2009 - 21:58 UTC

  Argentina protests Falklands participation in fishing summit

  

  FALKLANDS delegates at an important fisheries conference in Spain were infuriated this morning by an Argentine protest against their participation. The First World Summit on Fishing Sustainability is taking place in Baiona, Pontevedra.

• Tuesday, September 15th 2009 - 06:24 UTC

  Re-sail of Darwin’s global travel calls in Falklands next November

  

  The international project “Beagle, on the Future of Species” a re-sail of Charles Darwin’s global travels which 150 years ago drastically changed the concepts of creation and evolution, but now geared to investigate the earth’s future is scheduled to call in the Falkland Islands next November

• Saturday, September 12th 2009 - 10:45 UTC

  Rockhopper Exploration joins Falklands’ oil drilling season

  

  Oil and gas explorer Rockhopper Exploration with licences in the North Falkland Basin announced Friday it had agreed terms with a third party energy company for a farm-in to one of the Company’s licences, including support for the costs of drilling one well.

• Friday, September 11th 2009 - 11:31 UTC

  Fakland Islands: Weekly Penguin News Update

  

  DESIRE SHARE PRICE SOARS ON BACK OF OIL NEWS.
  Desire Petroleum shareholders who have stood by their investments for more than a decade were rewarded yesterday when the news that a rig had been sourced sent shares leaping almost 40 per cent to 89p.

• Friday, September 11th 2009 - 11:09 UTC

  Number of Malvinas Families next of kin traveling to Falklands is 375

  

  The Malvinas Families members that will be traveling to the Falkland Islands next month for the official inauguration of the Memorial at the Argentine Cemetery at Darwin will be limited to 375 (170 and 205) according to the latest reports from Buenos Aires.

• Thursday, September 10th 2009 - 18:46 UTC

  Desire signs ‘letter of intent’ for Falklands drilling campaign

  

  Desire Petroleum plc the exploration company focusing on the North Falkland Basin, has announced that it has exchanged a letter of intent with Diamond Offshore Drilling (UK) Ltd for the drilling unit the Ocean Guardian to undertake a four well minimum drilling campaign in the North Falkland Basin.

• Thursday, September 10th 2009 - 11:47 UTC

  Malvinas Families peregrination to Falklands with no Argentine officials

  

  Foreign Affairs minister Jorge Taiana confirmed officially that no Argentine official will be travelling with the Malvinas Families to the Falkland Islands for the inauguration of the Memorial at the Argentine cemetery in Darwin next October. “No, no one is travelling”, said Taiana when asked by the Argentine press.

• Monday, September 7th 2009 - 14:06 UTC

  Argentine next-of-kin preparing for trip to open Darwin cemetery Memorial

  

  Over 300 relatives from Argentines combatants killed in 1982 during the Falkland Islands conflict are preparing for the trip for the official inauguration of the Memorial at the Argentine cemetery in Darwin, according to Cesar Trejo member of the Malvinas Families Commission.

• Friday, September 4th 2009 - 10:05 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News Update

  

  Headlines: Nigel our new man at the Big House; Threat to Airbridge; Next of kin trip.