Falkland Islands

• Friday, December 18th 2009 - 04:05 UTC

  Falklands’ “Four Seasons” that Charles Darwin never fully enjoyed

  

  An unique feature of the Falkland Islands are the quickly changing weather patterns bringing a beauty to the Islands’ landscapes which are often rare in many other parts of the world. The Falkland Islands Philatelic Bureau, based on photos from Ian Strange and Georgina Strange will be releasing in January a four stamp issue portraying such a stunning phenomena.

• Friday, December 18th 2009 - 03:40 UTC

  Air Italy takes over air bridge UK/Falklands for the next few weeks

  

  British military personnel were assured Thursday that they would not be stranded in the Falkland Islands despite the collapse of the only airline that flies direct to the Islands from the UK.

• Thursday, December 17th 2009 - 13:42 UTC

  Falklands/UK air bridge goes bust and all flights are cancelled

  

  Scotland's biggest airline, Edinburgh-based Flyglobespan and also responsible for the UK Ministry of Defence air link with the Falkland Islands was placed Wednesday in administration with all scheduled flights cancelled.

• Tuesday, December 15th 2009 - 07:35 UTC

  Falklands’ veteran, Commander of British Forces South Atlantic Islands

  

  A former Royal Navy commander of the coalition Naval Training Team re-building the Iraqi Navy at Umm Qasr Naval Base and Falklands’ war veteran is the new Commander British Forces Falkland Islands.
  Captain Thicknesse was awarded the US bronze star for his work at Umm Qasr.

• Saturday, December 12th 2009 - 07:48 UTC

  HMS Exeter is celebrated in a new set of Falklands stamps.

  

  “Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named after the city of Exeter in Devon. Two were built in the 20th Century and both were to play important roles in the history of the Falkland Islands, explained Falklands Philatelic Bureau Manager Anton Livermore.

• Saturday, December 12th 2009 - 01:28 UTC

  I’ll be back: military boss bids Falklands farewell

  

  AS Air Commodore Gordon Moulds CBE completes his final week as the Commander British Forces South Atlantic Islands (CBFSAI) he said he was going to miss the job, the Falklands and the people.

• Friday, December 11th 2009 - 13:55 UTC

  Argentina was sure Chile would not be involved in Falklands’ oil exploration

  

  The Argentine government minimized the potential impact to bilateral relations with Chile following news that the country’s oil company Enap had been approached by a British corporation to team up for hydrocarbons exploration offshore the Malvinas Islands.

• Friday, December 11th 2009 - 07:40 UTC

  Chile denies any plans to work with FOGL in Falklands’ oil exploration

  

  Chile reaffirmed Thursday that the country’s oil corporation Enap has no plans or prospects of exploring for oil in the Malvinas Islands maritime territory or any form of association with Falkland Oil and Gas Limited.

• Thursday, December 10th 2009 - 13:10 UTC

  Desire Petroleum plans extra well in Falklands and makes £ 20 million share-issue

  

  Desire Petroleum, which is focused on the North Falkland Basin announced Wednesday it is proposing a share issue to raise £20 million to make use of the full potential of its hydrocarbons exploratory drilling season scheduled to begin next February when the “Ocean Guardian” rig arrives.

• Wednesday, December 9th 2009 - 00:03 UTC

  Mike Summers chairman of Falklands Overseas Games Association

  

  Following sixteen years as Chairman of the Falkland Islands Overseas Games Association (FIOGA) and the previous two years as Vice-Chairman, Patrick Watts M.B.E confirmed his decision not to seek re-election at the 2009 Annual General Meeting of FIOGA held on 03 December 2009.
  Mike Summers O.B.E. a former member of the Executive and Legislative Councils of the Falkland Islands was elected to replace Mr Watts.