Falkland Islands

• Tuesday, November 3rd 2009 - 08:32 UTC

  How scientists cracked puzzle of the Falklands wolf

  

  The origin of the mysterious Falkland Islands wolf, which was persecuted to extinction in the late 19th century, may finally have been solved, 175 years after Charles Darwin puzzled over the nature of this curious fox-like creature, according to a piece written by The Independent Science editor Steve Connor on the Monday edition.

• Saturday, October 31st 2009 - 00:12 UTC

  Falklands Fisheries research vessel surveys hake, hoki and grenadier

  

  Falkland Islands Fisheries Research vessel Castelo returns to FIPASS on Monday after two weeks at sea carrying out surveys in the southwest of the Falkland Islands Interim Conservation Zone (FICZ).

• Tuesday, October 27th 2009 - 07:27 UTC

  Rockhopper raises £ 50 million to finance summer drilling offshore Falklands

  

  Rockhopper Exploration, the oil and gas explorer company working in the North Falkland Basin has raised £50 million in a 54p per share placing with institutional investors.

• Saturday, October 24th 2009 - 03:48 UTC

  Typhoons were flown non-stop to the Falklands with support from ten aircraft

  

  Senior officers from the Royal Air Force have paid tribute to squadrons across Britain following the successful deployment of four Euro-fighter Typhoons to the Falkland Islands.

• Friday, October 23rd 2009 - 21:07 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News Update

  

  Headlines: Doing it for themselves; No threat’ to airbridge as AIG economy nosedives, MoD tax dispute at the heart of Ascension row.

• Thursday, October 22nd 2009 - 20:40 UTC

  Tourism Satellite Account a first for the Falkland Islands

  

  The Falkland Islands Tourist Board this week launched the nation’s first ‘Tourism Satellite Account’ (TSA), a United Nations endorsed international standard for measuring the true economic impact of tourism.

• Thursday, October 22nd 2009 - 00:54 UTC

  Desire has raised sufficient funds to ensure Falklands’ oil drilling campaign

  

  Desire Petroleum, the oil and gas exploration company focused on the North Basin of the Falkland Islands announced Wednesday it has conditionally placed 60 million new ordinary shares of 1p each at an issue price of 70p per share, thereby raising £42 million (68 million US dollars) before expenses.

• Tuesday, October 20th 2009 - 06:04 UTC

  Foreign Office praise to Falklands on ‘successful’ next of kin visits

  

  A senior British Minister has congratulated those in the Falkland Islands involved in the Argentine next of kin visits saying, “…undoubtedly the visits can be considered a success.”

• Monday, October 19th 2009 - 12:27 UTC

  Overseas Honour Granted To Corps Top Band.

  

  The Air Training Corps National Marching Band Champions, 93 (City of Bath) Squadron, have been given the honour of playing at Stanley, in The Falkland Islands on Remembrance Sunday. The band will play at the War Memorial on the seafront at the island’s capital, in a Remembrance Day Parade.

• Saturday, October 17th 2009 - 05:30 UTC

  Falklands’ confirmed as first overseas deployment for Typhoons

  

  The first UK Typhoons to be deployed overseas have reached the Falkland Islands having flown from RAF Coningsby in Britain. They will take over Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) duties from Tornado F3s that will return to Britain later this year.