Falkland Islands

• Thursday, June 18th 2009 - 01:49 UTC

  Fire on fishing vessel South Georgia waters

  

  KOREAN fishing vessel In Sung 22 needed assistance in South Georgia waters after a fire started on board.

• Wednesday, June 17th 2009 - 07:06 UTC

  Falklands’ iconic Cathedral trees face the chop

  

  Three large Cupressus macrocarpa trees have become a growing cause for concern for the members of the Council of Christ Church Cathedral in Stanley, Falkland Islands and are now set to be chopped down.

• Tuesday, June 16th 2009 - 13:02 UTC

  Falkland Islands: New look site for holiday company

  

  HOLIDAYING in the Falklands for both local and overseas clients has been made an even more tempting prospect, courtesy of the stunning photography and imaginative ideas on the brand new website launched by Falkland Islands Holidays.

• Tuesday, June 16th 2009 - 04:41 UTC

  History Channel documentary on the Falklands 1982 air warfare

  

  The “Malvinas War” seen from the air is the documentary to be aired Monday in the History channel for its Spanish language customers. According to the release the “War from the air” is a unique documentary which shows one of the most outstanding angles, but least publicized, of the 1982 South Atlantic conflict, the air battles between the Argentine Air Force and the Royal Air Force.

• Monday, June 15th 2009 - 13:35 UTC

  Argentina is “waging economic warfare” on the Falklands

  

  The Falkland Islands government has accused Argentina of waging a campaign of “economic warfare” against it, according to an article in the Sunday edition of The Guardian by Robert Booth.

• Friday, June 12th 2009 - 18:22 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News Update

  

  Headlines: “No place for claim” UK representative’s message to Argentina; Community Safety director: recruitment to begin overseas; Swine flu increase in Chile, Falklands still clear.

• Friday, June 12th 2009 - 17:39 UTC

  HMS Gloucester sets off for the South Atlantic

  

  The Portsmouth warship HMS Gloucester has been given a royal send-off ahead of her deployment to the South Atlantic.

• Thursday, June 11th 2009 - 03:20 UTC

  Argentine opposition calls for close trade, education, culture ties with Falklands

  

  Argentina should insist in developing the natural interdependency between the Malvinas Islands and the rest of Argentine territory, promoting sea and air links to help develop trade, educational and cultural ties with Islanders, according to Hipolito Solari Irigoyen, a political figure from the opposition Radical party and international jurist.

• Wednesday, June 10th 2009 - 13:29 UTC

  Falklands set for ‘peaceful’ relationship with new FCO Overseas Territory official?

  

  The Falkland Islands may be set to have a more peaceful relationship with the new Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Overseas Territories, than with the last.

• Wednesday, June 10th 2009 - 02:39 UTC

  Argentina declares Darwin memorial “national historic place”

  

  The Argentine cemetery in Darwin, Falkland Islands, has been declared by the Argentine government a “national historic place”. The bill with the initiative was approved by Congress on May 13 and promulgated June 4th, according to the Tuesday publication in the official gazette.