Falkland Islands

Wednesday, April 8th 2009 - 00:43 UTC
“Piggy-backed” HMS Endurance expected Wednesday in Portsmouth

HMS Endurance, the Royal Navy's badly damaged Ice patrol ship, is due to arrive in the Solent, Portsmouth, aboard a heavy lift ship tomorrow Wednesday after an 8,000-mile piggy-back voyage from the Falkland Islands.
Tuesday, April 7th 2009 - 19:21 UTC
Antarctic fuel oil ban to impact on Falklands tourism

FALKLANDS, Argentine, and Chilean cruise ship tourism is likely to be negatively impacted as a result of a ban on the use and carriage of Heavy Gas Oil (HGO) in Antarctic waters by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).
Monday, April 6th 2009 - 21:10 UTC
Project for the development of aquaculture in the Falklands

Falkland Islands aquaculture project and research on species with potential to help develop a local industry was underlined in a piece released in the Fishupdate.com portal. Development of the aquaculture and marine farming project are part of a major review of the Falklands fisheries policy, adds the article.
Friday, April 3rd 2009 - 11:23 UTC
Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News Update

Headlines: Royal party return after South Georgia trip; FIG restructure to offer more opportunities for locals; Seaman on trial for cocaine theft.
Thursday, April 2nd 2009 - 13:47 UTC
Mrs. Kirchner approach to Malvinas issue infuriates Jewish community

Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner strong lobbying for support from the Arab League in its dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands is proving to be a short lived pyrrhic victory since she involved Argentina in the Palestine question and infuriated the Jewish community.
Thursday, April 2nd 2009 - 10:27 UTC
Mrs. Kirchner’s Malvinas Veteran Day message from London

On the 27th anniversary of the Argentine landing in Falklands/Malvinas, which triggered the South Atlantic conflict in 1982, the Argentine government will commemorate Thursday April 2 the Day of the Veteran and the Fallen in the Malvinas War.
Wednesday, April 1st 2009 - 09:41 UTC
Imagine Falklands and Gibraltar naval facilities under EU control and flag

Britain's naval bases around the world should be put under the control of the European Union, according to a report commissioned by the Brussels Parliament and which was leaked to the British press this week.
Tuesday, March 31st 2009 - 05:20 UTC
Falkland Islands government: “We wish to remain British”

“We wish to remain British and the sovereignty issue is not for negotiation” was the Falkland Islands government statement in response to last Saturday’s meeting in Chile of UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.
Monday, March 30th 2009 - 11:12 UTC
“Galtieri didn’t realize we were loosing the war” reveals former Malvinas governor

Retired general and former governor of Islas Malvinas, Mario Benjamín Menendez blamed Argentine Dictator Leopoldo Galtier for the South Atlantic conflict defeat to the British 27 years ago and stated that the former de facto president “didn’t realize we were being defeated”.
Sunday, March 29th 2009 - 16:56 UTC
Brown/ Cristina agree they have differences of opinion on Falklands/Malvinas

With a strong sense of dejà-vu ended the open agenda meeting Saturday morning between Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, which among other issues addressed the Argentine sovereignty claim over the Falklands/Malvinas.