Falkland Islands

Tuesday, February 24th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Falkland Oil & Gas concludes sea bed survey at four sites

Falkland Oil and Gas ((FOGL), the oil and gas exploration company with extensive licensed areas to the South and East of the Falkland Islands, said Monday that it has completed the survey program at four areas with the MV Fugro Meridian. The four areas were jointly selected by the operatior BHP Billiton and FOGL.
Monday, February 23rd 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Falklands' war veteran sheds light on South Georgia battle

One of the British Royal Marines at South Georgia and who was taken prisoner when the invasion of Argentine forces in 1982 has returned to visit the island with his wife Nina and told his story to the South Georgia News & Events.
Monday, February 23rd 2009 - 20:00 UTC
South Georgia: 18 cruise vessels and 2.308 pax in January

Eighteen cruise vessels, with a total 2308 passengers visited South Georgia Island during the month of January reports the South Georgia News & Events.
Friday, February 20th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Exhibition of UK press coverage on the Falkland Islands

A selection of UK media coverage of the Falkland Islands will be on display at the Standard Chartered Bank (23-27 February) and Community School (9-13 March) in Stanley. The publicity has been generated by Keene, the public relations consultancy for the Falkland Islands Government and the Falkland Islands Tourist Board.
Friday, February 20th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News Update

Headlines: Biggs duo on top of the world; For sale housing plots £100,000 an acre; Ocean Nova safely afloat again.
Thursday, February 19th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Falklands' official work shadows at Scarborough council

Scarborough Council welcomed a special international guest, Claudette Anderson-Prior, who works for the Falkland Islands' Government as Head of the Legislature Department and has spent the past few days work shadowing with the council, reports the Scarborough Evening News.
Tuesday, February 17th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Falklands chairs UK Overseas Territories Association

FALKLAND Islands Government Representative in London, Sukey Cameron, was this week elected to chair the UK Overseas Territories Association (UKOTA) for the coming year.
Monday, February 16th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
UK-Argentina relation “quite good” but for the Falklands

Relations between Britain and Argentina are “quite good” with the sole exception of the issue that is always on the table, the Falkland Islands, said Lord Mark Malloch-Brown who last week visited Buenos Aires for a few hours to coordinate the coming G-20 summit to be held in London, early April, hosted by PM Gordon Brown.
Monday, February 16th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Dr. Martin Collins named South Georgia Director of Fisheries

The Government of South Georgia announced Monday that Dr Martin Collins has been appointed as the new Senior Executive Officer and Director of Fisheries in succession to Harriet Hall. Dr Collins will take up his appointment in May.
Saturday, February 14th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Invitation to surf in Falklands' empty, consistent waves

DailyStoke.com one of surf-addicts most popular sites is inviting its followers to try the empty, consistent waves of the Falkland Islands, a British Crown dependency that sits in the South Atlantic, just a few hundred miles off the coast of Argentina.