Falkland Islands

Wednesday, November 18th 2009 - 13:53 UTC
Falklands’ cruise season with 33 different vessels and 215 calls

Thirty-three different cruise vessels are scheduled to visit a total of around 215 Falkland Islands destinations in the coming season.
Tuesday, November 10th 2009 - 07:40 UTC
Falklands’ new Legislative Assembly allocates portfolios

The newly elected Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly announced Monday the portfolio allocations among its new members and on Tuesday will elect three of their number to sit on the Executive Council.
Monday, November 9th 2009 - 15:15 UTC
Italian film attempts balanced approach to Falklands/Malvinas dispute

The Falklands/Malvinas are again the motive of a film this time by an Italian director and in the form of a documentary which tries to give a bigger picture of the issue, including Patagonia’s emptiness and the fact Falkland families have been living in the Islands for over 150 years.
Saturday, November 7th 2009 - 16:35 UTC
Successful online marketing for Falkland Islands tourism

The results of the Falkland Islands Tourist Board’s first online marketing campaign in the UK have been outstanding, according to Jake Downing, General Manager of FITB.
Saturday, November 7th 2009 - 04:16 UTC
Falkland Islands voters send a clear message

The Falkland Islands election of 5 November presented a clear and stark message. The tiny electorate was fed up with those whom they felt represented them in a cavalier fashion over recent years, and they were being punished.
Saturday, November 7th 2009 - 01:04 UTC
‘Not an easy job’ Falklands Governor warns all new Assembly

FALKLANDS Governor Alan Huckle this morning warned the entirely new Falklands Assembly that the days when councillors could criticise government from the sidelines, “…are long gone.”
Friday, November 6th 2009 - 13:12 UTC
Sweeping changes in Falkland Islands general election

The Falkland Islands electorate wanted change, and effectively returned eight new names for the Legislative Assembly on Thursday’s General Election.
Wednesday, November 4th 2009 - 22:38 UTC
Falkland Islands votes on Thursday for new Legislative Assembly

Businessmen Sawle tops Falkland’s election online poll.
RETIRED businessman Richard ‘Dick’ Sawle (55) was earlier today at the head of an unofficial online poll of Falklands General Election voters. England-born Dick, owner of successful multi-million-pound fishing business Seaview Ltd, appears to have captured the hearts of the Stanley constituency with his promise to, “Listen, learn and act.”
Tuesday, November 3rd 2009 - 10:40 UTC
Anglo-Argentine rock band “The Draytones” to play in the Falklands

“The Draytones”, an Anglo-Argentine rock group currently touring Argentina is scheduled to play in the Falkland Islands later this month. The group which was started in 2006 is made up of Gabriel Boccazzi, 33, and three Brits, Luke Richardson, Chris Le Good and Andy Pickering.
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.