Falkland Islands

• Tuesday, November 11th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Bush-Obama begin friendly transition in the Oval Office

  

  President-elect Barack Obama held this Monday his first meeting with incumbent George W Bush since his last week's decisive election victory. Both sides described the White House talks, which lasted just under two hours, as friendly and productive.

• Tuesday, November 11th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Veteran Welsh Guard returns to Falklands to honour best friend

  

  Falkland Islands 1982 British veteran soldier Clive Davies admitted he, “…cried like a baby,” when on Monday he returned to spot where he witnessed the death of his best friend and countless comrades.

• Monday, November 10th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Falklands' Constitution: Argentine fury in Gibraltar press

  

  Britain has irritated Argentina by announcing a new constitution that shares more powers with the people of the Falkland Islands and enshrines the right to self-determination. This comes just two years after Gibraltar approved a new Constitution negotiated with UK, reports the Gibraltar Chronicle which is closely following events.

• Saturday, November 8th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Difficult choices for Falklands' “strained” public finances

  THE strain on Falkland Islands' public finances is “greater than at any time since the commencement of fisheries licensing in 1986”.

• Saturday, November 8th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Falklands' people “inalienable right to self determination”

  

  The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) welcomed the new Constitution for the Islands which provides enhanced local democracy and internal self-government and enshrines the right of self-determination.

• Friday, November 7th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News update

  

  Headlines: Top dog Leo in drugs bust; New Constitution approved by Her Majesty the Queen; Fuel prices not set to fall.

• Friday, November 7th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  HMS Iron Duke arrives in Stanley for Remembrance Service

  

  Royal Navy warship HMS Iron Duke on deployment in the South Atlantic is scheduled to arrive Friday in the Falkland Islands capital, Port Stanley to participate in the Islands Remembrance Service to be held on Sunday.

• Thursday, November 6th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  A New Constitution for the Falkland Islands

  

  Foreign Office Minister, Gillian Merron, today welcomed the new Falkland Islands Constitution Order 2008. The Minister said:

• Tuesday, November 4th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Falklands' cocaine bust: one Spanish sailor pleads guilty

  

  Two Spanish men appeared in the Falkland Islands court on Monday morning in connection with Thursday's seizure of one million pounds worth of cocaine from the fishing vessel 'Venturer', reported the Islands radio station.

• Friday, October 31st 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Falklands' police seize £ 1 million worth of cocaine in trawler

  

  The Royal Falkland Islands Police confirmed that they had made a seizure of cocaine worth over one million pounds from a fishing vessel co-owned by Spanish and local company.