Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, April 9th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands' cruise season new record: 67.700 visitors

  

  CRUISE ship tourism in the Falkland Islands has increased by a massive 32%.

• Monday, April 7th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Aerial target technology first deployed in Falklands

  

  The first operational deployment of the Combined Aerial Target Service, CATS is scheduled to be shipped this month to the Falkland Islands garrison where they will be used to train British Army ground based air defense units stationed in the Islands reports Technology News Daily, TND.

• Friday, April 4th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Darwin guesthouse, linked to Falklands' history is for sale

  

  A FALKLANDS guesthouse, situated less than fifteen minutes walk from the site where the bloody battle for Goose Green took place in 1982, is on the market.

• Friday, April 4th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News Update

  

  Headlines: Happy Birthday RAF!; Blind runner embarks upon marathon challenge; Who will get oil money?; Man jailed; Credits in question; Woken with a bang; Dream heralds end of season.

• Tuesday, April 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands' MPA updates defenses on “Hesko” Iraq design

  

  Four hundred personnel at the Falkland Islands Mount Pleasant (MPA) spent last week out on the ground laying barbed wire and building defensive positions around the airfield.

• Monday, March 31st 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands Draft Constitution by end of April?

  

  AN updated Falklands Constitution should be ready in draft form by then end of April providing islands councillors and the British Minister for Overseas Territories, Meg Munn, can agree on a number of outstanding issues.

• Friday, March 28th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News Update

  

  Headlines: Runaway truck hits farmhouse; No big change to shipping rates; MoD airbridge fare goes up.

• Wednesday, March 26th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine woman swims across Falkland's sound

  

  An Argentine woman, 39, who lost a leg as a child, but has a long experience in open spaces swimming, last week successfully crossed the Falkland Islands' sound.

• Tuesday, March 25th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands' coast ideal, say visiting windsurfers

  

  A DUO of windsurfers from England and Argentina say a fortnight they spent exploring the Falklands coastline far exceeded their expectations.

• Saturday, March 22nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands: MPs learn plenty in a week

  TWO visiting MPs have said they would leave the Falklands better able to appreciate the issues affecting Islanders.