Falkland Islands

• Tuesday, April 15th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Monitoring of all Falklands licenced vessels from July

  All vessels operating under a Falkland Islands fishing licence will be required to use a Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) as from July, reports Penguin News.

• Sunday, April 13th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Blind Dave completes Falklands to London 7 continent marathon

  A blind man who set himself a worldwide challenge to run seven marathons on seven continents in seven days finished his final run at the Flora London Marathon. Dave Heeley, 50, known as Blind Dave joined the London Marathon after spending a week running in the Falkland Islands, Brazil, Los Angeles, Sydney, Dubai and Tunisia.

• Friday, April 11th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Tourists “discover” piece of Lowestoft's maritime history

  

  When a Suffolk couple embarked on a South America and Falkland Islands holiday the last thing they expected was to discover a piece of Lowestoft's maritime history, according to a piece published in The Lowestoft Journal, from Lowestoft, England.

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

  Falklands: RM veteran 'test case' for special flights

  

  BRYAN SIBLEY, a Corporal in the Royal Marines during the Falklands War, has become the first SAMA82 veteran to be awarded an indulgence flight to visit the 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.