Falkland Islands

• 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.

• Thursday, October 30th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Overseas Territories talks positive says Falklands councilor

  

  “POSITIVE and constructive” was how Falklands councillor Mike Summers described talks held at the Overseas Territories Consultative Council (OTCC) this week.

• Monday, October 27th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Remembrance Day arrangements Nov. 9th in the Falklands

  

  The Falkland Islands Legislative Council announced arrangements for Remembrance Day on Sunday 9th November 2008.

• Sunday, October 26th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Majestic blue icebergs from an airborne Falklands/S. Georgia

  

  Sharon Jaffray, Acting Editor of the Falkland Islands weekly Penguin News was invited last week for a trip to South Georgia with the RAF regular duty flight. A Hercules “Fat Albert” took off from Mount Pleasant 7:00 in the morning of a spectacular sunny day into what turned out be a unique experience to take photos as they low flied over South Georgia.

• Friday, October 24th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News update

  

  Headlines: Football crazy kids return; New senior Magistrate John Trevaskis; The ups and downs of the FIGAS shuttle.

• Friday, October 24th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Long term future of rural Falklands under scrutiny

  

  The long term future of rural Falklands has been placed in the hands of its small population.

• Thursday, October 23rd 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Self determination enshrined over territorial integrity

  

  The United Nations Fourth Committee has rejected by a vote of 61 - 40 the attempt, made through a draft resolution at the last decolonization Committee of 24 seminar, to include a specific exclusion of territories affected by a sovereignty dispute, such as the Falkland Islands and Gibraltar, from the omnibus resolution that reaffirms inalienable right of self-determination of 11 territories.

• Tuesday, October 21st 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Brazilian company en route to be US main meat processor

  The United States Justice Department said on Monday it will allow Brazil's JBS to buy the beef operations of Smithfield Foods Inc for 565 million US dollars which, based on industry estimates, would make JBS the second US beef producer.