Falkland Islands

• Sunday, April 27th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Millions of pounds to clear Falklands' 16.000 mines

  

  Multi-million pound plans to finally rid the Falkland Islands of thousands of deadly landmines left behind by Argentine forces 26 years ago are being considered in Whitehall, reports the Liverpool Daily Post.

• Saturday, April 26th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Yacht damaged in high seas heading for the Falklands

  

  A Canadian trying to sail non-stop around the world against the wind is heading for the Falkland Islands after been injured and his 12-metre sailboat damaged in a roll-over in the South Atlantic.

• Friday, April 18th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News Update

  

  Headlines: Final product on the way to market; Work starts on West ferry head; Queen's Birthday marks end of summer time; Uganda crew and patients reunite; FIDC interim manager withdraws.

• Wednesday, April 16th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands King Penguin colony increasing

  

  The first pair of King penguins to reside in the Falkland Islands stepped ashore at Volunteer Point, 30 miles north east of Port Stanley, in 1948.

• 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.