Falkland Islands

Friday, March 30th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Weekly Penguin News Update

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Wednesday, March 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Malvinas war next of kin to visit Darwin cemetery

Argentine Malvinas war next of kin of Argentines combatants who died in the 1982 conflict will be visiting the Argentine Cemetery in Falklands Islands later this year it was officially announced Wednesday by the Falklands' elected government.
Wednesday, March 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina's decision “in no way helps” with its Falklands claims

Argentina's decision to void a 1995 South Atlantic hydrocarbons cooperation joint declaration “in no way will it help” with Argentina's sovereignty claim over the Falkland Islands, it's a decision that the United Kingdom “regrets”.
Friday, March 23rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands war was right - Blair

Tony Blair has said going to war over the Falklands took “political courage” and was “the right thing to do”.
Interviewed for the Downing Street website the prime minister said there had been a “principle at stake”.
Thursday, March 22nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Falkland Islands Fisheries Director revokes Jih Da Gan licence

“The Falkland Islands Government views any abuse or maltreatment of fishing vessel crews very seriously and, in addition to considering issues of criminal liability, where appropriate, will take any action available to it as necessary to ensure that the responsibilities for the efficient management of the fishery on behalf of the Falkland Islands are properly discharged.”
Thursday, March 22nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands' mines' removal meeting next week in London

Argentine and British officials are scheduled to meet next week in London to continue talks on the removal of land and anti personnel mines planted in the Falkland Islands during the 1982 conflict by Argentine forces.
Tuesday, March 20th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
'Developing for the Future' ÃÂ¢€” Falklands Is. Commonwealth Games Association to receive further fu

Falkland Island Holdings (FIH) and the Caribbean Alliance Insurance Company (CAIC) have announced a joint financial package, aimed at assisting Falkland Islands competitors in their quest to participate at the 20th Commonwealth Games in New Delhi in 2010.
Tuesday, March 20th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Margaret Thatcher movie planned

A movie about former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the run-up to the 1982 Falklands War is being planned according BBC.
Monday, March 19th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
South Georgia incident anticipated Falklands' war

A note demanding Argentina remove its flag from the United Kingdom territory of South Georgia - ahead of the Falkland Islands conflict - is to go on public display at the National Army Museum reports BBC.
Friday, March 16th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Al Jazeera to join media invasion of Falkland Islands

With some days to go to the 25th anniversary of the invasion of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) by Argentine forces on 2nd April 1982 and even longer to the anniversary of their liberation by British forces, the journalistic invasion of the archipelago continues to grow with each of the weekly arrivals of the LAN flight from Santiago, Chile or the British Forces air bridge direct from leafy Oxfordshire, in England.