Falkland Islands

• Friday, December 22nd 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Rockhopper penguin numbers tumble in South Atlantic

  

  Rockhopper penguins, a type featured in the movie “Happy Feet,” have suffered a mysterious 30 percent decline in numbers over five years in their South Atlantic stronghold, conservationists said on Friday.

• Wednesday, December 20th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Falklands' elected government takes on more duties

  

  The Falkland Islands gave last week yet another step in the evolution of internal self government: the Executive Council monthly summary will no longer be presented by the Governor of Islands as has been tradition, but by a democratically elected member of the government.

• Wednesday, December 20th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Lord Triesman speaker at Falklands' Forum

  

  Lord Triesman, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office confirmed he will be addressing the Falklands Forum next April in London.

• Tuesday, December 19th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  New FIG website: Introduces the Islands as “a dynamic UK Overseas Territory”

  

  THE Falkland Islands Government has launched an updated website -
  www.falklands.gov.fk
  — which provides visitors with a comprehensive overview of today's Falklands.

• Sunday, December 17th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Re-editing a Falklands war mission in Argentina

  

  The author of “The secret war for the Falklands” Nigel West called in Punta Arenas last week and together with local journalists visited the location in southern Chile where in May 1982 a Royal Navy helicopter involved in a failed secret mission had to land and was destroyed.

• Wednesday, December 13th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Falklands plans major cruise vessel emergency

  

  The Falkland Islands government has announced for next December 20 a major exercise to test plans, in coordination with military personnel, designed to deal with a major civilian emergency.

• Tuesday, December 12th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Asbestos forces Gateway closure at Brize Norton

  

  The accommodation facility at RAF Brize Norton, Gateway House which is available to all passengers travelling on scheduled flights, including twice weekly to the Falkland Islands, has been closed while suspected asbestos contamination is investigated.

• Tuesday, December 12th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Upgrade job for naval repair ship RFA Diligence

  Birkenhead based Northwestern Shiprepairers and Shipbuilders has won a £16million contract to upgrade naval repair ship RFA Diligence which has seen service all over the world including the Falkland Islands.

• Wednesday, December 6th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Lord Triesman to visit Falklands

  Government House in Stanley has announced that Lord Triesman, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister responsible for relations with the UK Overseas Territories, will visit the Falkland Islands on December 15th and 16th.

• Tuesday, December 5th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Busy Falklands visit for Endurance

  THE company of HMS Endurance have spent an enjoyable few days in Stanley and around the Islands.