Falkland Islands

• Monday, October 22nd 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Standard Chartered Bk calls for Sovereign Funds code of practice

  

  The influence of Sovereign Wealth Funds, SWF, on global financial markets is set to grow as the world economy shifts to emerging economies, and Western countries should seize the opportunity to find common ground rules and a code of practice, recommends a report on SWF from Standard Chartered Bank.

• Friday, October 19th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands: 'Penguin News' weekly update

  

  Headlines:
  New and improved airbridge? Government pushes for a service which aids economic growth; Nordnorge leads the way; Badminton team go for it in Greenland; Come on England!; Today's listings – today.

• Wednesday, October 17th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Falklands and MOD discussing improving airbridge “quality”

  

  The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) are in negotiations with the UK Foreign Office to improve the 'quality and deliverability' to Islanders of the military airbridge between the islands and UK.

• Tuesday, October 16th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Cotton dispute: WTO confirms ruling in favor of Brazil

  

  United States said Monday it was “very disappointed” with a ruling by the World Trade Organisation ruling that its subsidies to cotton farmers breached global trade rules. The finding confirms a preliminary ruling in July in favor of Brazil, which initially brought the complaint in 2005, and paves the way for sanctions.

• Friday, October 12th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News update

  

  Headlines:
  In with the new...; Worship in our schools?; Chile vows support for Argentine claim; Man guilty of sexual assault; FIGAS remains leader-less.

• Thursday, October 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  UK invites Argentina to jointly work in seabed extension

  

  The United Kingdom reiterated in an open letter published Thursday in the Buenos Aires press its willingness to collaborate with Argentina in continental shelf extension presentations contemplated under the Convention on the Law of the Sea.

• Tuesday, October 9th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  S. Georgia annual fisheries science cruise moved to winter

  

  In a change from the norm, the annual South Georgia government Fisheries Science Cruise was conducted in winter this year instead of the summer.

• Monday, October 8th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  South Georgia expects busiest cruise season ever

  

  South Georgia is preparing for the busiest cruise ship season ever which is scheduled to begin October 25th with the arrival of “Nordenorge” with 300 passengers, reports the SG government. However the tourist season starts with five yachts (three of them with expedition groups) due to arrive as of October 11th.

• Saturday, October 6th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Twenty years of Falklands' presence in UK Party Conferences

  

  Falklands elected Councillors Ian Hansen and Mike Rendell have been pressing the flesh with British politicians at the Labour and Conservative party conferences.

• Thursday, October 4th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Australia's Billiton shrugs off Argentine legal actions threats

  Resources giant BHP Billiton appears to have shrugged off the threat of legal sanctions by Argentina following the decision to acquire oil and gas exploration acreage off the disputed Falkland Islands according to reports in the Australian press