SOME Falkland Islanders describe the military base at Mount Pleasant as the Death Star. The site actually resembles a cross between a university campus and a light industrial estate - with some Rapier missile batteries thrown in.
Falkland Islands Holdings (FIH), an AIM listed company operating a range of businesses in the Falkland Islands, and the Portsmouth Harbour Ferry Company in the UK, announces preliminary results for the year ended 31 March 2005.
To mark the anniversary of the liberation of the Falkland Islands from Argentine occupation in 1982, Tuesday, June 14 will be a public holiday.
New revelations in the soon to be published British official History of the Falklands Campaign indicate that a few key acts by Argentine commanders could have produced a different outcome, possibly avoiding defeat.
Every day of the week Leon Marsh must drive down a track just the width of two Land Rovers, picking his way between the landmine fields that pepper his vast sheep farm in the Falkland Islands.
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Baroness reiterates support for Falklands; Bielsa attacks Britain; Anniversary of liberation;
Driver-less vehicle ends up in Stanley Harbour.
Falkland Islanders optimism in onshore drilling for minerals and precious metals as well as the growing interest in offshore oil exploration, and the Islands government policy of reaching out to the world were highlighted during the annual London reception for Falkland Islands supporters.
The Falkland Islands are more determined than ever to remain British in reaction to Argentina's persistent campaign of attempted intimidation in pursuit of its claim to sovereignty.
The United Nations Committee of 24 (C24) promised this week to respond to Gibraltar and do its job diligently after it was urged to put people first above political disputes over sovereignty, and to discharge its duty to Gibraltarians.
Rockhopper Exploration Limited has announced that it has been awarded two licences offshore the Falkland Islands, adding 1,620 square kilometres to its portfolio in the region.