Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, October 4th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands Councillor expects no change in Argentine attitudes

  “This Argentine Government doesn't seem to be disposed to talking in any common sense fashion about managing our differences”

• Wednesday, October 4th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Overseas territories angry and frustrated by European Union

  Falkland Islands Legislative Council Member, Mike Summers, spoke Wednesday of the anger and frustration expressed by delegates at the recent European Union's Overseas Countries and Territories Conference recently held in Greenland, which he attended with fellow councillor Dr. Richard Davies.

• Tuesday, October 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Sunset ceremony to bid RRS farewell

  AS PART of a wider restructuring of the military, the RAF Regiment is to lose its Ground Based Air Defence role.

• Monday, October 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Davies stands up for Britain on mines

  COUNCILLOR Richard Davies has responded to criticism from the international Campaign to Ban Landmines of Britain's “failure” to clear mines in the Islands.

• Friday, September 29th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update

  Headlines:
  40 years on Remembering the 1966 DC4 hijacking; Falklands at PM
  Blair's last conference; FLH directors: ?we're not trying to buy land'; Further education: criteria could grow; New FIDC boss chosen; Peat Cutting public holiday.

• Thursday, September 28th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  VT Group sees H1 in line with expectations, confident outlook for FY

  In a statement ahead of the Nov 14 release of results for the first half, the group said its order book currently stands at 3.5 bln stg.

• Wednesday, September 27th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  First Executive Council meeting for new Falklands Governor

  The 21st September saw the first full meeting of the Falkland Islands Executive Council (ExCo) to be attended by new Governor, Mr Alan Huckle and in his report of the meeting on the Falkland Islands Radio Station (FIRS) he said that he had enjoyed the quality of the discussion and was looking forward to more.

• Wednesday, September 27th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Action plan for iconic seabirds

  Urgent action is needed to prevent further declines in dwindling numbers of albatrosses and petrels in the South Atlantic, wildlife groups have warned.

• Tuesday, September 26th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands take a stand at Travel Mart

  THE 30th Annual Travel Mart Latin America show was held in Panama City between September 13 - 15, 2006 (the third time Travel Mart has been held in this country).

• Sunday, September 24th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  La Nacion anticipates pressures on Falklands' oil industry

  President Nestor Kirchner inaugurated Argentina's electoral year (October 2007) by downgrading contacts with US president George Bush and tensing relations with the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands, according to Joaquin Morales Sola, one of the country's most respected political analysts and columnist of La Nacion.