Falkland Islands

• Friday, November 17th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update

  Headlines:
  ?Falklands 25' launched; Detective pleads guilty to new charge; De-mining talks; Art exhibition announced; Baggage restrictions; This week's cruisers.

• Thursday, November 16th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Falklands' mine clearance study to begin December

  A top line UK university will submit next February a report related to the feasibility study on the clearance of land mines in the Falkland Islands, was jointly announced by Argentina and the United Kingdom.

• Monday, November 13th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  25th Anniversary of the Falklands Conflict

  The 25th anniversary of the Falklands Campaign will be commemorated across 8,000 miles and four time zones, in London, Pangbourne and the Falkland Islands from 14 to 17 June 2007, Veterans' Minister Derek Twigg announced today.

• Sunday, November 12th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentine and British veterans meet at Cross of Sacrifice

  An Act of Remembrance takes place in the Falklands each year on the Sunday nearest to 11th of November.

• Saturday, November 11th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  HMS Illustrious hosts launch of Falklands' campaign

  Aircraft carrier and Royal Navy fleet flagship HMS Illustrious is currently moored in London, her affiliated City for the Remembrance celebrations.

• Friday, November 10th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update

  Headlines:
  Trawler Holberg wrecked at Port Purvis; Police chief found guilty; Remembrance weekend; This week's cruise visitors.

• Thursday, November 9th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  New aviation regulations for the Falkland Islands

  The Falkland Islands Civil Aviation Department in conjunction with Air Safety Support International has announced a new single set of civil aviation requirements. A series of seminars to brief industry on the changes has also been arranged.

• Thursday, November 9th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Visiting MP supports Falklands' PR campaign exposing Argentina

  Spring is finally arriving in the Falklands after one of the wettest winters on record. The signs are many: evenings are longer, daffodils and snowdrops are appearing in Stanley gardens and the penguins that have spent the winter basking on beaches just South of Rio's Copacabana are busy cleaning out their burrows preparatory to laying their eggs, safe from predators.

• Monday, November 6th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Findings into the loss of HMS Sheffield become public

  The findings of the Board of Inquiry into the loss of HMS Sheffield in 1982 during the Falkland Islands conflict have been made public, was announced by the UK Minister of State for the Armed Forces.

• Monday, November 6th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Uruguayan trawler feared lost in Falkland Islands

  The small Uruguayan trawler Holberg, which for a number of seasons has been conducting an experimental fishery for scallops (vieiras) around the Falkland Islands, was reported today, Monday, to be still above water after an incident Sunday when it was feared she would capsize.