Falkland Islands

• Tuesday, April 3rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Flying Falklands visit by Shadow Foreign Secretary

  

  Former leader of the British Conservative Party, now Shadow Foreign Secretary, William Hague paid what was literally a flying visit to the Falkland Islands on Tuesday.

• Sunday, April 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands' forgotten soldiers, remembered at last

  

  In case anyone, anywhere in the world is still in doubt, given the constant stream of journalists arriving and leaving the Falkland Islands during the last few weeks, April 2nd marks for Falkland Islanders the twenty-fifth anniversary of the invasion of their country by Argentina.

• Sunday, April 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands: UK's “continuing regret” over loss of life on both sides

  

  On the eve of the 25th anniversary of the Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands, April 2, the United Kingdom expressed “continuing regret” over the loss of life on both sides of the South Atlantic conflict.

• Friday, March 30th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Weekly Penguin News Update

  Headlines:
  Oil move 'no surprise'; Commemorate and celebrate'; Forum coming soon.

• Wednesday, March 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Malvinas war next of kin to visit Darwin cemetery

  

  Argentine Malvinas war next of kin of Argentines combatants who died in the 1982 conflict will be visiting the Argentine Cemetery in Falklands Islands later this year it was officially announced Wednesday by the Falklands' elected government.

• Wednesday, March 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina's decision “in no way helps” with its Falklands claims

  

  Argentina's decision to void a 1995 South Atlantic hydrocarbons cooperation joint declaration “in no way will it help” with Argentina's sovereignty claim over the Falkland Islands, it's a decision that the United Kingdom “regrets”.

• Friday, March 23rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands war was right - Blair

  

  Tony Blair has said going to war over the Falklands took “political courage” and was “the right thing to do”.
  Interviewed for the Downing Street website the prime minister said there had been a “principle at stake”.

• Thursday, March 22nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands Fisheries Director revokes Jih Da Gan licence

  “The Falkland Islands Government views any abuse or maltreatment of fishing vessel crews very seriously and, in addition to considering issues of criminal liability, where appropriate, will take any action available to it as necessary to ensure that the responsibilities for the efficient management of the fishery on behalf of the Falkland Islands are properly discharged.”

• Thursday, March 22nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands' mines' removal meeting next week in London

  

  Argentine and British officials are scheduled to meet next week in London to continue talks on the removal of land and anti personnel mines planted in the Falkland Islands during the 1982 conflict by Argentine forces.

• Tuesday, March 20th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  'Developing for the Future' — Falklands Is. Commonwealth Games Association to receive further fu

  

  Falkland Island Holdings (FIH) and the Caribbean Alliance Insurance Company (CAIC) have announced a joint financial package, aimed at assisting Falkland Islands competitors in their quest to participate at the 20th Commonwealth Games in New Delhi in 2010.