Falkland Islands

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

  Princess Anne to meet Chilean President Bachelet in Viña

  Princess Anne arrived in Punta Arenas, extreme south Chile Monday at 13:30 hours aboard a British Antarctic Survey (BAS) aircraft, the first leg of a three days visit which includes a meeting with President Michelle Bachelet Tuesday evening.

• Sunday, January 21st 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Queen Mary 2 calls in Montevideo for 15 hours

  

  Queen Mary 2, one of the world's largest passenger ships and currently on its first ever world cruise, an 81 day circumnavigation of the globe, called in Montevideo last Saturday for fifteen hours.

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

  All ready in Punta Arenas to receive Princess Anne

  

  All is ready in Punta Arenas, extreme south of Chile, to receive Princess Anne next Monday where she will be landing after having visited the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and British Antarctica reports the local press.

• Thursday, January 18th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Wanted: holiday rep to sell joys of Falklands tourism

  

  The only direct flights are chartered by the RAF, and visitors to the beach are asked to keep an eye out for the landmines from the war, 25 years ago. But the Falkland Islands, with their clear skies, 500,000 pairs of penguins and an appealing sense of emptiness, have announced they are launching themselves on the world travel market.

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

  Canterbury appoints Stephen Venner Bishop for the Falklands

  The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, has appointed Bishop Stephen Venner of Dover as his Episcopal Commissary for the Falkland Islands.

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

  HMS Endurance hosting Princess Anne Antarctic visit

  

  The Royal Navy's ice patrol ship HMS Endurance is hosting HRH The Princess Royal in Antarctica the first time in fifty years that a British Royal has visited the British Antarctic Territory.

• Monday, January 15th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Blair confirms defence procurement and funds for Tristars

  

  British Prime Minister Tony Blair dispelled fears that plans to build new carriers and destroyers for the Royal Navy and procure new transport aircraft for the RAF will not go ahead, emphasizing that “we've got the largest warship building programme for decades under way”.

• Sunday, January 14th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Windy royal visit to the Falklands followed by minor storm in Antarctica

  

  The prediction of bad weather to come in the Antarctic over the next few days has led to a shortening of the visit of the Princess Royal to the Falkland Islands. Taking advantage of a “weather window” the Princess will fly at 6pm today, Sunday, directly from Stanley to the British base at Rothera in the Antarctic in a De Havilland Dash 7 aircraft, belonging to the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). This flight was originally planned to take place on Monday morning.

• Thursday, January 11th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Death of former Falklands Governor; a cautious man for turbulent times

  

  News has recently arrived in the Falkland Islands of the death of former Governor, Mr. Ernest Gordon (Toby) Lewis. OBE, CMG, in London, at the age of 88.

• Wednesday, January 3rd 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  “A warrior taking his rest” Quiet funeral for Falklands' local hero

  

  Flags flew at half-mast at all government buildings in the Falkland Islands today, Wednesday, as a mark of respect, for the funeral of Terry Peck, former Chief of Police, former Member of the Legislative Council and one of the genuinely local heroes of the 1982 war for the liberation of the islands from Argentine occupation.