Falkland Islands

• Sunday, March 12th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands “harassment” by Argentina on Tories agenda

  Labour ministers this week will come under pressure to explain how they intend to protect Falkland Island vessels from being “harassed” by Argentina, as an escalating conflict over fishing rights threatens to sour relations between the South Atlantic neighbours still further, reports The Scotsman in its Sunday edition.

• Friday, March 10th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update.

  Headlines:
  
  Conservationists convene; Endurance heads to Argentine dry dock.
  
  News in brief:
  
  Illex catch rates are ?reasonable'; No news' on John Cheek; Inquest opened and adjourned; A striking military exercise.

• Thursday, March 9th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Another first for HMS Endurance

  “Next Friday, 10th March at 1400 hours the ice breaker HMS Endurance, belonging to the British Royal Navy, will enter dry dock for repair at the Naval Dockyard at Puerto Belgrano.”

• Thursday, March 9th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Stanley hosts international albatross and petrel workshop

  This Saturday's LAN Chile flight to the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) will bring together in Stanley environmentalists from several countries, including Chile, Brazil and Argentina, to participate in a workshop entitled, “Albatross and Petrels in the South Atlantic: Priorities and Conservation”.

• Wednesday, March 8th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Rockhopper completes seismic and mapping surveys

  Rockhopper Exploration which holds hydrocarbons exploration and production licences offshore the Falkland Islands completed in mid February seismic and electro magnetic imaging surveys over their acreage.

• Wednesday, March 8th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  HMS Endurance to Argentina for urgent repairs

  “There are no political overtones in this at all, it's just a necessary repair job that has to be done as quickly as possible, which means going to the nearest available dry dock of a size to take Endurance. She's a big ship and there aren't that many big dry docks around the South Atlantic.”

• Monday, March 6th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  FIG Completes Audit of Fuel Supply Agreement

  The Falkland Islands government (FIG) and Stanley Services Ltd (SSL) have revealed the formula used for fixing fuel prices.

• Monday, March 6th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Desire Petroleum PLC EIA Update

  The Company reports that a four-man team has recently completed a successful
  visit to the Falkland Islands during which the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for drilling in Tranches C and D in the North Falkland Basin was
  presented, as required by Falkland Islands Law, at a well-attended public
  meeting in Stanley.

• Monday, March 6th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Reports rubbished about Argentine threat to Falklands

  Argentina is behaving in an increasingly bellicose way over the Falkland Islands, a prominent British MP has warned.

• Sunday, March 5th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands Councillors prepare for another tough budget

  The Falkland Islands face an economically difficult year which means the elected Councillors have some tough decisions ahead regarding spending priorities