Falkland Islands

• Saturday, April 22nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Stanley Services promotes rambling and fly fishing groups

  Rambling groups and fly fishing are among the latest options offered to Falkland Islands tourists by Stanley Services, the company with the longest experience in land based tourism in the Islands going back to the late eighties.

• Friday, April 21st 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Queen's Birthday Parade goes off without a bang

  As befits a British territory, the birthday of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, is celebrated each year in the Falkland Islands with a public holiday and a parade.

• Thursday, April 20th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update.

  Headlines:
  Happy Birthday Your Majesty; Councillor unfazed by ?anti-Falklands' Argentine fishing bill; No bill for rower; Iceland opportunity; Public Family Bill discussions.

• Wednesday, April 19th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands Councillors in Malta for Regional CPA Conference

  Two members of the Falkland Islands Legislative Council (LegCo) are bound to Valetta, Malta next week to attend the annual conference of the British Isles and Mediterranean Region of the British Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.

• Wednesday, April 19th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  UK Parliament seats for Overseas Territories

  A bill to make provision for the representation of the British Overseas Territories in the European Union and in Parliament was presented this week by Conservative MP Daniel Kawczynski from Shrewsbury and Atcham.

• Tuesday, April 18th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  UT scientist sheds light on ocean bacteria

  Research by a University of Tennessee scientist shows that tiny bacteria that help regulate greenhouse gases survive best in specific water temperatures, a finding with significant implications in the face of global climate change.

• Monday, April 17th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  “Vulcan 607”: revealing the stories behind the bombing of Stanley airport

  THE story behind Operation Black Buck, the incredible raid on Stanley airport by Vulcan bombers in 1982, is told in a new book due to be released in June.

• Sunday, April 16th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands news from the Fishery Department

  THIS is the first report on fisheries activity which will be published monthly by the Fisheries Department. Statistics for March 2006

• Friday, April 14th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  South Atlantic Task force exercise in high seas

  On a bright April morning but with the ever-changing South Atlantic weather bringing clouds sweeping in, HM Ships Liverpool and Dumbarton Castle in company with RFA Gold Rover put to sea this week from East Cove Military Port in the Falkland Islands for a day of exercises and manoeuvres.

• Thursday, April 13th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Creative Marketing reaches out to Falklands

  Creative Marketing Services, CMS, from Yorkshire, England has among its list of clients the Falkland Islands company Stanley Services.