Falkland Islands

• Monday, November 7th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Rig costs and availability delay Falklands' oil drilling

  Rockhopper Exploration plc decided to maintain its farm exposure to Desire Petroleum operated licences at its current level of 7,5%, in spite of a 15% option, because the cost and availability of suitable drilling units have deteriorated significantly and the drilling timetable is likely to be delayed as a result.

• Friday, November 4th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update.

  Kiwi kayakers are first around South Georgia;
  Serviceman killed in road accident; Veterans to visit;
  News in Brief:
  Policemen suspended; Beauchene shop closing; Multanovskiy tomorrow.

• Wednesday, November 2nd 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Spain hopeful of agreement on Gibraltar

  Describing Gibraltar as an extremely sensitive issue for Spain, Director General for European Affairs Jose Pons declared that “we had never been as close to an agreement as we were at the time of the 2002 joint sovereignty negotiations”.

• Tuesday, November 1st 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Miller anticipates more business with South America

  Falkland Islands Chamber of Commerce president and former Councillor Tim Miller last week visited Uruguay to re-establish business links and the long standing friendship with the city of Montevideo, which until three decades ago was the Islands main link to the rest of the world.

• Tuesday, November 1st 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Remembrance Sunday in the Falklands.

  The following arrangements have been made for Sunday 13th November 2005, Remembrance Sunday.

• Monday, October 31st 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Gibraltar-Spain air cooperation improving

  Spain's refusal to allow last Wednesday's diverted Monarch Air flight to go straight to Gibraltar airport from Malaga does not reflect any change of policy on Spain's part, according to Jose Pons, the Spanish Foreign Ministry's Director for Europe, reports the Gibraltar Chronicle.

• Monday, October 31st 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Endurance to help scientists study the retreating ice.

  Ice patrol ship HMS Endurance leaves Portsmouth today for her annual six-month deployment better equipped than ever ? and she will carry out, among other things, work that will help scientists study the impact of the Antarctic's melting ice cap.

• Friday, October 28th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update.

  Headlines:
  More delays for Murrell road?; General Election candidates confirmed; Forbes/FIG dispute: ?an end is in sight'; Solo cruise liner this week.

• Thursday, October 27th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  The Falklands ? A popular destination for South Atlantic Tourist.

  According to a survey conducted by the Falkland Islands Tourist Board half of the cruise vessel passengers who take a cruise to Southern South Atlantic countries, do so because the Falkland Islands is on the itinerary.

• Wednesday, October 26th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Possible export of beef from Falklands

  THE prospect of exporting beef was discussed at the recent meeting of the Falkland Islands Development Board (FIDB).