Falkland Islands

• Thursday, August 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands status awards to be marked with ceremony

  British and Commonwealth citizens, who have resided continuously for seven years in the Falkland Islands can apply to Executive Council, the Islands' Government's upper house, for ?Falkland Islands Status', which is the equivalent of citizenship in other countries.

• Thursday, August 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands Councillors robust reply to Gallo

  “The analysis of demographic statistics presented lacks any kind of intellectual rigour, and is illustrative of the sort of shallow thinking that derives from the wish to interpret facts for self-serving political ends.”

• Thursday, August 3rd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands Census to be held on October 8th

  October 8th 2006 was agreed as the date for the latest Falkland Islands census at last week's meeting of the Islands' Executive Council, which also agreed the text of the forms on which returns are to be made.

• Wednesday, August 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Name change could increase market value of Loligo

  FALKLANDS squid is not reaching its full market potential because of its name, the Fisheries Committee has heard.

• Wednesday, August 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Bureaucratic hurdles slow EU aid to Falklands

  Reporting on the meeting of the Falkland Islands Executive Council (ExCo) held at Government House on July 27th, Governor Pearce said that some 3 million euros (£2.06 million) allocated to the Falklands from the 9th European Development Fund in November 2001, had still not found their way into the Islands' Treasury.

• Monday, July 31st 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Birds and Mammals of the Falkland Islands

  A brand new comprehensive photographic guide to Falkland Islands' wildlife has just been published, reports Falklands Conservation.

• Monday, July 31st 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Important bird areas of the Falklands

  Falklands Conservation launched its latest publication Important Bird Areas of the Falkland Islands at the Falkland Islands Government Office in London on 25 July 2006.

• Saturday, July 29th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands overseas medical arrangements reviewed

  Rapidly rising costs of overseas medical treatment have caused the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) and the medical services to come up with new guidelines for patient referral and other measures designed to keep future expenditure within budget.

• Friday, July 28th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News update

  Headlines :
  Support for smoking ban shown in census; MPs to visit;
  Governor's reception; Queen's 80th thanks; Higgins returns; Staff nurse sacked; Death of Falklands lecturer.

• Friday, July 28th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Strong financial support for Falklands loss-making abattoir

  In a radio interview today, Councillor, Mike Summers, pledged his government's continued support for the Falkland Islands Meat Company, (FIMCO) which operates the Islands' only abattoir. This is despite the fact that the company, which is already highly subsidised by the Falkland Islands Government, made a net loss this year of some £426,000.