Falkland Islands

• Monday, August 1st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Morrison to build new Halley BAS Base

  Following the recent announcement that the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have chosen the winning design for their new research station at Halley, Morrison Ltd have been named as the company selected to build the structure.

• Monday, August 1st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  HMS Invincible sails out of service

  The country's oldest aircraft carrier which saw action during the Falkland Islands war in 1982, bowed out of active service on Monday as it steamed into its home port of Portsmouth in southern England for the last time.

• Friday, July 29th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update.

  Headlines:
  New Governor named; Falklands War computer game launched; Second Loligo season better than last year's; Investigation continues.

• Wednesday, July 27th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Alan Huckle appointed Falklands' Governor

  Alan Huckle has been appointed Governor of the Falkland Islands and Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in succession to Mr Howard Pearce CVO, who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Mr Huckle will take up his appointment in Spring 2006.

• Wednesday, July 27th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  EU Tax legislation divides Gibraltar and Channel islands

  Isle of Man has threatened to suspend retention tax or exchange of information on United Kingdom residents' accounts held in the jurisdiction unless Gibraltar is brought within the ambit of the European Savings Directive, according to UK press reports.

• Tuesday, July 26th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands War videogame

  “The Falklands War: 1982”, costing 44,95 US dollars is the name of the video game recently launched in the United States by Shrapnel Games and which considers different battle scenarios of the South Atlantic conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom.

• Monday, July 25th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Agreement on the Conservation of Albatross signed at Australia

  Australia's championing of albatross protection from long-line fishing started a process that last week led to Hobart becoming the world for protecting these giant seabirds.

• Saturday, July 23rd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  HMS Leeds Castle lends a Hand.

  The offshore patrol vessel HMS Leeds Castle has provided valuable assistance to firefighters during her final visit to the county of Kent.

• Friday, July 22nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update.

  Headlines:
  ”Trail of destruction': man arrested; Argentine complaint at London meeting; Guilty verdicts in longline fishing cases.

• Thursday, July 21st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Gibraltar MEP warns about new EU funding

  Gibraltar must work to ensure that it continues to receive European Union funding under a new five-year financing programme currently being prepared, or risk losing it to new EU members, reports Gibraltar's Chronicle.