Falkland Islands

• Tuesday, April 12th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands' closure of Illex season is official

  Falkland Islands Fisheries Department announced Tuesday the early closure of the Illex season for conservation reasons beginning Wednesday April 13, at 08:00 hours.

• Monday, April 11th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands' media coverage in UK on show next week.

  An exhibition book of UK media coverage of the Falklands will be on display at Standard Chartered Bank in Stanley next week.
  
  
  The publicity has been generated by Keene, the public relations consultancy for the Falkland Islands Government.

• Monday, April 11th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Desire Petroleum Press Release

  Desire Petroleum Monday announces the appointment of Peak Well Management to carry out the well design and drilling project management of the planned 3-well drilling programme in the Falkland Islands.

• Saturday, April 9th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Dispute over sunken treasure offshore Gibraltar

  The governments of Spain and Britain and a private U.S. salvage company are disputing billions of dollars in a treasure believed to be aboard the “HMS Sussex,” which has been resting off the coast of Gibraltar for 311 years.

• Friday, April 8th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update.

  Headlines:
  Best practice' approach to drilling, minerals company assures Falklands; Disappointing illex season to close two months early; Mass at St Mary's on Pope's funeral day; Racecourse housing deferred.

• Thursday, April 7th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Falkland Oil and Gas Limited

  Exploration Update & Appointment of Full Time Exploration Manager.
  
  Falkland Oil and Gas Limited (“FOGL”) announces the appointment of Patrick Bird as Exploration Manager.

• Wednesday, April 6th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  HMS Dumbarton Castle visits S. Sandwich Islands

  Falklands Patrol Ship HMS Dumbarton Castle recently returned from a deployment to Britain's most southerly territories, South Sandwich Islands and at the same time proceeding as far south as any warship can travel.

• Monday, April 4th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands attend Miami cruise convention

  THE growing Falkland Islands tourism industry has been represented at this year's Seatrade Cruise Shipping Convention, held in Miami, Florida.

• Friday, April 1st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update.

  Headlines:
  
  Twenty-four hour police patrols cut for six months; Loligo fee rise upsets industry;
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• Thursday, March 31st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Tahiti calls for a OCTA “united strategy”

  “A united strategy based on common interests is always fruit-bearing”, French Polynesia President Oscar Temaru said Wednesday in his opening speech before the three-day 4th Ministerial Conference of the European Union Association of Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTA) in Tahiti, according to a report from TahitiPress.