Falkland Islands

• Monday, March 7th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Naval Base Protest.

  A team from the UK who had come to prepare and initiate procedures for the Infrastructure Services Provider left Gibraltar last week.

• Monday, March 7th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Suspect longliner escorted into Stanley harbour.

  The longliner “Elqui” is being investigated by South Georgia Fisheries officials on suspicion of toothfish poaching.

• Friday, March 4th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update.

  Headlines:
  Commandos lead the way; Standard Wool's Punta plant destroyed by fire; Argentine president reiterates sovereignty claims;
  News in brief:
  
  Patrol cuts ?on hold'; ?Aggressive' jiggers; Champion Maurice ? again.

• Thursday, March 3rd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  UK moves to reshape the BBC.

  Britain's BBC will be forced to scrap a 77-year tradition of self-regulation under a new government proposal prompted by criticism of its journalism in the run-up to the Iraq war.

• Thursday, March 3rd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Clean bill of health to be required from cruise ships.

  CRUISE ships visiting the Falkland Islands are to be asked to produce a certificate of health before putting passengers ashore, in a bid to protect the local population from infectious diseases.

• Tuesday, March 1st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands Conservation Newsletter.

  Headlines:
  A New Director at Falklands Conservation; Henry Robinson Chairman; Best Year Ever for Falklands Penguins; New book on Falklands Rocks and Fossils.

• Monday, February 28th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Destinations 2005: tourism reps work hard to dispel myths.

  AFTER attending a travel show in London, the Director of Tourism says it was “surprising” to find so many people who are “still so mis-informed” about the Islands and, “...we clearly have a long way to go to communicate effectively to consumers that we are accessible and that it doesn't snow all year round.”

• Sunday, February 27th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Ministry of Defence faces industrial action.

  Following on from the announcement that the EU has ruled that the present Gibraltar exempt company system must end by 2010, the otherwise rock solid economy has been given a further blow by the by the MoD, with some 600 civilian jobs scheduled to go.

• Friday, February 25th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update.

  Headlines:
  ?On your marks...'; Falkland Gold and Minerals to drill on Monday; Illex unimpressive but looking better than last year; Brock: Government ?competes with media'; Atlanta replaces Luxor; SAMA Wales men arrive.

• Friday, February 25th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  New £30M 'Falklands' Warship

  VT Group plc has been awarded a contract by the Ministry of Defence for the construction of a new 80 metre Offshore Patrol Vessel (Helicopter) for the Royal Navy.