Falkland Islands

• Thursday, October 6th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  “Reasonable year” for Loligo squid catch

  The 2005 Loligo squid catch with 58.700 tons was described as a “reasonable year” by Falkland Islands Fisheries Department Director John Barton.

• Sunday, October 2nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Ushuaia cruise season expects 100.000 visitors

  Chilean flagged “Mare Australis” with 80 passengers officially inaugurated this week the Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego 2005/06 cruise season which this summer is scheduled to receive 310 calls and over 100,000 visitors.

• Friday, September 30th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update

  Taxi driver jailed for ?free ride' sex offences; Falklands team meets Lord Triesman; Pearce baby arrives; Peat Cutting this Monday;

• Thursday, September 29th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Japanese scientists film live giant squid

  Two Japanese scientists managed for the first time ever to photograph a live giant squid, was reported in the Royal Society B “Proceedings” journal.

• Thursday, September 29th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  First US indictments for illegal sale of toothfish

  A United States grand federal jury in Miami indicted Spanish national Antonio Vidal Pego and the Uruguayan corporation Fadilur S.A. for conspiring to sell illegally possessed toothfish.

• Monday, September 26th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands finally to have mobile phones

  According to Rick Hall, a representative of the electronics company Cable & Wireless, the Falkland Islands should, by December this year, join the rest of the world by having a mobile telephone system.

• Sunday, September 25th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  “Self determination is paramount” says Tory leader hopeful

  Dr Liam Fox, currently shadow Foreign Minister for the British Conservative Party and bidding for Tory leadership said that “reaffirmation of Gibraltar's right to self-determination is paramount”.

• Saturday, September 24th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  President Kirchner's governement severly criticised in the Legislature.

  Falklands Councillors, speaking at the final session of the present Legislature before it is dissolved, strongly condemned the hard-line and agressive attitude towards the Islands, adopted by President Kirchner and the present Argentine Government.
   

• Saturday, September 24th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Special award in Spain for Falklands war film

  The Argentine film “Enlightened by fire” about the Falkland Islands 1982 conflict was awarded Saturday a special prize by the jury of the 53 San Sebastian International Cinema Festival.

• Friday, September 23rd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update

  Stand-off in East Stanley; Another early Falklands' baby; Last LegCo meeting; Telecoms on the agenda; Rig unavailability delays Desire's drilling.