Falkland Islands

• Friday, December 24th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update.

  Headlines:
  Merry Christmas!; High seas fishing: agreement needed; Argentine families meet new ambassador; Sports on the web; Seasonal cruisers; Arrest after vehicle fire; Smith trial in February.

• Thursday, December 23rd 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Early results of Falklands visitor survey.

  Although the current tourism season in the Falklands is still in its early stages, the first results of an on-going visitor response survey carried out by the Falkland Islands Tourist Board show some interesting and even unexpected results.

• Thursday, December 23rd 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Tax havens to face new UN corruption code.

  Gibraltar, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and other British Overseas Territories including the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands will come under more pressure to disclose details about bank accounts next year when the new United Nations Convention against Corruption becomes effective worldwide.

• Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  British expedition breaks South Pole record

  They battled against the harshest conditions for 15 years, fought 70mph winds and crossed some of the world's most treacherous landscapes.

• Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Not much impact expected from changes in Falklands ship registration.

  Ships registered in the Falklands were formerly registered as one vessel type, with a single register for all ships. This is now set to change, as Governor Pearce explained in his report on the Thursday 16th December meeting of the Islands' Executive Council.

• Wednesday, December 22nd 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Go ahead given for further gold exploration in Falklands

  Permission was granted during last Thursday's meeting of the Falkland Islands Executive Council to Falklands Gold and Minerals Ltd. to begin a programme of exploratory drilling.

• Tuesday, December 21st 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  International effort to halt decline of albatross and petrels.

  In some species of albatross and petrels, the rate of decline is so serious that extinction is a very real possibility before the year 2050. This was the bald warning issued last week by ornithologist, Dr. Andrew Douse, speaking on the Falkland Islands Radio programme, Conservation Conversation.

• Monday, December 20th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  2D Seismic Survey Commences in the South Atlantic.

  FOGL announces that its planned 2D seismic survey, using the vessel “GSI Admiral”, should commence this week in line with the schedule outlined at the time of the company's AIM listing in October this year.

• Sunday, December 19th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Quarantine declaration cards introduced

  Any passengers who have arrived by Lan Chile for the past three weeks will have noticed that they are now required to fill in a quarantine declaration card prior to leaving the airport.

• Friday, December 17th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update.

  Headlines:
  Road route debate continues; Offer of help met with angry rock attack; Don't waste water; £30k for Tamar repair; Bremen's on her own.