Royal Navy patrol vessel HMS Dumbarton Castle has returned home to Portsmouth from an £8m upgrade in Scotland.
Starting a mussels industry plus attracting Scottish investment to the Falkland Islands was the main objective of a two weeks fact finding trip by representatives of the Islands fishing industry.
The Falkland Islands Legislative Council Fisheries Committee met in Stanley to consider the Illex squid licence refund and heard a brief preliminary report from some participants in the recent aquaculture fact-finding trip to Ireland and Scotland.
Great Britain discarded this Monday plans for an Argentine airline to fly to the Falkland Islands.
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United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan has restated his commitment to decolonization in territories regarded by the organisation as non-self governing, including the Falkland Islands.
The Royal Navy is marking the 60th anniversary of the D-Day Landings by taking part in two events on Sunday 6 June, the international multi-event celebrations in France and the Plymouth Civic Memorial Service on the Hoe.
Cable & Wireless have long been supporters of Falkland Islands athletes attending overseas games.
The Falkland Islanders are determined to maintain their right to self determination and Argentine President Kirchner's administration tactics to put pressure on the Islands are entirely counter productive, said Governor Howard Pearce this Tuesday in his annual address to the Legislative Council.
Falkland Islands are celebrating the 25th anniversary of Stanley's airport with a historic display in the Islands Museum.