Falkland Islands

• Thursday, June 3rd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Active year for Minerals Department.

  Falkland Islands Governor Howard Pearce in his annual address to the Legislative Council said that the Department of Mineral Resources had an active year with interest in exploration for hydrocarbons in frontier areas increasing in the second half of 2003 because of unrest in the Middle East and consistently high oil prices.

• Thursday, June 3rd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  New-look for Royal Navy Patrol Vessel

  Royal Navy patrol vessel HMS Dumbarton Castle has returned home to Portsmouth from an £8m upgrade in Scotland.

• Wednesday, June 2nd 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Mussel fact finding trip

  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.

• Tuesday, June 1st 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands licence refund policy is accepted

  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.

• Monday, May 31st 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  UK discards Argentine airline flight to Falklands

  Great Britain discarded this Monday plans for an Argentine airline to fly to the Falkland Islands.

• Friday, May 28th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update

  Headlines:
  “Significant” deficit in budget.
  
  Tiphanie is crowned May Queen
  Inside Penguin News.

• Thursday, May 27th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Kofi Annan: decolonization “is incomplete”

  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.

• Thursday, May 27th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Royal Navy in D day commemorations.

  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.

• Thursday, May 27th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  C&W supports Falklands' athletes.

  Cable & Wireless have long been supporters of Falkland Islands athletes attending overseas games.

• Tuesday, May 25th 2004 - 21:00 UTC

  Kirchner tactics “are entirely counter productive”

  “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.