Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, January 27th 2010 - 04:13 UTC

  Falkland Islands Tourist Board Facebook page reaches 1,600 fans

  

  The official Facebook page for the Falkland Islands has attracted over 1,600 fans in its first five months.

• Tuesday, January 26th 2010 - 16:16 UTC

  Argentina rejects UK protest and territorial pretensions over the Falklands

  

  Argentina officially rejected Monday the United Kingdom’s protest against a bill which includes as Argentine territory the Falklands/Malvinas islands and other insular territories in the South Atlantic, according to a release in Buenos Aires from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

• Tuesday, January 26th 2010 - 13:32 UTC

  Indian commander celebrates 60th Republic Day in the Falklands

  

  Commander Dilip Donde, the first Indian attempting a solo circumnavigation voyage of the earth, will celebrate on Tuesday India’s 60th Republic Day by unfurling the national flag on his yacht, INSV Mhadei, docked at Port Stanley in the Falklands Islands, nearly 13,000 km from his homeland, according to reports in the Mumbai press

• Friday, January 22nd 2010 - 16:59 UTC

  Ex-para returns to Falklands to raise funds for combat stress charity

  

  A Scottish Falklands’ veteran is to recreate the paratroops' famous march to Port Stanley in a bid to raise funds for an armed forces charity. Ex-para Tony Banks, who is from Dundee and has built up a £60m care home business, wants to raise more than £10,000 for Combat Stress.

• Thursday, January 21st 2010 - 12:12 UTC

  BHP Billiton confirms oil exploration commitment in Falklands’ waters

  

  BHP Billiton Ltd., Australia’s biggest oil and gas producer, boosted its forecast for petroleum exploration spending by 33% because of an increase in drilling in the US Gulf of Mexico and offshore Australia.

• Thursday, January 21st 2010 - 02:31 UTC

  Oil executives check preparations for rig arrival in Falklands

  

  DRILLING chemicals, pipe casing and logging equipment are just part of the mass of physical supplies being offloaded in Stanley in preparation for the arrival of the oil rig in Falkland Islands waters next month.

• Wednesday, January 20th 2010 - 09:14 UTC

  Jessica sails past the Falklands greeted by an RAF Typhoon fighter

  

  The aerial visitors keep on coming for Australia’s Jessica Watson, who has now sailed past the Falkland Islands in her bid to become the youngest person to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted, around the world.

• Tuesday, January 19th 2010 - 01:50 UTC

  Britain rejects latest Argentine claim to Falklands’ sovereignty

  

  The British government has firmly rejected the latest claim by Argentina to sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, Members of Parliament have been told, according to a report from BBC.

• Wednesday, January 13th 2010 - 21:38 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Ocean Watch ‘Around the Americas’ scientists moor in Stanley

  

  AROUND the Americas yacht Ocean Watch moored in Stanley on Monday as part of its 24,000 nautical mile journey aimed at collecting data sets in a bid to raise global awareness of the oceans.

• Wednesday, January 13th 2010 - 03:55 UTC

  Islands pay tribute to “fierce champion of Falklands’ tradition”

  

  “Fierce Champion of Falklands traditions,” Jane Cameron was remembered by her Falklands friends and her family at a Memorial Service held in Christ Church Cathedral in Stanley yesterday.