Falkland Islands

• Friday, July 17th 2009 - 11:23 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News Update

  

  Headlines: First suspected case of swine flu ‘no need for concern’ says doctor; Young man’s death was ‘tragic accident’ Coroner rules.

• Friday, July 17th 2009 - 07:47 UTC

  HMS Gloucester delivers Task Force South exhibit to Falklands’ museum

  

  An exhibition of Falklands War naval artefacts was presented Wednesday to the Falklands Museum after being brought to the Islands by HMS Gloucester that has taken up tasks as the lead unit of the Royal Navy’s Atlantic Patrol (South).

• Friday, July 17th 2009 - 05:29 UTC

  Falklands’ courts operate under new Constitution from August 8

  

  Falkland Islands Courts will begin operating under the new Constitution of the Falklands as of next August 8th according to the Amendment Order 2009, approved by Her Majesty with the advice of the Privy Council.

• Wednesday, July 15th 2009 - 23:50 UTC

  Ten years on - still disagreement on Falklands’ agreement

  

  On the tenth anniversary of the agreement July 14th 1999 between Britain and Argentina on the Falklands, an elected representative of the time still maintains she was right to disagree with the decision that allowed Argentine passport holders the right of access to the Islands.

• Monday, July 13th 2009 - 11:36 UTC

  Falklands’ war air battles marks record rating in Argentina

  

  History Channel established a new record audience rating in Argentina with the June release of “1982: Malvinas, the war from the air”, an original production from the channel which chronicles the clash of the Argentine Air Force with the British Task Force sent to recover the Islands.

• Friday, July 10th 2009 - 12:44 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News Update

  

  Headlines: Children to be canvassed in school uniform debate; Retail war steps up a gear with arrival of Sainsbury’s.

• Thursday, July 9th 2009 - 12:19 UTC

  Falklands’ Bishop appointed Bishop to the British Forces

  

  The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has announced the appointment of the Rt Rev Dr Stephen Venner as Bishop to the British Forces. Dr Venner, Bishop of Dover, succeeds the Rt Rev David Conner, the Dean of Windsor, who has served in this role since 2001.

• Friday, July 3rd 2009 - 13:45 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News Update

  

  Headlines: Hundreds to lose out as means testing kicks in; End of the line for fresh milk as Stanley Dairy set to close; Farmer livestock costs to rise.

• Thursday, July 2nd 2009 - 04:26 UTC

  Antarctica heavy fuels ban effect on Falklands’ tourism to be impressed on London

  

  The potential catastrophic effect of the Antarctic heavy fuel oil ban on the Falkland Islands economy is to be impressed on the British Government by Falklands’ politicians.

• Thursday, July 2nd 2009 - 00:27 UTC

  Falklands’ could have new deepwater port by 2012

  

  Economic situation allowing, the Falkland Islands hope to have a new deepwater port by 2012.