Falkland Islands

• Tuesday, March 10th 2009 - 11:33 UTC

  Oil company closer to begin drilling in North Falklands basin

  

  Rockhopper Exploration, the North Falkland Basin explorer announced Monday that Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) documents prepared by RPS Energy in relation to planned future drilling activity have been submitted to the Falkland Islands Government. The EIS’s cover licences PL023, PL024, PL032 and PL033.

• Tuesday, March 10th 2009 - 04:49 UTC

  Falklands: Fisheries research vessel chosen

  

  FOLLOWING a successful tender process, Executive Council agreed to recommend to Standing Finance Committee (SFC) that the Falkland Islands registered trawler, Castelo, should be contracted to provide fisheries research facilities to the Government Fisheries Department.

• Friday, March 6th 2009 - 21:46 UTC

  Demining challenges ‘not new’ in Falklands

  

  CHALLENGES that will face de-mining in the Falklands compared to other parts of the world are on the whole, “not new” said a UK official during her visit this week.

• Friday, March 6th 2009 - 16:48 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News Update

  

  Headlines: East and West Falkland host Sports Weeks; Endurance high and dry; Global ill wind brings some benefit for Standard Chartered Bank; Extreme bikers tour the West in less than a day... off road; Extended visit for James Clark Ross.

• Friday, March 6th 2009 - 05:20 UTC

  Argentine remains to be buried in Falkland Islands

  

  Full military honours will given to the burial of Argentine remains in the Falklands on Saturday.

• Thursday, March 5th 2009 - 17:23 UTC

  Falklands’ oil company submits green impact report

  

  As was anticipated Desire Petroleum has submitted an environmental impact assessment (EIA) to the Falkland Islands government it was reported in London.

• Thursday, March 5th 2009 - 17:03 UTC

  English cricket team on Falklands and Chile tour

  

  Falkland Cricket Club (FCC) from Newbury, Berkshire currently on a tour of South America warmed up for their historic re-match at the home of their South Atlantic namesakes, Falkland Islands, on Friday by completing a second tour victory.

• Monday, March 2nd 2009 - 19:50 UTC

  Prince of Wales joins FC in London to revel in brighter future of the albatross

  

  AT a formal reception at Clarence House in London on Monday, HRH the Prince of Wales, who has long been concerned about the dramatic decline of the albatross, heard that 18 of the world’s 22 species threatened with extinction have a brighter future thanks to the efforts of the Albatross Task Force (ATF).

• Sunday, March 1st 2009 - 23:00 UTC

  Portrait of Margaret Thatcher unveiled in 10 Downing Street

  

  Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher returned to 10 Downing Street earlier this week. A portrait of Thatcher, painted by British artist Richard Stone, was unveiled on Wednesday. The artist said he had chosen as a historic portrait that of Mrs. Thatcher after the Falklands war.

• Friday, February 27th 2009 - 23:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News Update

  

  Headlines: Neighbours from hell' - Visiting MPs speak out about Argentina; Flying visit for Princess Royal; As Endurance prepares for a piggy-back home.