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Falkland Islands

  • Tuesday, October 25th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

    Gibraltar Chronicle first to report Trafalgar victory

    The Daily Telegraph, Britain's best selling quality daily, has highlighted the role the Gibraltar Chronicle played in reporting Lord Nelson's famous victory at Trafalgar. In a two page special a facsimile of the original is reproduced and the story told of how news broke.

  • Tuesday, October 25th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

    Gibraltar-UK-Spain process a “great achievement”

    Whilst stressing Gibraltar's government's political vigilance in the current process of talks involving Britain, Spain and British Overseas Territory Gibraltar, Joe Holliday, Deputy Chief Minister, declared his ?great confidence' in Chief Minister Peter Caruana's handling of the tripartite process.

  • Monday, October 24th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

    NZ yacht heading for the Falklands

    The New Zealand yacht “Evohoe” left this weekend Punta Arenas and will be calling in the Falkland Islands before sailing for Antarctica, reports the local press.

  • Monday, October 24th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

    Rockhopper Exploration plc. - Seismic Contract and Update

    2D seismic - new data collection programme and update on interpretation of existing data.

  • Friday, October 21st 2005 - 20:00 UTC

    Penguin News Update.

    Headlines:
    First steps for toothfish hatchery; Hospital's precautionary plan for ?bird flu';
    News in brief
    Racecourse talks; Nordnorge kicks off season; Jail after night of assaults; Candidate list still growing.

  • Thursday, October 20th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

    Alexandra Shackleton honoured in Punta Arenas

    The only granddaughter of the great British Antarctic expeditionary Sir Ernest Shackleton, the Honourable Alexandra Shackleton is currently visiting Punta Arenas together with Robert Headland, curator of the Cambridge University Polar Museum.

  • Thursday, October 20th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

    Standards high on tour guides course

    THERE is a central pool of ?brain strain' at about this time every year, when a collection of masochistic individuals gather together for the Tourist Board's annually-run Tour Guides Courses.

  • Wednesday, October 19th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

    Falklands' government denies any fuel tax

    The Falkland Islands government denied Tuesday any proposals for the introduction of a fuel tax and insisted the “subject has not been, is not currently, nor are there any plans to discuss the subject in the future”.

  • Tuesday, October 18th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

    Falkland Gold and Minerals Ltd Announcement

    Falkland Gold and Minerals Limited, the exploration company with exclusive
    rights to explore for gold and minerals in the Falkland Islands, is pleased to
    provide the following operational update.

  • Monday, October 17th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

    Desire's progress continues

    DESIRE Petroleum plc continues to progress towards exploratory drilling in the Falklands.