Falkland Islands

• Monday, July 18th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Gibraltar urges UK to correct “inaccurate statement”

  Gibraltar Government is pressing Britain to clarify to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) the legal position as regards the Gibraltar parliament's powers. The move follows a report in the local Chronicle newspaper on the current proceedings by Spain against the manner in which Gibraltarians have been granted the EU vote.

• Monday, July 18th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Gibraltar welcomes Menorca to Island Games

  ”We do not mix politics with sport, and the Gibraltar Island Games committee has welcomed Menorca (Spain) into the Island Games family,” Linda Alvarez, Secretary of the Gibraltar Island Games Committee, said at the end of the meeting which was also attended by President Freddy Chappory.

• Friday, July 15th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update.

  Headlines:
  Highs and lows in Shetland Games; Silence for London; Alvarez for Foreign Ministry?

• Wednesday, July 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Progress in tripartite talks for Gibraltar airport

  A Basle (*) inspired, technically imaginative, one shared terminal airport agreement appears to be taking shape as the strongest way forward to unblock the long standing restrictions on the development of the Gibraltar airport.

• Wednesday, July 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Island Games XI attract 19 charters to Shetland

  Shetland Island' Sumburgh Airport welcomed flights from across the globe at the weekend as competitors and supporters flew into Shetland for the 2005 NatWest Island Games XI.

• Wednesday, July 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands fines Korean longliner

  Korean longliner In Sung 66 was fined for fishing without licence in the Falkland Islands Conservation Zone June 23/25.

• Wednesday, July 13th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Aland of Finland host of 2009 Island Games

  Anglesey, Wales has lost its bid to stage the Island Games in 2009 and its only rival Aland of Finland was backed by the games' association 33 to 21 during the vote taken in the Shetlands currently hosting the competition.

• Monday, July 11th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Sir Lawrence and Islanders heroism incidents

  The author of the new official history of the Falklands War says he feels “genuinely uncomfortable” that many incidents of heroism displayed by Islanders and others during the campaign are barely discussed in his book.

• Monday, July 11th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands Farmers' week

  Falkland Islands farmers begin this week in Stanley a full programme of events in the framework of the Farmers Week.

• Sunday, July 10th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  BAS station on thick floating ice

  A competition to design an Antarctic research station, intended to be built on a 150 metre thick floating ice shelf and capable of being moved, is now in the final stages.