Falkland Islands

• Thursday, October 4th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  New phone service and broadband for Falklands Camp

  

  Falkland Islands Camp residents will have access to a new and upgraded telephone service, offering broadband, from mid-late 2009, according to a Thursday joint release in Stanley from the Falklands government and Cable and Wireless South Atlantic Ltd.

• Wednesday, October 3rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands' new oil partner: global leader in resources

  

  BHP Billiton which this week announced it had acquired an interest in 14 exploration and production licenses offshore the Falkland Islands is a leading global leader in the diversified resources industry with an annual turnover of 47.5 billion US dollars in fiscal 2007.

• Tuesday, October 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  South Georgia Fisheries Science Meeting

  

  The annual Fisheries Science Meeting of the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) was held recently in the Falkland Islands

• Tuesday, October 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Desire Petroleum optimistc about oil rig availability

  

  Speaking to local shareholders in Desire Petroleum plc at a meeting in Stanley on Monday evening, Chairman Dr Colin Phipps said that he was more optimistic than he had been for a long time about the company's prospects of finding oil in commercial quantities in the North Falkland Basin.

• Tuesday, October 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  FOGL farm-out agreement with giant BHP Billiton

  

  Falkland Oil and Gas Limited (“FOGL”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a farm-out agreement with a subsidiary of BHP Billiton, the world's largest diversified resources company, over FOGL's 2002 and 2004 licences to the South and East of the Falkland Islands.

• Tuesday, October 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Plans to recycle veteran warship of the Falklands conflict

  

  The former Royal Navy amphibious assault ship Fearless, which was a key part of the Falklands fleet, is expected to be recycled at a Belgian shipyard, the Ministry of Defence announced today.

• Sunday, September 30th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands expect busiest cruise season on record: 81.000 px

  

  The coming Falkland Islands 2007/08 cruise ship season will be the busiest on record with an estimated 81.000 passengers expected to visit the South Atlantic archipelago beginning October 20, reports the Falkland Islands Tourist Board, FITB.

• Wednesday, September 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  FIG secures future of the historic Stanley Racecourse

  

  The Falkland Islands historic Stanley Racecourse is now totally government owned thus securing the whole area for recreational purposes at least for the next fifteen years. The racecourse considered a Falklands' heritage is one of the main annual attractions for local residents particularly over Christmas and New Year

• Saturday, September 22nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Britain said to lay claim to south Atlantic seabed

  

  Britain is seeking to legally annex stretches of the south Atlantic seabed in a bid to tap gas, mineral and oil wealth, in a move that could raise tension with Argentina, a newspaper reported Saturday.

• Friday, September 21st 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News Update

  

  Headlines:
  Death of a hero; No full-timers for this council; £3m price tag for terminals; Cathedral rector heading south; 'Governor Gurr'; Oil operators meeting; Beds for vets still nended.