Falkland Islands

• Thursday, February 1st 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Cruise ship grounding a warning says Falklands Conservation manager.

  

  The grounding of a cruise liner in Antarctic waters on Wednesday appears to have been handled without damage either to the environment or to passengers, according to Grant Munro, Manager of the Falkland Islands non-governmental organisation, Falklands Conservation, which is an associate member of the International Association of Antarctic Cruise Organisations.( IAATO)

• Tuesday, January 30th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Falklands celebrates 20 years of financial autonomy

  

  The Falkland Islands is celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the introduction of the Fisheries Conservation Zone with a special commemorative stamp issue and the release of an allusive coin.

• Monday, January 29th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Falklands' forum “Opportunities for the future” next April

  

  The Falkland Islands Government is hosting a one day Forum, entitled 'Opportunities for the Future', in London on 18 April 2007 to raise awareness of the Islands and its promising commercial growth and investment prospects, particularly in the areas of oil and mineral exploration, fisheries, agriculture and tourism.

• Monday, January 29th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Former Islander running for mayor in Cordoba village

  

  Falkland Islands' born Alejandro Betts, 60, who left the islands for good in June 1982 to live in Argentina, is running for mayor of a small town, Aguas de Oro, in Cordoba, reports the Argentine press.

• Wednesday, January 24th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Desire Petroleum Updates Falkland Islands Activities

  

  Desire Petroleum plc, the oil and gas exploration company wholly focused on the North Falkland basin, today announces an update on its activities.

• Monday, January 22nd 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Royal member and minister to visit Falklands next June

  

  Britain's Ministry of Defence and the Foreign Office confirmed that the Armed Forces Minister Adam Ingram and a member of the Royal Family will be visiting the Falkland Islands next June as part of the 25th commemoration of the South Atlantic conflict and thus rebutting an article from The Observer.

• Monday, January 22nd 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Princess Anne to meet Chilean President Bachelet in Viña

  Princess Anne arrived in Punta Arenas, extreme south Chile Monday at 13:30 hours aboard a British Antarctic Survey (BAS) aircraft, the first leg of a three days visit which includes a meeting with President Michelle Bachelet Tuesday evening.

• Sunday, January 21st 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Queen Mary 2 calls in Montevideo for 15 hours

  

  Queen Mary 2, one of the world's largest passenger ships and currently on its first ever world cruise, an 81 day circumnavigation of the globe, called in Montevideo last Saturday for fifteen hours.

• Friday, January 19th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  All ready in Punta Arenas to receive Princess Anne

  

  All is ready in Punta Arenas, extreme south of Chile, to receive Princess Anne next Monday where she will be landing after having visited the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and British Antarctica reports the local press.

• Thursday, January 18th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Wanted: holiday rep to sell joys of Falklands tourism

  

  The only direct flights are chartered by the RAF, and visitors to the beach are asked to keep an eye out for the landmines from the war, 25 years ago. But the Falkland Islands, with their clear skies, 500,000 pairs of penguins and an appealing sense of emptiness, have announced they are launching themselves on the world travel market.