Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, May 28th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands Governor criticizes Argentina ignoring 'self-determination'

  

  THE Governor of the Falkland Islands has criticized the Argentine government for pressing its claim to the Falklands saying, “... it ignores the principle of self-determination enshrined in the UN Charter and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.”

• Friday, May 23rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News update

  Headlines: Landings commemorated at Blue Beach; Popular teenager killed in road accident; Governor applies for drug duo's deportation; May Ball tonight; Budget session looms.

• Tuesday, May 20th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands reduce toothfish catch for conservation reasons

  

  THE Falkland Islands Government has reduced the Toothfish total allowable catch (TAC) for conservation reasons and have reduced fees accordingly despite the consequential loss in revenue

• Monday, May 19th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands' loligo squid stocks show healthy status

  

  Another successful Loligo squid season has made history in the Falkland Islands with the total production of almost 25,000 tons of high quality squid. This was despite discouraging prospects previous to the season.

• Friday, May 16th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News update

  Headlines: Les and Duel nab 18th win; Scholars dispute claim; Flights suspended to three island airstrips; Sex offender avoids prison; News in Brief.

• Thursday, May 15th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands Oil & Gas ready to begin drilling in 2009

  

  Falkland Oil and Gas Ltd., which operates in the southern and eastern regions of the Falkland Islands, said it expects to begin exploratory drilling in 2009. FOGL secured last October a farm in deal with mining giant BHP Billiton.

• Wednesday, May 14th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  New British Research dismisses Argentina's Falklands Claim

  Argentina's claim to the Falkland Islands has been comprehensively rejected by a catalogue of facts gleaned from original sources in Argentine and United Kingdom archives by two British researchers, Doctor Graham Pascoe and Peter Pepper.

• Tuesday, May 13th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  East Falklands vulnerable to climate change sea level rise

  

  The low lying land of Lafonia on East Falklands and other offshore islands will be vulnerable to a rise in sea level, as a result of climate change, according to newly released paper 'Falkland Islands State of the Environment 2008'.

• Saturday, May 10th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Protegat on fishery patrol soon

  AN end is in sight to the certification and compliance issues the new fishery patrol vessel Protegat is facing, the Director of Fisheries has said.

• Friday, May 9th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News update

  Headlines: Ship burns for days; Get behind the Big Salute; Volcanic ash over Islands; Man guilty of sex with child.