Falkland Islands

• Monday, May 5th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  MPs support joint effort to improve Falklands' airbridge

  

  Members of Parliament on the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee have recognised the importance of the airbridge between the UK and the Falklands.

• Monday, May 5th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Korean fishing vessel fire in Falklands waters

  Falkland Islands fire fighters fought a blaze on board a Korean fishing vessel on Sunday night.

• Wednesday, April 30th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  North Falklands Desire Petroleum names new chairman

  

  Desire Petroleum the hydrocarbons exploration company wholly-focussed on the North Basin of the Falkland Islands, announced Wednesday that Dr. Colin Phipps will be stepping down from the Board, due to ill health, with immediate effect.

• Sunday, April 27th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Millions of pounds to clear Falklands' 16.000 mines

  

  Multi-million pound plans to finally rid the Falkland Islands of thousands of deadly landmines left behind by Argentine forces 26 years ago are being considered in Whitehall, reports the Liverpool Daily Post.

• Saturday, April 26th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Yacht damaged in high seas heading for the Falklands

  

  A Canadian trying to sail non-stop around the world against the wind is heading for the Falkland Islands after been injured and his 12-metre sailboat damaged in a roll-over in the South Atlantic.

• Friday, April 18th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News Update

  

  Headlines: Final product on the way to market; Work starts on West ferry head; Queen's Birthday marks end of summer time; Uganda crew and patients reunite; FIDC interim manager withdraws.

• Wednesday, April 16th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands King Penguin colony increasing

  

  The first pair of King penguins to reside in the Falkland Islands stepped ashore at Volunteer Point, 30 miles north east of Port Stanley, in 1948.

• Tuesday, April 15th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Monitoring of all Falklands licenced vessels from July

  All vessels operating under a Falkland Islands fishing licence will be required to use a Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) as from July, reports Penguin News.

• Sunday, April 13th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Blind Dave completes Falklands to London 7 continent marathon

  A blind man who set himself a worldwide challenge to run seven marathons on seven continents in seven days finished his final run at the Flora London Marathon. Dave Heeley, 50, known as Blind Dave joined the London Marathon after spending a week running in the Falkland Islands, Brazil, Los Angeles, Sydney, Dubai and Tunisia.

• Friday, April 11th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Tourists “discover” piece of Lowestoft's maritime history

  

  When a Suffolk couple embarked on a South America and Falkland Islands holiday the last thing they expected was to discover a piece of Lowestoft's maritime history, according to a piece published in The Lowestoft Journal, from Lowestoft, England.