Falkland Islands

• Friday, March 18th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update.

  Headlines:
  Governor hosts Argentine kin; Andi brings a new sound to The Trough; Elqui: trial date set for April; First Falklands jigger; Marathon this weekend; Cruise liners sailing in...

• Thursday, March 17th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  HMS Endurance leaves Friday for Valparaiso

  Ice patrol HMS Endurance is currently in Punta Arenas loading supplies and fuel plus enjoying a short rest period for the crew before leaving next Friday for Valparaíso and then back to Portsmouth, reports La Prensa Austral.

• Wednesday, March 16th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Airport for St. Helena by 2010

  The British territory of St Helena, in the south Atlantic, has been given approval to build its first airport. The Department for International Development (Dfid) said the remote island - accessible only by ship - should have air access by 2010.

• Tuesday, March 15th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Australia feels powerless about toothfish poaching.

  An Australian fisheries patrol boat was powerless to stop six ships from suspected illegal fishing for the threatened Patagonian toothfish, reports the Federal Government in Canberra.

• Tuesday, March 15th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  “Elqui” charged with illegal fishing.

  The Falkland Islands Court in Stanley informed Tuesday the owners and master of the detained longliner “Elqui”, allegedly surprised poaching in South Georgia's waters that they face three charges each for permitting the vessel to fish without a licence.

• Tuesday, March 15th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Next of kin hold service in Argentine Memorial

  A delegation of Argentine next of kin and close friends held this Tuesday, under persistent rain, the first service ever at the recently built Argentine Memorial in the Falkland Islands Argentine Darwin Cemetery.

• Saturday, March 12th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Top Spanish Politician Visits Rock.

  Rafael Estrella, PSOE spokesman for the Foreign Affairs Committee at the Congreso, arrived in Gibraltar on Friday for a 48 hour visit.

• Saturday, March 12th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Families' Commission Group Arrives in Islands

  A group representing the families of Argentine servicemen killed during the conflict in 1982, arrived in the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) today, Saturday 12th March, without incident.

• Friday, March 11th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update.

  Headlines :
  A sporting approach; Wildlife charity: preventative action needed against disease; Slow progress on Bill; Next of kin arriving tomorrow; Illex: mixed Picture; Quiet cruise week; Steer riding accident; Freedom of Gosport for vets.

• Thursday, March 10th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  More delays on Falklands' Fisheries Bill.

  THERE have been further delays to the Falklands' proposed new fisheries bill after officials at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) raised fresh queries about some of its provisions. The bill is already a year overdue and now in its fifth draft.