Falkland Islands

• Monday, July 25th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Agreement on the Conservation of Albatross signed at Australia

  Australia's championing of albatross protection from long-line fishing started a process that last week led to Hobart becoming the world for protecting these giant seabirds.

• Saturday, July 23rd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  HMS Leeds Castle lends a Hand.

  The offshore patrol vessel HMS Leeds Castle has provided valuable assistance to firefighters during her final visit to the county of Kent.

• Friday, July 22nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update.

  Headlines:
  ”Trail of destruction': man arrested; Argentine complaint at London meeting; Guilty verdicts in longline fishing cases.

• Thursday, July 21st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Gibraltar MEP warns about new EU funding

  Gibraltar must work to ensure that it continues to receive European Union funding under a new five-year financing programme currently being prepared, or risk losing it to new EU members, reports Gibraltar's Chronicle.

• Thursday, July 21st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguins, subject of box office hit documentary

  Antarctic Emperor Penguins have become this year's unlikely Hollywood superstars as the documentary ?March of the Penguins' takes cinemas by storm.

• Thursday, July 21st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands' resilience in Shetlands NatWest Games

  Britain's most northerly outpost played host this week to the biennial Island Games. Doug Gillon toasts the spirit of all involved.

• Wednesday, July 20th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Further squid and blue whiting surveys recommended

  A continued joint precautionary approach towards squid and further scientific investigation to ensure sustainability of the southern blue whiting was recommended by the South Atlantic Fisheries Commission which last week met in London.

• Wednesday, July 20th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Brize Norton: check in four hours before departure

  Royal Air Force Brize Norton will temporarily close its runway from mid-September 2005 through to January 2006 for maintenance and capability expansion work which means Falkland Islands passengers will have to check in at least four hours before departure.

• Wednesday, July 20th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  GSI Admiral calls in Punta Arenas

  The hydrocarbons seismic surveying vessel “GSI Admiral”, currently under contract in Falkland Islands' waters called in Punta Arenas for two weeks maintenance and repairs, reports the local press.

• Tuesday, July 19th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands at Calgary oil conference

  Interest in the Falkland Islands at the biggest worldwide oil exploration conference was down this year; however this has been attributed to increased use of the Mineral Resources Department's website.