Falkland Islands

• Thursday, March 31st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Tahiti calls for a OCTA “united strategy”

  “A united strategy based on common interests is always fruit-bearing”, French Polynesia President Oscar Temaru said Wednesday in his opening speech before the three-day 4th Ministerial Conference of the European Union Association of Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTA) in Tahiti, according to a report from TahitiPress.

• Thursday, March 31st 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Breaking News

  Headlines:
  Clash over HMS Sussex treasure; Spanish television links Gibraltar to money laundering.

• Wednesday, March 30th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  South Georgia Fishing Licences Announcement

  A spokesman for the Government of the South Atlantic island of South Georgia, which has its seat in Government House in the Falklands, yesterday made the following announcement regarding the annual award of licences to fish for toothfish in the Island's waters:

• Tuesday, March 29th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Councillors in EU OCT ministerial meeting in Tahiti

  Two Falkland Islands Councillors will be participating at the European Union Overseas Countries & Territories EU meeting in Tahiti, French Polynesia scheduled for this week. Ian Hansen and Mike Summers left the Islands last Saturday.

• Monday, March 28th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands holds mysteries of world climate evolution

  A researcher from the University of Ulster is finding out what the climate and landscape was like thousands of years ago from a unique rock formation in the Falkland Islands.

• Monday, March 28th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Islands' fishery on show in Boston.

  Interest in the Falkland Islands was once again high at the annual Boston Seafood Show.

• Saturday, March 26th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Alone on the ocean, yachtsmen plan to signal to their nearest neighbours, in space.

  A stirring tale of adventure on the high seas takes on a new dimension as yachtsmen try to make contact with the International Space Station.

• Friday, March 25th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands will attend oil convention in Canada.

  The Falkland Islands will be represented at this year's American Association of Petroleum Geologists annual convention next June with a special technical presentation on “Exploring Deep Water Fans in Falklands' basins”.

• Thursday, March 24th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Gibraltar Breaking News.

  Headlines:
  Gib at Cruise Shipping Convention; Spanish Attorney General remarks trigger surprise; Trans border environmental legislation.

• Thursday, March 24th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update.

  Headlines:
  Hugh sets the marathon Standard; Camp dentistry service brought to an end.
  
  News in brief:
  Wireless this weekend; More beef on sale; Governor's new role.