Falkland Islands

• Thursday, February 10th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands aid to Grenada acknowledged.

  On Tuesday morning, in a short ceremony, in Grenada, the Caribbean Island devastated last year by Hurricane Ivan, Mr. Vic Wallis, Resident British High Commissioner handed over a cheque, for EC$25,225 to the Ministry of Education on behalf of the Falkland Islands Government.

• Wednesday, February 9th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Falklands should be proud of its generosity.

  MIKE SUMMERS and Ian Hansen have both congratulated the Falklands' public on its generosity following the devastating tsunami in Asia.

• Wednesday, February 9th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  HMS Sceptre left Gibraltar.

  As expected the British nuclear powered submarine HMS Sceptre left
  this morning at 09.00 local time clearing the harbour under its own
  power and quickly passing down the center of the Bay of Gibraltar.

• Tuesday, February 8th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Controversial submarine leaves Gibraltar Wednesday.

  A storm has erupted over the visit of the British nuclear powered submarine HMS Sceptre, a 27-year-old vessel. The submarine arrived last week for what British authorities described as routine maintenance on its diesel engine. There is no suggestion that the nuclear reactor has any defect.

• Tuesday, February 8th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Canadian Senator supports Falklands' “independence”.

  A Canadian Senator who recently visited the Falkland Islands said she supports the Islands quest for “independence” (self determination).

• Tuesday, February 8th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Ellen MacArthur beats world record.

  Ellen MacArthur finally completed her single handed round the world trimaran voyage in the record breaking time of 71 days and under 13 hours.

• Tuesday, February 8th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Falkland Gold to Start Exploratory Drilling This Month

  Falkland Gold & Minerals Ltd., a company with exclusive rights to explore for gold in the Falkland Islands, said it may begin exploratory drilling by Feb. 25.

• Tuesday, February 8th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Falklands Councillors “relaxed” over Rammell - Bielsa meetings

  Mike Summers, this month's spokesperson for the eight elected members of the Falkland Islands Legislative Council said today (Tuesday) that he and his colleagues were taking a “relaxed” view of the meeting last week in Cartagena, Colombia, between Foreign Office Minister with responsibility for British Territories, Bill Rammell and Argentine Foreign Minister, Rafael Bielsa.

• Monday, February 7th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Warn of disappearing Antarctic glaciers.

  Delegates at the climate change conference in Exeter have heard of the contribution that rapid thinning of the Antarctic ice sheet is making to global sea-level rises.

• Saturday, February 5th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Rammell-Bielsa unexpected meeting.

  Argentine Foreign Affairs Minister Rafael Bielsa and British Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Bill Rammell unexpectedly met last Thursday in Colombia in the framework of the G24 group that aids this South American country.