Falkland Islands

• Saturday, January 29th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Falklands Councillor extends welcome to Argentine next-of-kin group.

  “This country has always welcomed next-of-kin, both from Argentina and the United Kingdom, so I hope that we will respect and welcome them when they come”.

• Friday, January 28th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update.

  Headlines:
  A Place of their own; Helicopter rescue; Ships cruising in; LegCo meets today; SAMA82 members arrive; Tsunami appeal over £20,000; Forces on show at MPA.

• Thursday, January 27th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Govt. preparing mining code overhaul.

  The Falkland Islands government's mineral resources department is preparing a draft mining bill to go before the British territory's legislative council, department director Phyllis Rendell told BNamericas.

• Wednesday, January 26th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Falkland Is. Breaking News.

  Headlines:
  Illex catches on high seas better than 2004; Wool label meets mixed reactions; Organic farm receives premium for wool.

• Tuesday, January 25th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  EC forces end to Gibraltar offshore tax regime.

  The European Commission has formally requested the United Kingdom to abolish the Exempt Company tax regime in Gibraltar by the end of 2010 at the latest because the scheme violates the EC Treaty's ban on state aid liable to distort competition, said an EC spokesman.

• Sunday, January 23rd 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Canadian MPs blast Argentinean “stranglehold” on Falklands development.

  “If any other country were subject to such economic warfare, the rest of the world would not stay silent. It is time to break that silence.”

• Sunday, January 23rd 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  HMS Endurance cheered Ellen MacArthur

  HMS Endurance, the Royal Navy's Ice Patrol vessel, paused briefly over the weekend on her long passage to Antarctica to meet up with solo yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur in her trimaran B&Q.

• Friday, January 21st 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update.

  Headlines:
  
  Inquest into Antarctic death opens today; Sex case experts: Defence warns against waste of public money;
  Murrel Rd: is Black Point the answer?; Parent's rep elected;
  Toothfish farming takes first step; Busy cruise week; Tsunami Appeal still growing; Canadians leave tomorrow.

• Thursday, January 20th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  “Rockhopper” joins Falklands' oil exploration.

  In December, the issuing of two new licences for exploration and production by the Falkland Islands Government announced the arrival of a new player in the search for hydrocarbons in the South Atlantic.

• Wednesday, January 19th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

  MOD Announce new GIB Commander British Forces

  Commodore Allan Adair RN has been appointed new Commander of British Forces following the shock death of his predecessor David White in circumstances that are still under investigation.