Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, December 15th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Royal Falkland Islands Police judged ?dedicated and professional'

  “I found a force, which I think is up to the task” This was the opinion of British Foreign and Commonwealth Office police advisor, Chris Burgess, on the competence and procedures with firearms of the Royal Falkland Islands Police.

• Tuesday, December 14th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Top Falklands Student Overseas.

  The Bill Hunter-Christie prize for the outstanding Falkland Islands student studying abroad this year (2004) has been awarded to Kerri-Ann Ross, 19-year-old daughter of Glen and Janet Ross of Stanley.

• Tuesday, December 14th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  “Touching” Cenotaph Memorial Ceremony

  The newly elected chairman of the Falkland Islands Association, former governor David Tatham CMG said he had been “very touched” by the Battle Day memorial ceremony at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London, preceding the annual meeting of FIA last Saturday December 11th.

• Monday, December 13th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Gibraltar: “we're not far from an agreement”.

  Gibraltar's Chief Minister Peter Caruana expressed confidence in the process of talks in which the British Overseas Territory has embarked and on the initial contacts with senior British and Spanish diplomats in Chevening, Kent this weekend.

• Monday, December 13th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Leadership Change for Falklands Association.

  A major change in the leadership of the Falkland Islands Association has brought renewed pledges of support for Falkland Islands' self-determination and determined resistance to Argentina's persistent sovereignty claim.

• Sunday, December 12th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  2005 is year of the Sea.

  ISLANDERS are being encouraged to use 2005 to celebrate the sea and its importance to the Falklands, in conjunction with a year-long festival known as SeaBritain 2005.

• Sunday, December 12th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  'We know we'll find gold in the Falklands'

  David Hudd, the head of Falkland Island Holdings, tells Edward Simpkins about his firm's drive to modernise

• Saturday, December 11th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Gibraltar: Optimism with first tri-partite talks

  A first stage of tri-partite talks, United Kingdom, Spain and Gibraltar ended this week in England with signals of optimism and continuation.

• Friday, December 10th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Penguin News Update.

  Headlines:
  
  Battle Day - 90 years on; Berthing policy follows tanker's grounding; FOGL's area grows; Sex case: not guilty pleas; Three cruisers this week.

• Thursday, December 9th 2004 - 20:00 UTC

  Bio-Security consultants' report meets cautious approval

  A report on the security of the Falkland Islands against invasion by diseases, foreign pests and environmentally hostile species of plant life will be passed to the Islands' Executive Council for information, pending further discussion by the Falkland Island Government Agricultural Advisory Committee.