Tag: Falkland Islands

• Friday, April 26th 2013 - 22:42 UTC

  Shackleton’s centenary scholarship to encourage scientific research in South Atlantic and Antarctica

  

  By Harold Briley - The Falkland Islands, South Georgia or the British Antarctic Territories stand to benefit from an ambitious science research project to commemorate Ernest Shackleton’s 1914 trans-Antarctic expedition.

• Friday, April 26th 2013 - 14:48 UTC

  Falkland Island's Conservation review and appeal on World Penguin Day

  

  This week penguins are celebrated through World Penguin Day (Thursday April 25) and Sarah Crofts from Falklands Conservation explains why more research is desirable on them in the Islands.

• Friday, April 26th 2013 - 07:46 UTC

  Falkland Islands’ lawmakers in a round of European visits to inform on referendum results

  

  A delegation of Falkland Islands lawmakers made a round of visits to European capitals and the European Union to inform on the recent referendum results in which an overwhelming turnout and vote indisputably decided the Islands wanted to remain as an Overseas Territory.

• Thursday, April 25th 2013 - 19:44 UTC

  Falkland Islands’ Desk in Foreign Office impresses visiting Chevening scholars

  

  Two Chevening scholars from British Overseas Territories visited the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London and were impressed at the number of staff focused on the Falklands and their knowledge and proactive stance towards the Islands.

• Thursday, April 25th 2013 - 02:49 UTC

  Falklands ‘is about people; it is not about rocks; about people self determining their future’

  

  “The Falkland Islands is about people; it is not about rocks. It is about people’s right to lead lives as they wish to lead them. As people in Argentina can: to live in peace, prosperity. It is about making their choices and leading their lives and having their home as an expression of their wishes, not somebody else’s wishes. They should be able to self-determine their own futures”.

• Wednesday, April 24th 2013 - 06:29 UTC

  Falkland Island's booming economy: request to develop two 200-bed accommodations

  

  In anticipation of the business opportunities the oil industry will bring to the Falkland Islands, a leading company has plans to build in the capital Stanley two temporary 200-bed accommodations, according to the planning applications received.

• Wednesday, April 24th 2013 - 01:47 UTC

  Falkland Island''s tells MPs ‘we’re no quaint toy town’ on suggestion of changing Stanley’s name

  

  A suggestion by some British senior Members of Parliament advocating a change of name for the Falkland Islands capital, Stanley to Port Margaret Thatcher in honour of the late Baroness had a strong reply from the local weekly, Penguin News.

• Wednesday, April 24th 2013 - 01:34 UTC

  Falklands’ debates contribution to Baroness Thatcher’s funeral costs

  

  The UK public opinion controversy over the cost of Baroness Thatcher’s funeral has reached the Falkland Islands where a member of the public proposed a ‘six figure’ contribution towards the event from the local government.

• Friday, April 19th 2013 - 06:24 UTC

  Falkland Islands’ Sea Lion project will demand 5bn dollars and first oil is expected 2017

  

  UK independent oil and gas Premier Oil company said that the Falkland Islands Sea Lion project is one of their biggest operations undertaken to date involving an investment of 5 billion dollars with first oil expected sometime in 2017.

• Thursday, April 18th 2013 - 01:50 UTC

  Falklands’ service to “the most theologically-minded Prime Minister’ of the XXth century”

  

  In the Falkland Islands Wednesday memorial and thanksgiving service to Baroness Thatcher, Reverend Dr Richard Hines led the congregation through the messages of the hymns and Bible readings she personally chose for the day of her funeral.