Tag: Falkland Islands

• Monday, June 27th 2011 - 16:17 UTC

  Falklands, South Georgia success in minimizing long-line fishing seabird bycatch

  

  A study has revealed that at least 160,000 and potentially in excess of 320,000 seabirds are killed annually in longline fisheries globally. Some previous studies have assessed the level of seabird by catching longline fisheries for particular regions and groups of seabirds, but this is the first study to provide a global estimate of by-catch of all seabirds in longline fisheries.

• Monday, June 27th 2011 - 07:25 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Rockhopper 14/10-5 Appraisal well update – flow test result

  

  Rockhopper Exploration, the North Falkland Basin oil and gas exploration company, is pleased to provide the following update on the flow test carried out at well 14/10-5. * Well flowed at commercially viable rates. * Well flowed at stabilised rates of 5508 stb/ * l achieved a maximum stabilised flow rate of 9036 stb/d

• Friday, June 24th 2011 - 02:41 UTC

  Summers wins Falklands MLA seat: favours strong response to Argentina and north-south links

  

  Former member of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly, Mike Summers has been voted back into the government by a substantial margin. Voting took place in Stanley on Thursday in a by-election, which saw 51% of the electorate going to the polls.

• Thursday, June 23rd 2011 - 04:11 UTC

  Falkland Islands competitors skip ash cloud and are en route to Island Games

  

  Falkland Islands competitors and delegates, with patience and persistence, finally managed to skip the volcanic ash cloud and are on their way to the Isle of Wight for the NatWest Island Games which open next Saturday.

• Tuesday, June 21st 2011 - 15:37 UTC

  Falklands calls on C24 “to open its mind” and support Islanders desire to determine their future

  

  The Falkland Islands called on the UN Decolonization Committee to open its mind to both sides of the sovereignty dispute with Argentina, underlining “legitimate sovereignty is a self-determined desire to live under a government of one’s own choice”.

• Tuesday, June 21st 2011 - 05:50 UTC

  UK Deputy PM arrives in Brazil to promote trade and investment

  

  British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg arrives Tuesday in Brazil with a numerous delegation of business leaders, academics and sports figures to promote bilateral trade with Latin America’s largest economy.

• Tuesday, June 21st 2011 - 05:08 UTC

  Falklands born James Peck has no plans to give up his British passport

  

  The Falkland Islands born artist James Peck who last week was handed personally by President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner Argentine citizenship papers in a much publicized event, revealed in an interview with The Times that he had been threatened.

• Tuesday, June 21st 2011 - 03:57 UTC

  Struggling to preserve Falklands’ self-determination in the South Atlantic

  

  (*) By Roger Edwards and Dick Sawle
  Visiting the United States, with its bustling streets in Washington and Manhattan, is always a bit of a culture shock for a Falkland Islander. While we have much in common – a shared ancestry and language, and the democratic values that underpin our societies – we have a few differences too.

• Saturday, June 18th 2011 - 08:09 UTC

  Falklands’ “is not negotiable”; UK calls for talks with Argentina on other issues

  

  Britain again categorically rejected any Falkland Islands sovereignty negotiations with Argentina and reiterated that London’s position on the issue “has not changed at all”. However “as has been standing policy”, the UK is always ready to discuss issues of common interest in the South Atlantic.

• Saturday, June 18th 2011 - 02:56 UTC

  Memorial service for Admiral of the Fleet who was decisive for the Falkland’s recovery

  

  Representatives from the United Kingdom top echelon of the armed forces and Falklands’ representative in London were among 800 people who attended a memorial service in Hampshire for Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Leach