C-24 MEETING IN ECUADOR AT END MAY-BEGINNING JUNE - (13.05.2012)
C24 - the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization —will hold its Pacific Regional Seminar inQuito, Ecuador from 30 May to 1 June 2012, to review progress in the United Nations decolonisation process. [More...]
Category: All | Business News

LOCAL Man in BUCS Outdoor Athletics Championships - (12.05.2012)
Local man, Zoran Zuvic has competed in the New Olympic Stadium in the UK [More...]
Category: Falklands | Heritage

Cruise Ship Stranded at Grytviken for Two Weeks - (12.05.2012)
Sarah Lurcock from the South Georgia Websi [More...]
Category: S.Georgia | Tourism/Travel

FALKLANDS REMEMBER NICK TAYLOR - (12.05.2012)
A memorial service to remember Nick Taylor RN, who tragically died when he was shot down at Goose Green in May 1982, took place on Sunday, 06 May 2012. [More...]
Category: Falklands | Heritage

Proposed 25% Stake in FOGL Could Mean Onshore LNG Plant for the Falklands - (12.05.2012)
Business Standard, India’s leading financial publication, has reported that– ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) the overseas branch of Indian state-owned oil and natural gas company - The Oil and Natural Gas Corp [More...]
Category: Falklands | Mineral Resources

Falklands: Stebbing Prospect - 61/25-1 Well Spudded - (12.05.2012)
Borders & Southern (AIM: BOR) has announced that exploration well 61/25-1 was spudded on 11 May 2012. The well is located approximately 170 km south of the Falkland Islands. [More...]
Category: Falklands | Mineral Resources

FIRS THROWS THE SPOTLIGHT ON FIFCA - (12.05.2012)
Members of the Falkland Islands Fishing Companies Association recently appeared at the Vigo Seafood Show held in Belgium. [More...]
Category: Falklands | Fisheries

St Helena EXCO meeting of 8 May 2012 - (12.05.2012)
EXCO sat on Monday morning to consider a relatively light agenda, but I should first report on the previous morning meeting of EXCO two weeks ago on 24 April. [More...]
Category: St Helena | Business News

NEWS FROM ST HELENA TOURISM (9 May 2012) - (12.05.2012)
The final cruise ship visit of the current season proved to be a great success on Monday, when the MV Athena visited the island. This was the first time the Athena had called at the island. [More...]
Category: St Helena | Tourism/Travel

St Helena: COUNCILLOR TARA THOMAS TO VISIT LONDON - (12.05.2012)
Leaving on the RMS on Monday 14 May on overseas leave is Councillor Tara Thomas. Cllr Thomas will be overseas until 10 August. Although on private leave, Cllr Thomas will be attending the Queen’s Diam [More...]
Category: St Helena | Business News

‘Jo Acer’ Arrives in St Helena - (12.05.2012)
The Tanker ‘Jo Acer’ arrived on Tuesday, 8th May 2012 [More...]
Category: St Helena | Shipping/Freight

MICROSOFT SHAREPOINT TO ENHANCE SHG COLLABORATION AND INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS - (12.05.2012)
As part of the DfID-funded Public Sector Modernisation Programme, St Helena Government introduced a new records management system about a year ago, based on functionality provided by the Wide Area Net [More...]
Category: St Helena | Business News

ST HELENA: NAPOLEON’S DEATH TO BE COMMEMORATED - (05.05.2012)
Saturday, 5 May, will mark the date on which Napoleon died at Longwood House. In partnership with the Honorary French Consul, St Helena Tourism is again coordinating a commemoration of this event. [More...]
Category: St Helena | Tourism/Travel

St Helena: Cruise ship numbers increase - (05.05.2012)
St Helena Tourism has been targeting cruise ship operators at trade shows and via direct contact, to include the island in their itineraries, as part of its work developing tourism. [More...]
Category: St Helena | Tourism/Travel

St Helena: SPECTACLES – CUSTOMS DUTIES - (05.05.2012)
The Health and Social Welfare Directorate wishes to amend their previous announcement about customs duty on spectacles. [More...]
Category: St Helena | Business News

Falklands’ Officials Disappointed at Argentine Olympic Advert - (05.05.2012)
The Hon Mr Ian Hansen, MLA has stated that Membe [More...]
Category: Falklands | Heritage

FIRS THROWS THE SPOTLIGHT ON JOHN BARTON - (05.05.2012)
This year marks the 25th year of the establishment of the Falkland Isla [More...]
Category: Falklands | Business News

Falklands: THREE HUMAN RIGHTS PROJECTS LAUNCHED AT COMMUNITY LIBRARY - (05.05.2012)
Three Human Rights Projects were launched at the Community Library on Tuesday evening. The first was a book and pamphlet project sponsored by the Falkland Islands Human Rights Group, bringing togethe [More...]
Category: Falklands | Legal

Queens Diamond Jubilee Celebrations for the Falklands - (05.05.2012)
The only other British Monarch to have celebrated a Diamond Jubilee was Queen Victoria in 1897 but 2012 marks the 60th year of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s reign. [More...]
Category: Falklands | Heritage

MLA Sawle attends Falklands Conference at University of Kent - (05.05.2012)
Last week, Dick Sawle MLA attended a 3 day conference at the University of Kent entitled “The Falkland Conflict – 30 years on”. The Speakers list comprised of a number of people with key involvement [More...]
Category: Falklands | Business News