Falklands : Internet News Relevant to the Falklands (05/05/08)
Submitted by Falkland Islands News Network (Juanita Brock) 05.05.2008 (Article Archived on 19.05.2008)
A weekly look at how others see us and what has been written about the Falklands.
INTERNET NEWS RELEVANT TO THE FALKLANDS
Compiled by J. Brock (FINN)
A weekly look at how others see us and what has been written about the Falklands.
(Landmines)
Multi-million pound plans to finally rid the Falkland Islands of thousands of deadly landmines left behind by Argentinian forces 26 years ago are being considered in Whitehall.
The move comes after a ground-breaking study concluded for the first time that it would be possible to clear the estimated 16,000 devices littering the islands in the wake of the 1982 conflict.
http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5iptsi7-awF5yB3ZLAeO1xY66XXvg
(Ian Moncrieff)
Two UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) chiefs have been finding out more about the vital survey work being carried out in the inhospitable Antarctic.
UKHO Chief Executive, Mike Robinson, and UK National Hydrographer, Rear Admiral Ian Moncrieff, spent time on the ground and at sea in this remote part of the world, with its own particular Safety Of Life At Sea problems, to see the problems and challenges of surveying in this region.
http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=25650
(Resignation)
An Argentinian government minister has resigned after an encyclopaedia in which the Falkland Islands were called by their British name instead of the Spanish 'Las Malvinas' was sent to hundreds of schools.
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23480695-details/Fury+in+Argentina+as+book+says+Falklands+are+British/article.do
(Yachting)
A Canadian trying to sail non-stop around the world against the wind has been forced to give up the attempt after he was injured and his 12-metre sailboat damaged in a roll-over in the South Atlantic.
http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5gQ9bVUKXVSNnSR__XejG57TdEPCg
(Seabed Survey)
The Argentine Navy’s oceanographic vessel “Puerto Deseado” has been commissioned to collect scientific and technical data on the seabed to the north of the Falklands and all the way to South Georgia. Information gathered from the survey would be used in Argentina’s presentation before the United Nations to have its continental platform border and rights extended from 200 to 350 miles. [It is] reported that the Falkland Islands Acting Governor General Paul Martinez confirmed that neither the Falklands nor the UK government had been informed of the intentions of the “Puerto Deseado”, nor had the Argentines made any official request to operate within Falkland Islands or South Georgia waters. (South Georgia Newsletter, March 2008).
http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=7293
(Margaret Thatcher)
in partnership with Ronald Reagan, which led to the West's triumph in the Cold War; victory in the Falklands; getting "our money" back from Europe;
...http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/exclusions/thatcher/thatcherdownload.xml
(Air Freight)
The company has started publishing rates to Cuba and the Falklands for the first time, to complete its regional coverage.
http://www.aircargonews.net/article.asp?art_id=3361
(Borders & Southern)
Borders & Southern Petroleum, one of several companies prospecting for oil off the Falkland Islands, rose 1½ to a record high of 84¾p on vague takeover ...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/04/29/cxmktrep129.xml
Note: Additional news about Borders and Southern can be found in the Industry section of this edition.
(Argentine Education Minister)
Argentine Education Minister Marta Torino quit after books were sent to schools calling islands off the country's coast by their British name, officials said.
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/04/27/falklands_row_prompts_minister_to_quit/8496/
(Aviator)
An eccentric Welsh aviator known as the Flying Vet has been placed in a psychiatric ward in Texas after landing near George Bush's ranch to try to thank the US President for his rescue from sharks in the Caribbean
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3842861.ece
(Seabed Exploration)
Called the Ara Libertad, the vessel is currently in Cape Town until 2 May for a six-day goodwill visit as a guest of the City of Cape Town and the SA Navy.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200804290547.html
(Desire Petroleum)
In an era when the oil price is rising at frightening speed and when energy costs are soaring, perhaps it is no surprise that investors have one eye on backing potentially lucrative alternatives. No time better than the present, then, for Ceramic Fuel Cells (CFCL), the designer and developer of a prototype domestic boiler fuel cell.
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/markets/article3850544.ece
MT CHAITEN ERUPTS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2000 YEARS
By J. Brock (FINN)
On Friday at 1000hrs GMT Mt. Chaiten, in Southern Chile Erupted, spewing ash over an area that included the town of Chaiten, in Chile. All but a few residents have been evacuated to Chiloe Island and Puerto Montt.
It is reported that ash is covering large areas of Chile and Argentina, with the plume at its height spewing ash 20 KM into the atmosphere. It is not known yet whether the ash will reach the Falklands.
In 1991 when the ash from Mt Hudson reached the Falklands it caused damage to the teeth of grazing animals like sheep, cattle and horses.
(Related Story)
It had lain dormant for thousands of years but Chaiten, the snow capped volcano in Chile’s Patagonian region, burst back into life, forcing 4,500 people to flee their homes on Friday.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article3871470.ece
(Text Books)
ARGENTINE veterans of the Falklands conflict will today begin delivering thousands of replacement textbooks to schoolchildren, after it was discovered the originals showed the disputed islands as belonging to Great Britain. http://news.scotsman.com/world/Argentina-trashes-textbooks-over-Falklands.4044246.jp
(Vulcan Bomber)
CCTV specialist AD Group is sponsoring the ambitious "Vulcan to the Sky"' project designed to return an original Vulcan V-bomber to flight and allow the majestic delta-wing design to once again wow the crowds at public air displays. As part of its support for the project, AD Group plans to supply a state-of-the-art FlightVu digital video recorder - and associated CCTV cameras - from its subsidiary AD Aerospace to provide valuable in-flight footage of this historic aircraft.
http://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/articles/co-57-ga-co-58-ga.2103.html
(Really?)
Chandler wondered how something like this could happen, and it’s quite simple: overseas territories such as Gibraltar, the Cayman Islands, the Falkland Islands and others have their own legal systems, which means they can have whatever laws they want. That’s the beauty of sovereignty.
http://www.queerty.com/activists-cayman-scuffle-telling-20080502/
(Military)
THE world's most advanced warship, which was part-built in Hampshire, is due to finish a key stage of its sea trials ahead of schedule today.
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/shipping/shippingnews/display.var.2244010.0.destroyer_shoots_through_sea_trials.php
(Vaguely Related)
Sheffield in 1974, the housewives and middle managers of Raysfield Avenue have lived in gossipy anticipation about the arrival of new neighbours — the Sellers family from London.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/books/authors.html?in_article_id=563511&in_page_id=1826
(Health)
The Department of Heath and Social Services provides both Primary and Acute Healthcare services to approximately 5,000 people from both the civilian and military populations on the Falkland Islands.
http://www.hsj.co.uk/jobs/jobdetails.html?id=265071
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