Shall Falkland Islanders be Embattled Oil Barons? - (08.02.2010)
Articles touting untold riches for the Falklands when crude is discovered in commercial quantities are of late abounding. [More...]
Category: Falklands | Mineral Resources

PHYL RENDELL’S REPORT ABOUT THE WED, 03 FEBRUARY 2010 EXCO MEETING - (06.02.2010)
There was an extraordinary meeting of Executive Council on Wednesday, 03 February to address some matters that really couldn’t wait until the next scheduled EXCO. [More...]
Category: Falklands | Mineral Resources

DIRECTOR OF MINERAL RESOURCES REACTION TO ARGENTINE PROTEST ABOUT OIL EXPLORATION - (06.02.2010)
The Argentine Government has this week protested about the up-coming drilling campaign in Falklands’ waters. Director of Minerals, Phyl Rendell (PR), doesn’t believe that this is concerning the Falkl [More...]
Category: Falklands | Mineral Resources

PLANNING & BUILDING COMMITTEE 06/02/10 - (06.02.2010)
Graham France updates us on the latest planning and building committee activity. [More...]
Category: Falklands | Business News

Falklands Summary of Executive Council Meeting 28 January 2010 - (06.02.2010)
The Task status report (legislative drafting) was discussed briefly. Members felt that the Road Traffic Bill (which commenced in January 2006) needed to have further periods of public consultation and [More...]
Category: Falklands | Legal

Falklands General Purposes Committee Brief 01.02.2010 - (06.02.2010)
The General Purposes Committee met at 0800hrs on Wednesday, 27 January 2010 and the meeting lasted all day. [More...]
Category: Falklands | Gen - Government

St Helena Education Discussions Continue... - (06.02.2010)
Discussions continue within the Education Department on what can be achieved over the next three years, through the Education Sector Support Programme. Consideration is also being given to how this su [More...]
Category: St Helena | Education

Monsignor McPartland has Private Audience with Pope - (06.02.2010)
Photo (c) L'Osservatore Romano - Monsignor Mc Partland explains about the Apostolic Prefecture in the South Atlantic. [More...]
Category: S.Atlantic | Heritage

Report of an Executive Council meeting held on 3 February 2010 - (06.02.2010)
An extra-ordinary meeting of Executive Council was held on Wednesday, 3 February to address some urgent oil exploration matters. [More...]
Category: Falklands | Legal

ENTHUSIASM FOR FALKLANDS OIL OUTWEIGHS ARGENTINE PROTEST - (03.02.2010)
On Tuesday Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana protested to the Acting British Ambassador over offshore oil exploration in waters surrounding the Falkland Islands. [More...]
Category: Falklands | Mineral Resources

TONY BANKS GREETED WITH ENTHUSIASM AT 1982 MEMORIAL - (30.01.2010)
Unlike his experience on a terraced street in Liverpool, Tony Banks was greeted with warm enthusiasm when he completed his yomp from San Carlos to Stanley via Goose Green. [More...]
Category: Falklands | Heritage

CDR DONDE TO DEPART FALKLANDS ON MONDAY - (30.01.2010)
Commander Dilip Donde, a naval officer seeking to become the first Indian to sail solo around the world, will be departing from the FIC jetty at 1000hrs on Monday, 01 February 2010. Photo (c) Photo [More...]
Category: Falklands | Heritage

DR Chris Doyle’s Statement About Telecommunications in the Falklands: - (30.01.2010)
The sector is widely recognised as being an important neighbour for economic development and in the Falklands it also plays a pivotal role in enabling social cohesion. [More...]
Category: Falklands | Business News

FALKLANDS PUBLIC MEETING REPORT 26.01.10 - (30.01.2010)
A public meeting was held in the Court and Assembly Chamber of the town hall at 1700hrs on Tuesday, 26 January 2010. Present were The Hon Dick Sawle (DS), the Hon Jan Cheek (JC), The Hon Roger Edward [More...]
Category: Falklands | Business News

THE REV PAUL EVANS RETURNS TO HELP OUT AT THE TAB - (30.01.2010)
The Rev Paul Evans, who paid a pastoral visit to the Tabernacle Church during June and July last year travelled back to Malawi in November and is currently in Zimbabwe, his plans are that he will retu [More...]
Category: Falklands | Heritage

Falkland Islands Tourist Board Facebook page reaches 1,600 fans - (30.01.2010)
The official Facebook page for the Falkland Islands has attracted over 1,600 fans in its first five months. [More...]
Category: Falklands | Tourism/Travel

St Helena Meetings Commence with Education Advisors - (30.01.2010)
The visiting Education Advisors are meeting with Councillors from the new Education and Employment Committee and staff from the Education Department to discuss education priorities for the next three [More...]
Category: St Helena | Education

SHOULD CHRISTIAN VALUES BE CHOPPED FROM ST HELENA’S CONSTITUTION? - (21.10.2009)
A recent debate in the Foreign Affairs Committee about the Constitutions of British Overseas Territories has sparked interest in territories in the South Atlantic. [More...]
Category: Tristan | Legal

Jobless and Poverty Rates are key to Economic Recovery - (12.08.2009)
Policy makers in the US Federal Reserve Bank are sitting down to discuss – amongst other things – interest rates, which are expected to remain the same at near zero percent. Also on the agenda, couch [More...]
Category: All | Business News

ARGENTINE CLAIMS TO FALKLANDS SEABED CONTAINS NOTHING NEW - (25.04.2009)
Both Argentina and the United Kingdom are claiming a vast area of seabed from South America to the Antarctic in their latest bids for control of the South Atlantic. [More...]
Category: Falklands | Business News