Falkland Islands

• Friday, January 8th 2010 - 13:03 UTC

  PM Brown reaffirms Falklands’ sovereignty and support for oil development

  

  Prime Minister Gordon Brown in his New Year message reaffirmed UK sovereignty over the Falkland Islands and “the principle of self determination that underlies it”, emphasizing there will be “no negotiations (with Argentina) on the Islands sovereignty unless and until such a time as the Islanders wish”.

• Wednesday, January 6th 2010 - 13:04 UTC

  Air Tahiti confirms MOD contract for Falklands’ airbridge

  

  French Polynesia’s flag carrier has signed a deal with the British Defense Ministry to fly military personnel from England to the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic, according to Radio New Zealand International.

• Tuesday, January 5th 2010 - 22:27 UTC

  HMS York has arrived in the Falkland Islands

  

  HMS York arrived in the Falkland Islands on 2 Jan 10, having met up with the homeward bound HMS Gloucester and the tanker RFA Gold in the area around Rio de Janeiro

• Monday, January 4th 2010 - 07:56 UTC

  Argentina recalls events of 1833 and reiterates Malvinas claim

  

  On the 177th anniversary of the “illegitimate occupation” by the United Kingdom of the Malvinas Islands, Argentina “repudiates” events of 3 January 1833 and calls on the UK to comply with the mandate of the international community and find a peaceful solution to the conflict.

• Sunday, December 27th 2009 - 06:34 UTC

  Dutch dredger operating in Tierra del Fuego bunkers in Falklands

  

  An unusual visitor to the Falkland Islands last week was the Prins der Nederlanden, which anchored in Port William for the second time to receive fuel, reports the local Penguin News.

• Saturday, December 26th 2009 - 13:05 UTC

  Major UK warfare exercise in the Falklands to repel “enemy invasion”

  

  British forces have been taking part in a major warfare exercise in the Falkland Islands, where hundreds of servicemen died during the 1982 conflict. The Highlanders (4 Scots) joined the Royal Navy and RAF in a two-day operation after an “enemy invasion” on the islands, 8,000 miles from the UK, in the South Atlantic.

• Wednesday, December 23rd 2009 - 09:26 UTC

  Highlanders stationed in Falklands triumph in Chilean war game competition

  

  An elite team of British soldiers beat Special Forces from around the world to win a grueling competition in the driest place on Earth, repots Daily Record.co.uk. The eight-man unit from the Highlanders (4 Scots) picked up the gold medal in the Chilean Patrol Competition before their recent deployment to the Falkland Islands.

• Wednesday, December 23rd 2009 - 08:31 UTC

  British soldiers in Falklands’ sheep castrating operation

  

  A team of British soldiers has helped castrate sheep on the Falkland Islands after tragedy hit two farm workers, reports the Belfast Telegraph.

• Monday, December 21st 2009 - 17:32 UTC

  British MoD row over Ascension Islands reached the London press

  

  The military outpost of Ascension Island “vital to the protection of the Falkland Islands” is at the centre of a row over tax bills unpaid by the Ministry of Defence, according to an article on Sunday’s edition of the Daily Express.

• Saturday, December 19th 2009 - 03:59 UTC

  HMS York en route to the Falklands for South Atlantic patrolling

  

  HMS Gloucester is expected Monday in Portsmouth in time for Christmas following a very successful six and half month in the South Atlantic. She was replaced early December by HMS York which is already on route to the Falkland Islands.