Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, April 27th 2022 - 10:09 UTC

  Gibraltar's Falklands war exhibition: “we share the right to freedom and self-determination”

  

  An exhibition marking the 40th anniversary of the liberation of the Falkland Islands was opened in Gibraltar by Deputy Chief Minister Dr. Joseph Garcia. The exhibition was curated by the Archivist Anthony Pitaluga and prepared by the Gibraltar National Archives.

• Wednesday, April 27th 2022 - 10:05 UTC

  Argentina targeting the Foradori/Duncan statement on the Falklands

  

  Argentine foreign minister Santiago Cafiero has ordered an internal investigation to determine whether former deputy foreign minister Carlos Foradori back in 2016, became drunk during a meeting with British diplomats in which UK and Argentina agreed to an improved relationship through closer cooperation on areas of mutual interest, including a chapter on the Falkland Islands.

• Wednesday, April 27th 2022 - 09:25 UTC

  Governor Designate Alison Blake visits Falkland House in London

  

  Governor-Designate of the Falkland Islands, Alison Blake CMG, visited Falkland House in London on Monday where she met with FIG Representative to the UK and Europe Richard Hyslop.

• Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 09:48 UTC

  Falklands' inshore waters globally recognized as Key Biodiversity Areas

  

  A Falklands Conservation project has identified the Falklands Islands’ inshore waters as globally recognized Key Biodiversity Areas (KBA) for breeding seabirds, driving forward their aim for quality marine management practices in the Islands.

• Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  World's Penguin Day, five of 18 species live in the Falkland Islands

  

  April 25, marks World Penguin Day, an opportunity for many wildlife organizations to tout conservation efforts for these charismatic, amphibious birds. It’s nearly winter in the southern hemisphere, and April 25 coincides with Antarctic penguins’ annual northward march to the sea.

• Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 09:38 UTC

  BFSAI command at Falklands commemorates Liberation of South Georgia

  

  The British Forces South Atlantic Islands, BFSAI, stationed at Mount Pleasant Complex in the Falkland Islands, commemorated on Monday 25th April the 40th anniversary of the liberation of South Georgia.

• Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 09:30 UTC

  Liberation of South Georgia: 40th Anniversary stamp set

  

  In 1982, the island of South Georgia experienced the only armed conflict in its history. Forty years on, the Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) commemorates the conflict and reflects on the progress of the island since the time of the Falkland Islands conflict.

• Monday, April 25th 2022 - 11:57 UTC

  Tepid New Delhi support for Argentina's sponsored Falklands/Malvinas dialogue commission

  

  The Commission for Dialogue referred to the Falkland Islands dispute which was launched in India, with the support of outstanding political figures, as was announced by Argentine minister of Foreign Affairs Santiago Cafiero, does not seem to have had the response expected, according to the Indian media in the framework of the annual Raisina Dialogue organized by the Indian government.

• Monday, April 25th 2022 - 11:50 UTC

  Operation Paraquet, the recovery of South Georgia April 25/26

  

  On April 25/26 1982 British forces launched Operation Paraquet which enabled the recovery of South Georgia, the first UK victory and defeat for the occupying Argentine forces in the Falkland Islands and its dependency.

• Monday, April 25th 2022 - 09:44 UTC

  Penguins, postage stamps and Russian politics: What it’s like to rule the territory with no citizens

  

  By Jonathan Margolis, The Telegraph – Monday 25 April is South Georgia's Liberation Day, when a British Task Groupin 1982 recovered the island from Argentine military occupation. However, the island has no citizens to celebrate the event, with no more than thirty temporary residents.