Falkland Islands

• Tuesday, April 19th 2022 - 20:09 UTC

  Argentina once again objects to British military exercises in South Atlantic

  

  Argentina's Foreign Ministry Tuesday expressed its utmost rejection of British military drills in the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands, which the South American country deemed as “an unjustified show of force.”

• Tuesday, April 19th 2022 - 09:54 UTC

  Problems and challenges Brexit brought for the Falklands' economy still pending

  

  Brexit has “brought problems” for the Falkland Islands’ fishing industry, a Labour former defense minister has warned. Derek Twigg, chairman of the Falkland Islands All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), said there had “been a lot of concern” over the impact of the UK’s exit from the EU on Falkland Islands fishing exports, such as squid.

• Tuesday, April 19th 2022 - 09:50 UTC

  Falklands, first war mapping project at Mount Tumbledown is completed

  

  The first-ever intensive archaeological survey of the Falklands War took place last week. Waterloo Uncovered, a team made up of researchers, veterans and archaeologists surveyed the area around Mount Tumbledown, in order to gain a better insight into the battle that took place there during the last days of the 1982 conflict previous to the Argentine surrender.

• Tuesday, April 19th 2022 - 09:42 UTC

  Record, two Falklands' full year inflation in a month in Argentina

  

  The Falkland Islands inflation during the last decade, on average has been below 4% annually. This however does not mean the Falklands are not vulnerable to the volatility of world energy and food prices.

• Monday, April 18th 2022 - 15:24 UTC

  Refit Sikorsky S61N helicopter arrives at MPC in Falklands

  

  Mount Pleasant Complex in the Falkland Islands welcomed the arrival of G-FLKI, a Sikorsky S61N helicopter, which recently arrived via the Falkland Islands Resupply Ship. G-FLKI is operated by British International Helicopters

• Monday, April 18th 2022 - 10:07 UTC

  Malvinas and joint condemnation of Russia, the trade off that never was at the EuroLat assembly

  

  Last week the European-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly, EuroLat, met in Buenos Aires, hosted by Argentina, and the final declaration included as normally happens in this kind of meetings compromises agreed beforehand.

• Monday, April 18th 2022 - 09:21 UTC

  Forty Years on, the legacy of the Falklands War continues to show

  

  In the 40th anniversary year of the Falklands War, Derek Twigg writes just how the legacy of the war continues to impact Islanders and Veterans 40 years on, and what the future holds for the Islands. 

• Saturday, April 16th 2022 - 09:44 UTC

  EuroLat joins calls for resumption of dialogue between Argentina and UK

  

  The European-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (EuroLat) closed its Buenos Aires convention Thursday with a statement from both co-Speakers calling for the resumption of dialogue between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Falklands/Malvinas Question, in accordance with the resolutions of the United Nations.

• Saturday, April 16th 2022 - 08:26 UTC

  Canadian appointed South Georgia new Visitor Management Officer

  

  After a thorough recruitment and selection process, and in anticipation of the coming tourist season, the Government of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands have announced the appointment of Allison Kean as the new Visitor Management Officer.

• Saturday, April 16th 2022 - 07:33 UTC

  Moskva, the first major surface combatant vessel sunk since the Falklands' war

  

  When the Russian missile cruiser Moskva sank on Thursday, allegedly hit by two anti/ship missiles (Ukrainian version), it was the largest warship lost at sea since World War II, and the first major surface combatant ship sunk since the Falklands War in 1982. Moskva was the flagship of the Russian navy in the Black Sea and was involved in the attack and capture of Ukrainian ports.