Falkland Islands

• Monday, November 18th 2019 - 08:20 UTC

  Falklands planning new Infant and Junior School

  

  Plans for a new Infant and Junior School are to be considered by the Falklands Executive Council. MLA Stacy Bragger has said that a recommendation to begin examining concept designs and site locations will be presented to the council in December.

• Saturday, November 16th 2019 - 09:56 UTC

  Air links between Falklands and the continent have been operating since 1999

  

  The head of Argentina's Civil Aviation Administration, ANAC, said the office will “collaborate with Justice in all necessary aspects referred to the coming weekly flight between Malvinas Islands and Brazil, with a stopover at Cordoba, once a month”.

• Saturday, November 16th 2019 - 09:51 UTC

  Falklands' seabed mapping surveys undertaken by UK Hydrographic Office

  

  This month the UK Hydrographic Office will be conducting seabed mapping surveys to support safe maritime trade and the development of a sustainable blue economy.

• Saturday, November 16th 2019 - 08:34 UTC

  First Falklands' fishing company signs the 51% Joint Venture shareholding under the new ITQ criteria

  

  Ahead of the Falkland Islands Government Executive Committee decision recently setting out new criteria for Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ) extensions from 2021 to 2046 Beauchene Fishing Co Ltd and Copemar S.A signed a new Joint Venture agreement to commence from 2021.

• Friday, November 15th 2019 - 09:56 UTC

  Remains of 115th Argentine combatant buried in Falklands have been identified

  

  The Argentine Human Rights Secretariat announced the identification of the 115th combatant whose remains are buried in the Falkland Islands Argentine military cemetery at Darwin.

• Thursday, November 14th 2019 - 12:51 UTC

  Adriano eager to learn about Falklands' culture, way of life and take as many pics as possible

  

  Adriano Modarelli is the Argentine student who will be travelling to the Falkland Islands next January after having won the contest answering, ”why I would like to meet my neighbours from the Falkland Islands?. He will be travelling with co-students from Uruguay, Chile and Brazil where the same competitive question was asked to the respective local students.

• Thursday, November 14th 2019 - 11:09 UTC

  Falklands' tour for Uruguay's Anglo Theatre company next March

  

  The Government of the Falkland Islands, the British Embassy in Uruguay and the Anglo Institute have joined forces to organize a Theatre Tour to the Islands.

• Wednesday, November 13th 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  Falklands housing program to accommodate workers for the development of strategic capital projects

  

  Executive Council has approved a plan that will help provide accommodation for workers who are needed to deliver the Government’s ambitious capital program and progress strategic capital projects over the next five years.

• Tuesday, November 12th 2019 - 12:42 UTC

  Argentina issues unified war veteran certificate for 1982 combatants

  

  Argentina Defence Minister Oscar Aguad Monday enacted the Certificate of Malvinas War Veterans for those who were actively involved in the 1982 Falkland/Malvinas conflict, it was announced.

• Saturday, November 9th 2019 - 20:11 UTC

  Falklands' Remembrance Sunday observance will be held in Stanley and Fox Bay

  

  The Falkland Islands annual Service of Remembrance, this year commemorating the 101st anniversary of the end of the First World War, will be held in Stanley on Sunday 10 November in Christ Church Cathedral commencing at 9.30 am, according to a release from Gilbert House, seat of the local elected government.