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Montevideo, June 24th 2025 - 11:08 UTC

Falkland Islands

  • Saturday, August 11th 2018 - 09:02 UTC

    Three more graves have names in the Argentine military cemetery at Darwin

    The Argentine military cemetery at Darwin

    Argentina confirmed on Friday the identification of three more soldiers fallen during the South Atlantic conflict in 1982, and whose remains rest in the Argentine military cemetery at Darwin in the Falkland Islands.

  • Friday, August 10th 2018 - 07:40 UTC

    Caribbean island and BOT Anguilla worries about Brexit

    Anguilla’s airport does not have a runway long enough for big jets, which makes it dependent on the French and Dutch halves of neighboring St Martin

    Under the heading of 'The tiny British island of Anguilla worries about Brexit', The Economist addressed the issue of the impact of Brexit on its Overseas Territories, mainly in the Caribbean and particularly in Anguilla, an island whose connectivity is entirely dependent on neighboring territories from France and the Netherlands. There is also a mention to other BOTs, such as the Falkland Islands, and its main exports market, Spain, 'which has a taste for Argentine squid'. And 'it is not clear whether the Falklands will retain tariff-free access to this market once Britain leaves the EU'.

  • Tuesday, August 7th 2018 - 11:14 UTC

    Falklands and Pobjoy release set of 50p coins with five breeds of penguin in color

    Coins features a headshot of a Macaroni penguin in color, highlighting the most distinctive feature of the breed: the golden crests at the centre of the forehead

    Following the success of the first set of Falkland Islands Penguin 50p coins in 2017, Pobjoy Mint has announced the release of a brand new set of five coins featuring the five breeds of penguin that are resident on the Islands at some point during the course of the year.

  • Tuesday, August 7th 2018 - 07:59 UTC

    Falklands' flag to fly all year round in Portsmouth

    A second pole could also be installed which would allow both the Union and Falkland flags to fly side-by-side

    Portsmouth could soon fly the Falklands flag all year round as a lasting tribute to all those who died to liberate the British territory 36 years ago. Plans are afoot to install a new flagpole outside the Falklands memorial in Old Portsmouth to allow the islands’ symbol to fly above the entrance to the city’s harbor.

  • Friday, August 3rd 2018 - 07:48 UTC

    Falklands contrasting opinions on the Sao Paulo air link consequences

    The Falkland Islands government preferred choice for a second commercial flight to the South American continent has met with contrasting opinions as to the practical and potential future consequences of the Sao Paulo destination.This was clearly expressed in the Letters chapter of the Penguin News. One of them comes from the FI Chamber of Commerce, and the second from the main importer of fresh produce to the Islands.

  • Friday, August 3rd 2018 - 07:24 UTC

    Falklands: Sao Paulo as second commercial flight draws strong local response

    Representatives from the tourism industry applauded the “significant milestone”

    The Falkland Island Government’s announcement of their preferred option for a second commercial flight between the Falklands and South America has been met with both applause and outrage, reports the latest edition of the Islands' weekly, Penguin News.

  • Saturday, July 28th 2018 - 15:30 UTC

    Falklands operating surplus reaches £38 million; strong corporation tax receipts

    The large surplus is due to favorable corporation tax receipts, and was arrived at by deducting operating costs of £68 million from the year’s income, £106 million

    The Falkland Islands Government operating surplus now stands at over £38 million, Standing Finance Committee members were informed this week. The large surplus is due to favorable corporation tax receipts, and was arrived at by deducting operating costs of £68 million from the year’s income, which is £106 million.

  • Saturday, July 28th 2018 - 14:53 UTC

    Relatives authorized to visit the grave of Argentine veteran buried in South Georgia

    The strapped ARA Santa Fe pictured at Grytviken

    Family of the only Argentine naval officer killed and buried in South Georgia during the 1982 South Atlantic conflict will soon be able to visit their father's grave in Grytviken, according to reports in the Buenos Aires media.

  • Saturday, July 28th 2018 - 02:52 UTC

    Premier Oil Outline Procurement and Infrastructure Plan in the Falkland Islands

    As Mercopress have reported over recent months, Premier Oil continue to progress their Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) process for the Sea Lion oil discovery. As a next step in this process, earlier this week Premier Oil plc provided details of their intended approach to both procurement and infrastructure to support the discovery to the north of the Falkland Islands.

  • Friday, July 27th 2018 - 07:22 UTC

    Argentina questions Falklands release on a second flight: proposals are still under consideration

    Palacio San Martin stated that the different proposals from airlines interested in such a link, are still under consideration by the competent Argentine authorities

    The Falkland Islands government announcement that it has chosen Latam as preferred operator to provide a second commercial flight between the Islands and the continent, with a stopover once a month in Argentina, did not come without a reaction from the Argentine government.