Falkland Islands

Wednesday, November 22nd 2017 - 17:06 UTC
RAF arrives in Comodoro Rivadavia to join the submarine rescue effort

British and Spanish planes landed on Wednesday in Comodoro Rivadavia as part of the ongoing international effort to try to locate and rescue the Argentine submarine ARA San Juan which has now been missing for a week, and is in the “critical situation”, according to the official report from the Argentine navy.
Wednesday, November 22nd 2017 - 07:54 UTC
Falklands' Concordia Bay Ferry service rescheduled due to maintenance repairs

The Falkland Islands Government and Workboat Service Ltd, WSL, the company which owns the ferry linking East and West Falkland, have informed that the service will be suspended for an estimated two weeks next month, because the Concordia Bay has to undergo maintenance repairs in Punta Arenas.
Tuesday, November 21st 2017 - 08:20 UTC
Britain sends special highly skilled unit SPAG, to help with the submarine search

Britain has increased efforts to help find the missing Argentine submarine ARA San Juan in the vast stormy South Atlantic. HMS Protector, the Royal Navy's Ice Patrol ship, is now in the search area where the submarine last made contact on Wednesday.
Monday, November 20th 2017 - 11:19 UTC
Ex Chilean Junta member and supporter of the UK effort during the Falklands conflict has died

Fernando Matthei Chile's ex commander of the Air Force and member of the military Junta, led by Augusto Pinchet, died on Sunday at the age of 92. The former pilot, was the father of Evelyn Matthei, who run and lost against Michelle Bachelet in the 2013 presidential election and since 2016 is mayor of Providencia, one of the main districts fo the capital Santiago.
Saturday, November 18th 2017 - 18:36 UTC
Ice patrol HMS Protector joins the search for the missing Argentine submarine

The Royal Navy has deployed ice patrol ship HMS Protector to help search for an Argentine submarine that went missing in the South Atlantic with 44 people on board. Contact with the Argentine military sub ARA San Juan was lost three days ago, Wednesday.
Friday, November 17th 2017 - 08:20 UTC
Falklands' ice hockey team will play a Canadian side that arrives with a letter of support from PM Trudeau

On November 18 & 19, Costa Rica’s first ever international ice hockey tournament will take place in the hills of Heredia, where it is much cooler than in the Central Valley, at the Castillo Country Club, home of the Castillo Knights.
Friday, November 17th 2017 - 07:40 UTC
Falklands' newly elected Legislative Assembly anticipates lively debate

Five of the eight members of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly, were elected for the first time only three working days before their first formal appearance in the Town Hall on Monday morning. With this in mind, the business to be brought before the chamber is normally routine and unlikely to require much in the way of discussion.
Friday, November 17th 2017 - 07:31 UTC
Falklands' Executive Council: MLAs Teslyn Barkman, Roger Spink and Leona Roberts

Two significant items of business were conducted during the first meeting of the newly elected Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands. The first was the election by members of the Speaker of the House and his or her Deputy.
Thursday, November 16th 2017 - 18:20 UTC
Falklands 1768 Franciscan chapel blueprint discovered in the Archives of Indies in Seville

The blueprint for a Franciscan chapel built in the Falkland Islands by the Spanish sometime after 1768 and which apparently caught fire and was destroyed in 1811, was found by an Argentine historian and researcher at the General Archive of the Indies in Seville, according to a piece published by Martin Dinatale in the Buenos Aires media.
Thursday, November 16th 2017 - 15:15 UTC
Falklands announces new Legislative Assembly and portfolios assigned

The new Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands has been announced, following the General Election which concluded on Thursday 9th November.