Falkland Islands

• Thursday, October 18th 2018 - 08:57 UTC

  “The Falkland Islands belong to you, the Islanders”. The key to “Malvinas is in the hands of Islanders”

  

  Twenty years ago, this month, one of Argentina's then leading political analysts and journalist publicly admitted the Falkland Islands belong to the Islanders. Mariano Grondona had been invited to the Islands by the Legislative Council and during a gathering with locals said the famous quote, “The Falkland Islands belong to you, the Islanders”.

• Wednesday, October 17th 2018 - 08:08 UTC

  Falklands announces winners of the student competition to visit the Islands

  

  The Falkland Islands Government and the British Embassies in Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Chile announce the winners of the 2018-2019 student competition to visit the Falkland Islands.

• Wednesday, October 17th 2018 - 07:44 UTC

  UK Antarctic Heritage Trust announces a new Port Lockroy team for 2018/19

  

  The United Kingdom Antarctic Heritage Trust (UKAHT) is delighted to reveal details of the quintet who will live and work at Port Lockroy on a remote island off the Antarctic Peninsula during the 2018/19 Austral Antarctic summer (November – March).

• Monday, October 15th 2018 - 08:29 UTC

  East Falkland, among most plastic contaminated shores in South Atlantic Islands

  

  The amount of plastic washing up onto the shores of remote South Atlantic islands is ten times greater than it was a decade ago, according to new research published in the journal Current Biology. Scientists investigating plastics in seas surrounding the remote British Overseas Territories, including East Falkland, discovered they are invading these unique biologically-rich regions. This includes areas that are established or proposed Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).

• Saturday, October 13th 2018 - 08:15 UTC

  Falklands: forensic team identifies remains of the 101th Argentine combatant

  

  The Argentine government announced on Friday that the number of identified combatants fallen during the 1982 South Atlantic conflict and whose remains are buried in the Falkland Islands has risen to 101. That means 101 gravestones at the Argentine military cemetery in Darwin now have a full name.

• Friday, October 12th 2018 - 02:04 UTC

  Falklands’ government and fishing industry seek support in Galicia

  

  A delegation from the Falkland Islands government was last week in Vigo, Spain to support Falklands Fishing Company Association (FIFCA) members attending the Conxemar Seafood Exhibition and to reinforce the Falkland Islands case during Brexit negotiations.

• Wednesday, October 10th 2018 - 06:24 UTC

  Argentina complains coming Falklands’ military exercises and missile firings

  

  Argentina has protested the coming military exercises in the Falkland Islands and has complained to the British Embassy in Buenos Aires, and anticipated it will notify the situation to the United Nations and the International Maritime Organization.

• Sunday, October 7th 2018 - 11:03 UTC

  UK embassy in Argentina announces finalists of Falklands Regional Student Competition

  

  The British Embassy in Argentina has announced the 10 finalists of the Regional Student Competition 2018/2019 which offers a one week trip to visit the Falkland Islands.

• Thursday, October 4th 2018 - 07:20 UTC

  Four FPSO planned for the Falklands by 2025, according to oil industry reports

  

  The latest report from Global Data, FPSO Industry Outlook, suggests that a total of 74 planned and announced floating production, storage, and offloading units (FPSOs) are expected to start operations globally by 2025. Globally, South America leads with 32 planned and announced FPSO additions by 2025, including four in the Falkland Islands, followed by Africa and Europe with 17 and seven FPSOs, respectively.

• Thursday, October 4th 2018 - 06:50 UTC

  Argentina leans over Falklands' head continuously, says MLA Pollard

  

  The Falkland Islands are under “continuous” threat from Argentina but is very capable of being able to defend itself, Member of the Legislative Assembly, Mark Pollard told Darren Hunt from the Express at the Conservative party conference in Birmingham.