Falkland Islands

• Saturday, December 13th 2014 - 03:55 UTC

  Tribute at sea at site of the Battle of the Falklands to honor British and German sailors

  

  Descendants of the three Admirals who led the Royal Navy and Imperial German Navy at the Battles of Coronel and the Falklands in 1914 have paid tribute at sea.

• Friday, December 12th 2014 - 06:54 UTC

  Record year for Falklands' fish catches

  

  THIS year will be marked as one of the most successful years in the history of the Falkland Islands fishery with several record catches registered and the total catch of all species in Falkland waters this month reaching a record of 451,000 tonnes.

• Thursday, December 11th 2014 - 12:27 UTC

  BBC team authorized to film wildlife in Tierra del Fuego under certain conditions

  

  A BBC crew is currently filming in Tierra del Fuego a documentary on the wildlife of the Beagle Channel Islands. The crew is escorted by an observer from the provincial government and according to local officials it had to sign a document by which when the material is edited it must clearly establish that it was filmed in Argentine territory, with support from local authorities.

• Wednesday, December 10th 2014 - 08:02 UTC

  Falklands' sovereignty bilateral talks requested by leaders' summit in Mexico

  

  Argentina managed to include a special statement on the Falklands/Malvinas question, at the end of the Ibero American leaders summit held in Mexico, calling on both sides of the dispute, Argentina and the UK, to resume negotiations, in the shortest time possible, to reach a peaceful solution to the sovereignty dispute over the Malvinas, South Georgia, South Sandwich islands and surrounding maritime spaces.

• Wednesday, December 10th 2014 - 07:33 UTC

  Churchill sent troops to the Falklands in 1942 fearing a Japan-Argentina entente

  

  Winston Churchill dispatched 1,700 troops to the Falkland Islands in 1942 out of concern that the Japanese were planning to invade the territory and interfere with critical sea routes in the South Atlantic. In support of this plan Tokyo allegedly was prepared to hand control of the Falklands to Argentina, according to a piece in the Daily Telegraph, credited to Julian Ryall, from the Japanese capital.

• Monday, December 8th 2014 - 23:46 UTC

  Reconciliation and commemoration: 100 years after the Battle of the Falklands German flags fly over Stanley

  

  “With substantial losses at both the Battle of Coronel and the Battle of the Falklands, the annual remembrance events are an opportunity to reflect on the lives lost from both the British and German navies. It was decided early on that this commemorative approach, highlighting the tragic loss of life during both battles, should be echoed throughout events on this Centenary year”

• Monday, December 8th 2014 - 23:25 UTC

  Commemoration Service for Battles of Coronel and the Falklands at London's St Martin-in-the-Fields

  

  The first two significant naval battles of the First World War were commemorated in London and the Falklands in parallel church services on the 8th December – a hundred years after these momentous events took place.

• Monday, December 8th 2014 - 05:16 UTC

  Their Grave is the Sea - 1914 Naval Battles: Coronel and Falklands

  

  By Harold Briley (*) Early in World War One the Royal Navy suffered one of its most disastrous defeats followed five weeks later by one of its most decisive victories. In the Battle of the Falkland Islands on 8 December, 1914, all five battle cruisers of the German East Asian Squadron and its support ships were defeated with nearly 2,000 men killed including their commander, Vice Admiral Graf von Spee. No British ships were lost and only eight British sailors were killed.

• Saturday, December 6th 2014 - 08:39 UTC

  Falklands Battle Centenary Memorial Wall unveiling and Act of Remembrance

  

  Gilbert House, seat of the Falkland Islands elected government has released the program arranged for Monday 8th December 2014 to commemorate the victory of the Naval engagements of 8th December 1914, on which day 6 British sailors lost their lives and a number of others died later from injuries received during the battle. 2,260 German sailors also lost their lives.

• Saturday, December 6th 2014 - 04:15 UTC

  Chile consulted Argentina before allowing HMS Dragon to dock in Valparaiso

  

  Chilean foreign minister Jorge Burgos revealed this week that the presence of HMS Dragon in Valparaiso was authorized after having consulted with Argentina, and underlined that Chile strictly abides with what was agreed regarding the passage of British vessels through Chilean waters.