Falkland Islands

• Friday, June 14th 2013 - 20:08 UTC

  Falklands turns out to commemorate Liberation Day and pay tribute to British Forces

  

  The most important date in the recent history of the Falkland Islands was commemorated on Friday, June 14 by Falkland Islanders and veterans of the 1982 war.

• Friday, June 14th 2013 - 00:16 UTC

  Falklands have never been part of Argentina and Islanders overwhelmingly voted to remain British

  

  The following piece was written by Andrew Ayre, British High Commissioner in Georgetown, Guyana and published in StabroekNews from Guyana.

• Thursday, June 13th 2013 - 17:35 UTC

  Falklands: British nation pays tribute to Sir Rex Hunt’s courage and leadership

  

  The British Government has paid tribute to Sir Rex Hunt for his courage and leadership as Governor of the Falkland Islands during Argentina’s 1982 invasion and for his part in the modern, prosperous Falklands of today.

• Thursday, June 13th 2013 - 17:17 UTC

  Falkland Islands asserts their democratic rights

  

  The remarkable transformation of the Falkland Islands into the democratic, prosperous, hardworking community of today was applauded by hundreds of supporters gathered in London for the annual reception in London marking the liberation of the Islands from Argentine invasion and occupation in 1982.

• Thursday, June 13th 2013 - 07:09 UTC

  Falklands and Ascension coins to commemorate the life of Lady Thatcher

  

  The Falkland Islands and Ascension Island have released two coins from Pobjoy Mint to commemorate the life of former British Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher who passed away at the age of 87 on 8 April 2013.

• Thursday, June 13th 2013 - 06:46 UTC

  Falklands at C 24 June 20; UN Committee supports sending missions to Non-self Governing Territories

  

  The United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization, or C 24, will be hearing the Falklands/Malvinas question in a week’s time, Thursday June 20, after having heard those relative to Gibraltar and Western Sahara on Wednesday 12 June.

• Thursday, June 13th 2013 - 06:38 UTC

  Falklands’ hero and 1982 governor Sir Rex Hunt honoured by Foreign Secretary

  

  The British Government’s, “pride and thanks,” was expressed at Sir Rex Hunt’s memorial service in London last Tuesday. Sir Rex Hunt was Governor of the Falkland Islands when the Argentine military invasion on 2 April 1982. After the conflict Sir Rex who the Argentines expelled from the Islands returned to this job at Government House in Stanley.

• Thursday, June 13th 2013 - 06:27 UTC

  Malvinas: Argentine lawmakers invited to deliver their position before the Irish parliament

  

  A delegation of Argentine lawmakers headed by the presidents of the foreign affairs committees from the Senate, Daniel Filmus and Lower House, Guillermo Carmona are currently in Dublin where they will discuss with their peers and Irish authorities Argentina’s position in the Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty dispute.

• Wednesday, June 12th 2013 - 07:26 UTC

  Falklands celebrates March referendum success with a new coin issue

  

  The Treasury of the Falklands Islands Government has issued a new coin whose main focus is that of the March referendum when the population was asked about the status of the Islands and overwhelmingly voted to remain as a British Overseas Territory.
  The turnout was 92% and 99% of ballots confirmed British Territory status.

• Tuesday, June 11th 2013 - 05:12 UTC

  Falkland Islands Holdings results confirm success of South Atlantic oil industry

  

  Falkland Islands Holdings' shares rose on Monday after it posted an increase in underlying pre-tax profits and looked forward to 'an exciting future'. FIH reported underlying pre-tax profits of £3.29m for the year to the end of March - 1.9% up on last time.