Falkland Islands

• Monday, March 10th 2014 - 20:50 UTC

  Falkland Islands turns out to receive the Commonwealth Games Queen's baton

  

  The Queen’s Baton promoting the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow later this year received a hearty welcome in the Falkland Islands, as residents grouped on the Stanley public jetty at 6.30pm on Thursday 27 February when it was hurtled to Stanley from HMS Clyde.

• Saturday, March 8th 2014 - 06:19 UTC

  Military personnel in Falkland Islands totals 1.060, says MoD

  

  There are currently 1,060 military personnel stationed in the Falkland Islands, confirmed the Minister of State for the Ministry of Defense Mark Francois on Wednesday, according to a report from the latest edition of the Falklands' Penguin News.

• Friday, March 7th 2014 - 04:48 UTC

  MSC Certification for Falkland Islands Toothfish reflects high management standards

  

  Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification has been granted to the Falklands Islands Toothfish longline fishery, announced on Thursday Consolidated Fisheries Ltd. (CFL). The fishery is the first in the Falkland Islands to be certified and reflects the high standards of fisheries management and environmental measures practised within the Islands on the Patagonian toothfish fishery.

• Thursday, March 6th 2014 - 05:44 UTC

  Malvinas opportunities and links for Uruguay, but mostly unknown to current generations

  

  Lawmaker Jaime Trobo came out strongly is support of close links between the Falkland Islands and Uruguay in a column which he published in Mercopress underlining the ”interesting lesson of discovering a reality mostly unknown for Uruguayans despite the (Islands) geographic, cultural and historic proximity to Uruguay”.

• Wednesday, March 5th 2014 - 05:11 UTC

  Malvinas negotiations will take place 'sooner than later' forecasts Cristina Fernandez

  

  “Sooner than later” Argentina will be able to discuss with the UK “the Malvinas Islands sovereignty issue” as indicated by the UN resolutions, said Argentine president Cristina Fernandez during her speech to the General Assembly opening the 132th legislative period last Saturday, March first.

• Wednesday, March 5th 2014 - 05:07 UTC

  Falklands: Timerman says Red Cross will help with identification of remains at Darwin cemetery

  

  Foreign minister Hector Timerman said that the International Committee of the Red Cross will help with the identification of Argentine soldiers killed during the Falklands/Malvinas war and whose remains are still in the territory claimed by Argentina. The UK would be informed at a later stage on the matter.

• Tuesday, March 4th 2014 - 23:22 UTC

  Britain's new 'governor of the Falkland islands' is a provocation

  

  By Alicia Castro, Argentine ambassador in London - Ms Castro writes a column in The Guardian to complain about the appointment of Colin Roberts as the next Falkland Islands governor and unearths some Wikileaks cables referred to the incoming governor's attitude regarding the Chagos islanders forced eviction, and plans to ensure they will never be returned by declaring the vast area a 'marine park' allegedly questioned by US diplomacy.

• Saturday, March 1st 2014 - 02:27 UTC

  “We Are Falklands” Photo Competition

  

  The Falkland Islands Government PR & Media Office is running a photo competition to source quality images of 'our beautiful home'. The winning photos will be printed and displayed at a central London gallery later this year to promote the stunning views, wildlife, history and community that make the Falkland Islands a truly unique place.

• Friday, February 28th 2014 - 05:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands acting governor until the end of April sworn in

  

  John Duncan OBE was sworn in as Acting Governor of the Falkland Islands on Thursday at 5pm at Government House, in advance of the arrival of the Islands’ next Governor Colin Roberts CVO at the end of April.

• Friday, February 28th 2014 - 04:49 UTC

  Falkland Islands considering signing the UN Convention on Biological Diversity

  

  Although the Falkland Islands has not yet signed up to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) it is being actively considered, stated Environmental Officer Nick Rendell, responding to an article that criticized the fact that only four UK Overseas Territories have joined the treaty, reports the latest edition from the Penguin News.