Falkland Islands

• Sunday, December 27th 2009 - 06:34 UTC

  Dutch dredger operating in Tierra del Fuego bunkers in Falklands

  

  An unusual visitor to the Falkland Islands last week was the Prins der Nederlanden, which anchored in Port William for the second time to receive fuel, reports the local Penguin News.

• Saturday, December 26th 2009 - 13:05 UTC

  Major UK warfare exercise in the Falklands to repel “enemy invasion”

  

  British forces have been taking part in a major warfare exercise in the Falkland Islands, where hundreds of servicemen died during the 1982 conflict. The Highlanders (4 Scots) joined the Royal Navy and RAF in a two-day operation after an “enemy invasion” on the islands, 8,000 miles from the UK, in the South Atlantic.

• Wednesday, December 23rd 2009 - 09:26 UTC

  Highlanders stationed in Falklands triumph in Chilean war game competition

  

  An elite team of British soldiers beat Special Forces from around the world to win a grueling competition in the driest place on Earth, repots Daily Record.co.uk. The eight-man unit from the Highlanders (4 Scots) picked up the gold medal in the Chilean Patrol Competition before their recent deployment to the Falkland Islands.

• Wednesday, December 23rd 2009 - 08:31 UTC

  British soldiers in Falklands’ sheep castrating operation

  

  A team of British soldiers has helped castrate sheep on the Falkland Islands after tragedy hit two farm workers, reports the Belfast Telegraph.

• Monday, December 21st 2009 - 17:32 UTC

  British MoD row over Ascension Islands reached the London press

  

  The military outpost of Ascension Island “vital to the protection of the Falkland Islands” is at the centre of a row over tax bills unpaid by the Ministry of Defence, according to an article on Sunday’s edition of the Daily Express.

• Saturday, December 19th 2009 - 03:59 UTC

  HMS York en route to the Falklands for South Atlantic patrolling

  

  HMS Gloucester is expected Monday in Portsmouth in time for Christmas following a very successful six and half month in the South Atlantic. She was replaced early December by HMS York which is already on route to the Falkland Islands.

• Friday, December 18th 2009 - 04:26 UTC

  Falklands’ Darwin issue ranked ninth most popular stamps of the year

  

  The Falkland Islands Charles Darwin stamp issue has achieved ninth position out of thousands of releases during 2009 according to the latest edition of the international publication Stamp and Coin Mart which for the first time lists the 50 most popular stamps of the year, voted by readers and stamp experts.

• Friday, December 18th 2009 - 04:05 UTC

  Falklands’ “Four Seasons” that Charles Darwin never fully enjoyed

  

  An unique feature of the Falkland Islands are the quickly changing weather patterns bringing a beauty to the Islands’ landscapes which are often rare in many other parts of the world. The Falkland Islands Philatelic Bureau, based on photos from Ian Strange and Georgina Strange will be releasing in January a four stamp issue portraying such a stunning phenomena.

• Friday, December 18th 2009 - 03:40 UTC

  Air Italy takes over air bridge UK/Falklands for the next few weeks

  

  British military personnel were assured Thursday that they would not be stranded in the Falkland Islands despite the collapse of the only airline that flies direct to the Islands from the UK.

• Thursday, December 17th 2009 - 13:42 UTC

  Falklands/UK air bridge goes bust and all flights are cancelled

  

  Scotland's biggest airline, Edinburgh-based Flyglobespan and also responsible for the UK Ministry of Defence air link with the Falkland Islands was placed Wednesday in administration with all scheduled flights cancelled.