Falkland Islands

Monday, February 27th 2023 - 08:47 UTC
US media: Washington needs to capitalize on Falklands case to restore hemispheric unity

However small, remote, and irrelevant to Washington the South Atlantic might be, it might prove vital if the United States is to rebuild its hemispheric strategy lost as a result of helping the United Kingdom retake the Falklands from Argentine forces back in 1982, according to a Foreign Policy article published Sunday.
Saturday, February 25th 2023 - 10:55 UTC
Falklands / Malvinas War: “Known Soldier” conference touches young students and veterans alike

A conference at London's King College School of Security Studies by 1982 war veterans Julio Aro and Geoffrey Cardozo moved British students who got the opportunity to hear first-hand what an armed conflict meant for those participating in it.
Friday, February 24th 2023 - 12:13 UTC
The Falkland Islands continue to support Ukraine

Today, one year ago, Russia made an unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. To mark this sad anniversary the Falkland Islands Government and the community continue to express their support for Ukraine in their fight for peace against a hostile nation.
Friday, February 24th 2023 - 10:44 UTC
HMS Protector calls it a season, heads back north

The Royal Navy's icebreaker HMS Protector has completed her Antarctic scientific mission for the 2023 Antarctic season safeguarding birdlife and laying the groundwork for further research, it was announced.
Wednesday, February 22nd 2023 - 10:50 UTC
Falklands War frigate to be turned into a museum

The Royal Navy's HMS Ambuscade is to be preserved as a shipbuilding museum in Glasgow following her decommissioning by the Pakistan Navy, it was announced this week.
Tuesday, February 21st 2023 - 09:50 UTC
Falkland Islands: Refurbishing starts on Mount Pleasant runway

A contractor has started working on a £7m project to extend the lifespan of the runway at the Mount Pleasant Complex (MPC) airfield in the Falkland Islands until it can be fully re-laid in the coming years, the British Government reported Monday.
Tuesday, February 21st 2023 - 09:10 UTC
Successful Falklands tour for Gibraltar Regiment Band

Ten members of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment Band joined forces with colleagues from the Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment Band (PWRR) to deliver musical support on behalf of 3PWRR while their battalion were deployed in the Falklands for Exercise Tiger Island.
Tuesday, February 21st 2023 - 08:00 UTC
Former Argentine FM lashes out at Uruguayan President over Falklands trip

Former Argentine Foreign Minister Felipe Solá said Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou's “main objective” was “to show his contempt for Argentina” after a group of lawmakers visited the Falkland Islands together with the United Kingdom's Ambassador to Montevideo Faye O'Connor.
Friday, February 17th 2023 - 07:00 UTC
Falklands: PICTO 21 group told to expect no help from FIG or MLAs

The so-called PICTO 21 group of Argentine visitors to the Falkland Islands looking for an accounting approach with which to measure ”the economic impact of the illegal occupation ... by the British government” will have no assistance from the local Legislative Assembly, it was announced.
Thursday, February 16th 2023 - 21:06 UTC
Final reminder of the Falkland Islands Status Amendments 2022

In September 2022 the Legislative Assembly approved amendments to the Falkland Islands Status Ordinance 1998. The amended Ordinance narrows the definition of a “qualified person” (which at the moment includes a Commonwealth citizen), limiting the definition to include a British citizen, a British Overseas Territory citizen or a British Overseas citizen.