Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, September 20th 2023 - 08:30 UTC

  Falklands mobile voting teams will be off this Wednesday for the Thursday by election

  

  The Falkland Islands are holding a by-election on Thursday 20 September to fill the seat left vacant by veteran Member of the Legislative Assembly, Ian Hansen. Two candidates aspire to join the eight-member elected Legislative Assembly, as the third representative of the Camp jurisdiction, Jack Ford and Gary Webb.

• Wednesday, September 20th 2023 - 07:12 UTC

  Falklands announces Varicella vaccination of Children

  

  The Falkland Islands hospital, KEMH are pleased to announce that they are commencing the rollout of the Varicella (Chickenpox) vaccine to children aged thirteen months. This follows discussions with, and advice from, our Public Health advisors. Many other countries offer the Chickenpox vaccination and it is given to prevent the rare but potentially life-threatening complications that can sometimes arise from the infection.

• Tuesday, September 19th 2023 - 10:10 UTC

  Argentine President asks UN Chief to insist of UK on Islands issue

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández asked United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres to “renew the good offices efforts” with the United Kingdom regarding the Malvinas/Falklands question, it was reported in New York.

• Monday, September 18th 2023 - 10:26 UTC

  Relatives of Argentine squad fallen during Falklands War return from humanitarian trip

  

  Relatives of Argentine combatants of the Alacran squad fallen in the 1982 South Atlantic conflict returned Saturday after visiting the graves of their loved ones following the Second Humanitarian Project Plan (PPH2) agreed with the United Kingdom and the International Committee of the Red Cross work which gave proper names to what was previously labeled under the generic “soldiers known only to God.”

• Sunday, September 17th 2023 - 08:09 UTC

  “The Falklands problem is not the Islanders or the English, but us Argentines,” points out Cisneros

  

  The Falklands/Malvinas will eventually be returned to Argentina but that is going to be a long, long road, forecasted Andres Cisneros a retired Argentine diplomat expert in the Falklands/Malvinas dispute and deputy foreign minister with Guido Di Tella in the nineties.

• Sunday, September 17th 2023 - 08:04 UTC

  Against all odds Milei team insists Falkland Islanders rights must be respected, “they are Argentine citizens”

  

  “I reiterate it, I repeat it and I reaffirm it, the Islanders living in the Falklands/Malvinas will have their rights respected if Milei becomes Argentine president,” emphasized Diana Mondino underlining her statements in an interview with The Telegraph which was considered highly controversial and criticized in Argentina by politicians and the media.

• Saturday, September 16th 2023 - 09:54 UTC

  Fernández thanks G77+China for supporting Argentina's claim over Falkland/Malvinas

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández warned Friday in Cuba that there is still “a dominant world and a dominated world” while calling all countries attending the G77+China Summit in Havana to “put an end to it forever.”

• Saturday, September 16th 2023 - 04:58 UTC

  Milei team insists, if elected president “Falkland Islanders will be respected”

  

  “I reiterate it, I repeat it and I reaffirm it, the Islanders living in the Falklands/Malvinas will have their rights respected if Milei becomes president,” emphasized Diana Mondino, most probably foreign minister of Javier Milei, if he is finally elected as the next Argentine occupant of the Pink House in Buenos Aires in the October/November election.

• Friday, September 15th 2023 - 14:25 UTC

  “Malvinas are nonnegotiable, but we must contemplate the people living in the Falklands,” candidate Milei

  

  ”The Malvinas (Falkland) Islands are Argentine, and sovereignty non-negotiable,” underlined Javier Milei, the Argentine Libertarian candidate who next month could be elected as Argentina's next president, putting an end to two decades of Kirchnerism.

• Friday, September 15th 2023 - 10:34 UTC

  HMS Bristol: Falklands War destroyer up for sale

  

  The British Defence Equipment Sales Authority (DESA) said four decommissioned Royal Navy units, including the unique HMS Bristol, have been put up for sale. The Bristol belonged to Task Group 317.8 during the 1982 Falklands/Malvinas War. The three other vessels on sale are the frigates HMS Monmouth and HMS Montrose, and the minehunter HMS Walney.