Falkland Islands

Friday, August 26th 2022 - 10:05 UTC
Falklands strongly supports Ukraine Independence Day, Slava Ukraini

The Falkland Islands has shown its strong solidarity with Ukraine on August 24, Independence Day of the central European country suffering the invasion of its powerful neighbor, Russia.
Friday, August 26th 2022 - 10:01 UTC
1982: UK forces downed Argentine Pucara with a Stinger missile during Falklands San Carlos' landing

In 1982, Britain's Special Air Service troops were the first to fire a Stinger missile in combat, during the Falkland Islands conflict. They had been drafted in to distract Argentine forces from the San Carlos landings, carried out by British soldiers in response to Argentina's invasion of the Islands in April 1982.
Thursday, August 25th 2022 - 10:12 UTC
Carmona visits Santiago, thanks Chile for its support on the Malvinas Question

Argentina's Secretary in charge of Malvinas, Antarctica, and the South Atlantic, Guillermo Carmona, following on his tour of neighboring countries, the first of which was Brazil, has now continued with a visit to Chile.
Thursday, August 25th 2022 - 10:03 UTC
Rockhopper could net £210m compensation from Italian government because of offshore drilling ban

A corporate tribunal has ordered the Italian government to pay more than £210m to the UK/Falklands oil company Rockhopper as compensation for an offshore oil drilling ban. Rockhopper’s case was launched after the Italian government banned oil exploration and production within a 12 mile-limit off Italy’s coast in 2015, scotching the company’s planned Ombrina Mare oilfield.
Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 09:54 UTC
RRS Attenborough calls at Belfast to pick up a new crew before further scientific research

After a long season in Antarctica, Falkland Islands' flagged exploration ship RRS Sir David Attenborough has docked in Belfast for the first time, to pick up new crew members ahead of carrying out further scientific studies around the UK coastline. The state of the art vessel is owned by the Natural Environment Research Council and operated by the British Antarctic Survey.
Monday, August 22nd 2022 - 13:39 UTC
Argentina categorically rejects students competition to visit the Falkland Islands

It's official. The Argentine government categorically rejects ”the competition organized by the British Embassy in Buenos Aires with the purpose of inviting university students to a paid trip to the Falklands/Malvinas Islands.
Monday, August 22nd 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Malvinas Question incursion to Brazil: Carmona returns with the book, “Brazil and the Malvinas war: between two fires”

The Malvinas Question, Antarctica and Oceans Cooperation, and the revitalization of the Peace and Cooperation Zone in the South Atlantic, ZPCAS, forum were the main points of the agenda addressed by Argentina's special secretary on Malvinas, Antarctica and South Atlantic affairs, Guillermo Carmona during his four-day visit to Brazil.
Saturday, August 20th 2022 - 09:56 UTC
Argentina rejects UK's new Maritime Security Strategy, “updated colonialism on the Malvinas Question”

The announcement last week from the UK of its new Maritime Security Strategy as can be expected did not go unnoticed by Argentina and its policy claims over the South Atlantic Islands, including mainly the Falkland Islands.
Thursday, August 18th 2022 - 09:40 UTC
Falklands Government announces “no questions asked” firearms and ammunition amnesty

The Falklands government in a public service announcement is offering a ”no questions asked' Royal Falkland Islands Police firearms and ammunition amnesty running from 26 August to 3 September..
Thursday, August 18th 2022 - 09:00 UTC
Falklands Volunteer Defense Force is currently recruiting

The Falkland Islands Defense Force (FIDF) is the locally maintained volunteer defense unit in the Falkland Islands and is currently recruiting. The FIDF works alongside the military units supplied by the United Kingdom to ensure the defense and security of the Islands