Falkland Islands

• Tuesday, March 22nd 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Ushuaia creates a Malvinas Islands Secretariat, names a Veteran as head

  

  The municipal government of Ushuaia, extreme south of Argentina and capital of the province of Tierra del Fuego has created a Malvinas Islands Secretariat, as part of the commemorations of the 40th anniversary of the Falklands' war.

• Monday, March 21st 2022 - 09:50 UTC

  Falklands Liberation 40th anniversary: April calendar of events

  

  The April calendar of events listed includes those taking place in the Falkland Islands and separately in the United Kingdom:

• Thursday, March 17th 2022 - 10:09 UTC

  Argentina publishes easy-read guide on Malvinas for “adequate reporting and avoiding inaccuracies”

  

  Argentina's Public Defender's Office set out a booklet with a list of recommendations for the “adequate treatment by media” of issues linked to the sovereignty dispute over the Falklands/Malvinas, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and adjoining maritime spaces with the purpose of avoiding “inaccuracies towards audiences”.

• Thursday, March 17th 2022 - 10:02 UTC

  Argentine war veterans pepper-sprayed for demanding proper medical care

  

  A group of veterans of the 1982 Falklands/Malvinas War was repelled with tear gas Wednesday by the Buenos Aires police during a demonstration in front of the PAMI social security agency where they demanded the fulfillment of the medical care program to which they are entitled.

• Wednesday, March 16th 2022 - 09:38 UTC

  Falklands celebrated its fantastic diversity on the Multicultural Day Festival

  

  The Falkland Islands celebrated last Saturday, March 12th, Multicultural Day, with massive participation from the different communities who participated in the event with a display of dance, music, food.

• Tuesday, March 15th 2022 - 09:37 UTC

  First Woman Governor of the Falkland Islands: Alison Mary Blake CMG

  

  Ms. Alison Blake CMG has been appointed Governor of the Falkland Islands and Her Majesty’s Commissioner for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in succession to Mr Nigel Phillips CBE. Ms Blake will take up her appointment during July 2022.

• Monday, March 14th 2022 - 09:50 UTC

  Falklands' 40th Anniversary: Type 21 Club Frigate Association joins Royal British Legion event

  

  Plymouth-based Type 21 Club Frigate Association will be taking part in the Falkland Islands 40th Anniversary event at the National Arboretum in Staffordshire on 14th June 2022, organized by the Royal British Legion.

• Monday, March 14th 2022 - 09:43 UTC

  A very special Commonwealth Day: 54 countries celebrate 70 years of Queen Elizabeth II reign

  

  Commonwealth Day will be commemorated by 54 countries across the world on 14 March, honoring their shared values and rich diversity as members of the Commonwealth.

• Saturday, March 12th 2022 - 07:08 UTC

  Falklands Forty Schools Competition: Once in a lifetime opportunity for eight UK students to visit the Islands

  

  This year the UK and Falkland Islands will mark the 40th anniversary of the liberation of the Falkland Islands. As part of the anniversary, the Falkland Islands Government is offering eight lucky UK students the opportunity of a lifetime – an all-expenses-paid visit to the Falkland Islands in February 2023, where they will experience for themselves the Falkland Islands’ culture, history, and extraordinary natural environment.

• Saturday, March 12th 2022 - 06:34 UTC

  In 2013, “we reaffirmed our wish to be a part of Global Britain”, Falklands Legislative Assembly chair

  

  UK's news agency Press Association has interviewed the current chair of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly, MLA Teslyn Barkman on the 40th anniversary of the Falklands' war and the ninth, on the self-determination referendum from March 2013.