Falkland Islands

Saturday, April 30th 2022 - 09:57 UTC
ARA Libertad to expose UK's 'disproportionate and provocative' military presence in Malvinas

Argentina plans to reaffirm its sovereign rights over the Falkland Islands and expose the 'disproportionate' British military presence in the Islands when the instruction tall ship ARA Libertad calls on different ports of the world.
Saturday, April 30th 2022 - 09:53 UTC
Partial solar eclipse on Saturday can be seen in southern South America, Falklands and Antarctica

The Earth is all set to witness its first solar eclipse of the year 2022, and according to NASA, this cosmic event will take place on Saturday, April 30, at around 6:45 PM UTC. Parts of South America, Antarctica and the Pacific and Southern Oceans will be able to witness this awe-inspiring phenomenon.
Friday, April 29th 2022 - 09:50 UTC
Duncan downplays comments on Foradori, but damage to Falklands' 2016 Joint Statement has been done

Ex Foreign Office minister for the Americas, Alan Duncan has said that former Argentine deputy foreign minister Carlos Foradori was a formidable negotiator, despite having written in a book on his memoirs that his counterpart in trade, cooperation and Falklands/Malvinas negotiations at the British embassy cellar in Buenos Aires, rang the following morning to say he “was pissed” since the night before he had drank too much.
Wednesday, April 27th 2022 - 10:09 UTC
Gibraltar's Falklands war exhibition: “we share the right to freedom and self-determination”

An exhibition marking the 40th anniversary of the liberation of the Falkland Islands was opened in Gibraltar by Deputy Chief Minister Dr. Joseph Garcia. The exhibition was curated by the Archivist Anthony Pitaluga and prepared by the Gibraltar National Archives.
Wednesday, April 27th 2022 - 10:05 UTC
Argentina targeting the Foradori/Duncan statement on the Falklands

Argentine foreign minister Santiago Cafiero has ordered an internal investigation to determine whether former deputy foreign minister Carlos Foradori back in 2016, became drunk during a meeting with British diplomats in which UK and Argentina agreed to an improved relationship through closer cooperation on areas of mutual interest, including a chapter on the Falkland Islands.
Wednesday, April 27th 2022 - 09:25 UTC
Governor Designate Alison Blake visits Falkland House in London

Governor-Designate of the Falkland Islands, Alison Blake CMG, visited Falkland House in London on Monday where she met with FIG Representative to the UK and Europe Richard Hyslop.
Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 09:48 UTC
Falklands' inshore waters globally recognized as Key Biodiversity Areas

A Falklands Conservation project has identified the Falklands Islands’ inshore waters as globally recognized Key Biodiversity Areas (KBA) for breeding seabirds, driving forward their aim for quality marine management practices in the Islands.
Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 09:45 UTC
World's Penguin Day, five of 18 species live in the Falkland Islands

April 25, marks World Penguin Day, an opportunity for many wildlife organizations to tout conservation efforts for these charismatic, amphibious birds. It’s nearly winter in the southern hemisphere, and April 25 coincides with Antarctic penguins’ annual northward march to the sea.
Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 09:38 UTC
BFSAI command at Falklands commemorates Liberation of South Georgia

The British Forces South Atlantic Islands, BFSAI, stationed at Mount Pleasant Complex in the Falkland Islands, commemorated on Monday 25th April the 40th anniversary of the liberation of South Georgia.
Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 09:30 UTC
Liberation of South Georgia: 40th Anniversary stamp set

In 1982, the island of South Georgia experienced the only armed conflict in its history. Forty years on, the Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) commemorates the conflict and reflects on the progress of the island since the time of the Falkland Islands conflict.