Falkland Islands

Friday, July 30th 2021 - 00:30 UTC
Falklands signs HPP2 Memorandum of Understanding ahead of August visit by ICRC

This Thursday the Falkland Islands Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between FIG, the UK Government, and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
Thursday, July 29th 2021 - 04:40 UTC
Falklands agrees further economic support measures for community and businesses

On Wednesday, ExCo agreed a further set of economic support measures for the community and local businesses, in light of the ongoing pandemic.
Monday, July 26th 2021 - 09:49 UTC
A pro-Falklands lawmaker in Argentine congress: not to be dismissed...

An academic respectful of historic events and understanding towards the people of the Falkland Islands sitting in the Argentine congress? That could be the outcome of the scheduled September primaries and midterm elections in November according to some ultra-nationalistic media in Buenos Aires.
Thursday, July 22nd 2021 - 23:59 UTC
Falklands' fishery exports to EU: small window opens but much negotiations still ahead

James Wallace, CEO Fortuna Ltd., made the following comments regarding the European Union Council Regulation referred to Falkland Islands fishery exports to the EU. We welcome the publication today of Council Regulation (EU) 2021/1203 as regards autonomous union tariffs for certain fishery products (ATQ).
Thursday, July 22nd 2021 - 09:50 UTC
As in the Falklands, Colombian children in rural areas taught to identify mines and unexploded ordnance

As happened during decades in the Falkland Islands, children in rural Colombia are being taught how to identify landmines and ordnance planted near their villages by the several guerrilla groups that ravaged the country during the half-century-long insurrection.
Thursday, July 22nd 2021 - 09:30 UTC
Trawler operating in Falklands' waters is in Montevideo with positive COVID-19 cases

An Indonesian crewmember from the Spanish flagged trawler “Playa de Galicia”, operating in the South Atlantic, died of Covid-19 and the vessel is currently in the port of Montevideo under quarantine conditions, with several other seamen hospitalized, according to the latest news from Uruguay and Spain, which have been difficult to confirm.
Wednesday, July 21st 2021 - 09:00 UTC
Falklands/Malvinas architecture and urban planning exhibition in Ushuaia

The Town Hall of Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego province, extreme south of Argentina, together with the local branch of Malvinas war Veterans opened this week an exhibition under the title of “Architecture and Planning in Malvinas, 1764/1833” dedicated to the people that lived in the Falklands/Malvinas Islands during that period of time.
Monday, July 19th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Argentina committed to a WTO agreement on fishing subsidies – but don't forget the Falklands

Argentina participated in the recent Trade negotiations of the World Trade Organization at the ministerial level, which addressed the issue of rules for global fisheries and limits to government subsidies to fishing, committing its support for an agreement, but not forgetting the Falkland Islands claim.
Saturday, July 17th 2021 - 07:59 UTC
Ushuaia names commission to prepare Malvinas war 40th anniversary

Ushuaia officials and Malvinas war veterans have been meeting to start preparing the agenda of commemorations for the fortieth anniversary of the South Atlantic conflict next year.
Friday, July 16th 2021 - 21:02 UTC
Search for possible interment of Argentine combatant at Falklands' Teal Inlet agreed by UK and Argentina

Argentina and the UK together with the International Committee of the Red Cross subscribed on Thursday in Geneva the international instruments to advance in the search and identification of a possible interment at the Teal Inlet, in the Falkland Islands, that could hold remains of non identified Argentine combatants.