Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, May 23rd 2018 - 20:25 UTC

  Falkland Islands second air link announcement expected after June 13th

  

  The Falkland Islands government announced on Wednesday it has received an evaluation report regarding a second weekly air link to the Falklands, from specialist consulting Aviation Economics, and will be briefing the Executive Council at their 13 June meeting, and recommending a response to the proposed options.

• Wednesday, May 23rd 2018 - 06:55 UTC

  Johnson and Faurie agree to advance relations, despite the Falklands dispute

  

  British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said on Tuesday that relations with Argentina will continue to grow despite the nations’ dispute over the Falkland Islands sovereignty. Argentina still claims the Islands that it calls the Malvinas. Britain says the Falklands are a self-governing British Overseas Territory under its protection, confirmed by a 2013 referendum.

• Monday, May 21st 2018 - 09:12 UTC

  Foreign Secretary honors Argentine fallen during the Falklands conflict in Buenos Aires

  

  British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on Sunday laid a wreath to honor Argentine soldiers fallen while fighting the British in the 1982 Falkland Islands conflict. Johnson, who is in Buenos Aires for a Group of 20 meeting, visited the Monument of the Fallen Soldiers on Sunday along with Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie.

• Saturday, May 19th 2018 - 06:58 UTC

  A “transformational” year for Falklands Sea Lion development, says Rockhopper Exploration

  

  Rockhopper Exploration PLC at its annual general meeting on Friday said 2018 could be “transformational” as it seeks to secure funding for its Sea Lion project in the Falkland Islands. Rockhopper said it has nearly completed selecting the main contractors for the project, in the Falklands, as well as vendor funding worth US$ 400 million.

• Saturday, May 19th 2018 - 06:26 UTC

  Boris Johnson will be the first Foreign Secretary to visit Argentina in 15 years

  

  Boris Johnson is to make the first visit by a British foreign secretary to Argentina for 25 years. Mr. Johnson will seek to take advantage of the improvement in relations with Buenos Aires since President Mauricio Macri came to power in 2015.President Macri has talked of lifting curbs on oil, fishing and shipping around the Falkland Islands as tensions eased.

• Friday, May 18th 2018 - 07:15 UTC

  Falklands Government reception in London on 5th June

  

  The Falkland Islands Government has announced that this year's reception will be taking place on June 5th at Middle Temple Hall, The Honorable Society of the Middle Temple in London.

• Thursday, May 17th 2018 - 10:38 UTC

  “Gauchos in Malvinas”, part of Falklands' history is a collection of watercolors

  

  “Gauchos in Malvinas” is the title of the book launched at the recent Buenos Aires Book show which is mainly a collection of water colors by William Dale, painted in 1852 when he spent time in the Falkland Islands. He was the son of John Pownall Dale, at the time General Manager of the Falkland Islands Company, and his paintings are considered a unique and only testimony of the gauchos in the Falklands.

• Thursday, May 17th 2018 - 10:29 UTC

  Falklands: outages across television and radio services next Friday, 18 May

  

  Falkland Islands residents of Stanley and surrounding areas are advised that a further outage to TV and Radio services from Sapper Hill and the island wide MW service from Mt William is required.

• Thursday, May 17th 2018 - 08:20 UTC

  Argentine Prosecution orders the arrest of 26 officers for alleged torture against conscripts in the Falklands

  

  The Federal Prosecution Office from Rio Grande, Tierra del Fuego has called for the arrest of 26 officers allegedly involved in torture practices against conscripts during the Falklands conflict in 1982. The case has been ongoing for over a decade but it remains at snail pace.

• Wednesday, May 16th 2018 - 19:20 UTC

  Falklands describes as 'positive', the outcome of fishery talks held in Argentina

  

  The Falkland Islands has been positive about the outcome of the first round of fishery talks (May 14/15) referred to the South Atlantic, between Argentina and the United Kingdom. The talks in Buenos Aires, with Falklands representatives included in the UK delegation, emphasized on the exchange of scientific information and conservation of shared fishery resources in the South West Atlantic.