Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, May 16th 2018 - 08:22 UTC

  Boris Johnson expected in Argentina; homage to Falklands/Malvinas conflict fallen in the agenda?

  

  Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is expected next week in Argentina for a G20 ministerial meeting and, according to Buenos Aires media, normally well informed, he is scheduled to attend a homage to the fallen in the South Atlantic conflict. This would take place in the framework of the new constructive positive turn for Argentine/UK bilateral relations, which includes cooperation in several fields.

• Wednesday, May 16th 2018 - 08:12 UTC

  Falklands' police make arrest for suspected drugs offences

  

  The Royal Falkland Islands Police would like to inform the public that, on the evening of Monday 14 May 2018, an arrest was made at Mount Pleasant Complex in connection with the possession of controlled drugs.

• Wednesday, May 16th 2018 - 07:20 UTC

  Indian Navy Tarini manned with six women expected in Goa next Monday 21 May

  

  In a few days, India's Navy INSV Tarini and the six women officers manning it, will arrive at Goa's shores, marking the successful completion of the first-ever circumnavigation by a crew of Indian women. One of its four calls was in the Falkland Islands.

• Wednesday, May 16th 2018 - 07:08 UTC

  Falklands' Legislative Assembly members visit West Falkland

  

  From Friday 11 May to Sunday 13 May 2018, Members of the Falkland Islands elected Legislative Assembly visited West Falkland to give a series of presentations on The Islands Plan 2018 – 2022.

• Wednesday, May 16th 2018 - 06:40 UTC

  “Falklands want a normal, friendly relationship with all its neighbors, but...”

  

  ”We would be delighted to have a normal, friendly relationship with all our neighbors, to freely trade with, work with and discuss things of mutual benefit” said Falkland Islands lawmaker MLA Roger Edwards at the UN Decolonization 2018 Pacific Regional Seminar held in Grenada last week. But, he added, “instead, we are not recognized or accepted as a people in our own right”, by Argentina.

• Tuesday, May 15th 2018 - 07:19 UTC

  Falklands planned demining demolitions scheduled for next Friday

  

  The Falkland Islands Demining project has scheduled another planned demolition next Friday, 18 May and has set out preparations in a release.

• Monday, May 14th 2018 - 08:46 UTC

  Falklands' Olympic Games gold medal athlete who competed in 1908 London Games

  

  The only Falkland Islander to compete in the Olympic Games has entered the online version of the Dictionary of Falklands Biography (DFB).

• Monday, May 14th 2018 - 08:14 UTC

  Falklands students on a day off in London visited Archie, the giant squid

  

  Deputy Representative at the Falkland Islands Government office in London, Michael Betts and Public Relations Officer Matt Ware, welcomed five students from Chichester College and three from Peter Symonds College for a day visit to London on Sunday 29th April.

• Sunday, May 13th 2018 - 13:43 UTC

  Falklands attended the IAATO annual conference in United States

  

  Falkland Islands tourism ambassadors Steph Middleton and Carli Sudder are returning from the United States after attending this year’s International Association of Antarctic Tour Operators (IAATO) conference in Newport, Rhode Island. Steph Middleton is Executive Director of the Falkland Islands Tourist Board, while Carl Sudder is Tourism Coordinator at Sulivan Shipping and Chair of the Falklands Travel Association.

• Saturday, May 12th 2018 - 19:00 UTC

  Falklands: Brexit on the Brussels fish show menu

  

  Falkland Islands fishing companies may have attended the Brussels Seafood Show intermittently for over a decade, but the looming specter of Brexit lent this year’s attendance unprecedented significance. For James Bates, Falkland Islands Fishing Companies Association (FIFCA) Executive Secretary, Brexit gave the industry’s stand at the show a clear mandate this year, “it was about being visible at a time when we need to be.”