Falkland Islands

Friday, March 30th 2018 - 04:07 UTC
Falklands: Argentine families visit graves of previously unidentified soldiers

As readers of Penguin News will be aware, the project leading to the identification of 90 of the 121 previously unidentified soldiers whose graves are found in the Argentine military cemetery at Darwin faced many difficulties.
Thursday, March 29th 2018 - 14:19 UTC
Falklands: Argentine professor visits Stanley and offers proposal to “end the dispute”

Argentine Professor of International Law at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies of Geneva, Marcelo Kohen, has studied disputes and resolutions in different parts of the world. Last Monday Kohen was in the Falkland Islands and at a public meeting in Stanley, he presented a proposal to put “an end to the dispute”.
Saturday, March 24th 2018 - 07:17 UTC
Argentina pays homage to UK military officer for helping identify soldiers fallen in 1982

Families of Argentine soldiers killed in the 1982 South Atlantic conflict with Britain have paid homage to a former British army officer who helped recover and rebury with dignity and precision their loved ones in a Falkland Islands cemetery, which would become the Argentine military cemetery or memorial.
Friday, March 23rd 2018 - 09:03 UTC
Falklands promotes sports challenge with “Road to Gold Coast 2018”

With the Commonwealth Games around the corner, what better way for the Falklands community to get involved than, “a sporting challenge of our own,” asks Infant/Junior School teacher Daniel Harrison.
Friday, March 23rd 2018 - 08:43 UTC
“Malouines to Malvinas” exhibition in Ushuaia Museum

Next Thursday the Ushuaia museum in Tierra del Fuego will open an exhibition titled “From Malouines to Malvinas”, depicting history since the French occupation of the Falklands in the XVIIIth century to the first Argentine governor of the Islands.
Friday, March 23rd 2018 - 07:07 UTC
Falklands second flight: Minister Faurie confirms the interest of seven airlines

Argentine foreign minister Jorge Faurie this week revealed to the Senate foreign affairs committee that seven airlines have stated their interest in servicing a second commercial flight between the Falkland Islands and the continent: two from Uruguay, two from Chile and three from Brazil.
Thursday, March 22nd 2018 - 22:04 UTC
Falklands ready for the Argentine next of kin visit

The Falkland Islands government has announced details of next Monday's visit of relatives of the Argentine fallen soldiers whose remains, at the Argentine military cemetery at Darwin, were recently identified by a special team led by the International Red Cross. The release states the following:
Wednesday, March 21st 2018 - 07:49 UTC
Falklands' air service upgrading avionics of its fleet of Islanders

Britten-Norman has reported that it completed the first in a series of avionics upgrades to a fleet of five BN2B-26 Islanders owned and operated by the Falkland Island Government Aviation Services (FIGAS). The avionics are being upgraded to the Garmin G600 glass cockpit standard including the GTN650/750 GPS/NAV/COMM, GTX335R remote transponder and electronic engine instruments.
Wednesday, March 21st 2018 - 06:09 UTC
Foreign minister Faurie will outline Argentine policy towards Falklands in Congress

Argentine foreign minister Jorge Faurie is expected this Wednesday in Congress to outline president Macri administration's current policy towards the Falkland Islands, mainly negotiations on air links and South Atlantic fisheries conservation.
Tuesday, March 20th 2018 - 07:51 UTC
Falklands: proposed second flight and stop in Argentina dominates public meeting debate

A lively exchange took place during the Falkland Islands March 12 public meeting in which the proposed second commercial flight to a third country with a stop in Argentina was considered. The public was particularly interested in knowing if any “red lines” had been established and wanted confirmation that one of the stop options was not to be Buenos Aires.