Falkland Islands

• Thursday, January 12th 2017 - 09:16 UTC

  Falklands' patrol HMS Clyde undergoing maintenance work in South Africa

  

  The Falklands’ permanent guard ship, HMS Clyde is undergoing refurbishment work at the South African naval dockyard in Simon’s Town in her first overhaul in five years. The vessel (P257) arrived in Simon’s Town on 22 December, and is scheduled to depart again on 20 February.

• Thursday, January 12th 2017 - 06:26 UTC

  Argentina prepared to share South Atlantic fisheries scientific data, says Malcorra

  

  discuss hydrocarbon and fisheries issues in the South Atlantic with the UK, following on the road map agreed last September in the joint statement. These issues were described as “fundamental” and will be discussed in the Argentine congress, but others such as trade and navigation, do not need to be consulted with the legislative branch.

• Thursday, January 12th 2017 - 06:16 UTC

  Falklands' Museum and National Trust to receive decommissioned Sea King

  

  In recognition of the time the Sea King helicopter has spent supporting both the military and the civilian population of the Falkland Islands, the UK Ministry of Defense has donated the decommissioned Sea King Search and Rescue Helicopter to the Falkland Islands Museum & National Trust.

• Wednesday, January 11th 2017 - 08:17 UTC

  Falkland Islands marks calendar of 2017 key anniversaries

  

  The Falkland Islands government, FIG, has recalled that 2017 marks a number of key anniversaries in the Islands, including the 35th Anniversary of the Falklands War. There is currently a small working group looking to coordinate remembrance events in Stanley, though much of what is planned will be as normal and will continue to be due to the work done year-on-year by a wide range of volunteers and groups.

• Wednesday, January 11th 2017 - 06:48 UTC

  Falklands remembers 34th anniversary of Margaret Thatcher's first visit to the Islands

  

  The Falkland Islands government remembered on Tuesday. the 34th anniversary of the first visit of ex prime minister Margaret Thatcher to the Islands. Flowers were laid by the Falklands government office representative in London, Sukey Cameron, MBE.“Flowers laid to mark #MargaretThatcherDay #Falklands. 10th January 1983 she first visited the Islands.@FalklandsGov”.

• Saturday, January 7th 2017 - 08:57 UTC

  Falklands Chamber of Commerce demands improved telecommunications

  

  The Falkland Islands Chamber of Commerce ended 2016 by reiterating that the provision of modern telecommunications was absolutely crucial for the development of Falklands “business community, economy and society as a whole.”

• Friday, January 6th 2017 - 11:34 UTC

  Falklands' identification of Argentine soldiers will be done in strict confidentiality

  

  The Argentine media has published details of the Red Cross humanitarian mission in the Falkland Islands to identify the remains of the 123 unknown Argentine soldiers buried at the Darwin cemetery, and a single word stands out, confidentiality, from the beginning to end, including a final assessment to decide what will effectively be released to the media.

• Friday, January 6th 2017 - 08:10 UTC

  Falklands: Argentine airlines not in the running for a second flight

  

  Only Brazilian or Chilean airlines need apply for a second flight to the Falkland Islands from South America it was indicated in a press briefing given in Stanley at the end of December, after MLAs returned from talks in London.

• Thursday, January 5th 2017 - 07:38 UTC

  London-Santiago direct flights inaugurated on Wednesday

  

  The new direct flight London-Santiago de Chile inaugurated on Wednesday should help increase the number of visitors from Britain and Europe, said Chilean authorities when they received the British Airways flight at the Chilean capital airport.

• Wednesday, January 4th 2017 - 08:54 UTC

  Malvinas question: Macri should surround himself of prudent, skilful advisors, says ex Army chief

  

  A former Argentine Army chief and Malvinas veteran, General Martin Balza said on Tuesday that president Mauricio Macri's government must “strengthen its dissuasion and negotiation capacities” in the Malvinas Islands question, and should surround himself of prudent advisors on the matter.