Falkland Islands

• Monday, February 13th 2017 - 09:07 UTC

  Falklands: Red Cross advance team collects information for forensic team

  

  The International Red Cross mission which spent nine days in the Falklands gathering information and finalizing plans for the team that will identify Argentine unknown soldiers buried in the Darwin cemetery sometime in June/July, have left the Islands.

• Sunday, February 12th 2017 - 21:14 UTC

  Falklands' government portfolio investments total over £ 160 million

  

  Two managers from Newton Investment Management gave a presentation to the Falkland Islands elected government Standing Finance Committee (SFC) and members of the public on Wednesday on the Government’s investment portfolio.

• Saturday, February 11th 2017 - 08:44 UTC

  Falklands lawmaker meets PM May; OTs Brexit discussions in London

  

  Falkland Islands Member of the Legislative Assembly, Michael Poole has had a busy week in London which included a visit to Number 10 Downing Street where he met Prime Minister Theresa May.

• Thursday, February 9th 2017 - 10:32 UTC

  Falklands announces new round of demining demolitions

  

  Project Manager for Dynasafe BACTEC Limited, Julius Unsung has notified that the next demolitions as part of the Falklands Demining project are planned for Thursday 9th February 2017 between 10am – 3pm.

• Wednesday, February 8th 2017 - 11:12 UTC

  Falklands' police has established date of damage at the Argentine cemetery

  

  The Royal Falkland Islands Police which is investigating damage perpetrated against a case and a Virgin's statue at the Argentine cemetery in Darwin has been able to establish the vandal actions occurred prior to the beginning of December 2016.

• Wednesday, February 8th 2017 - 10:17 UTC

  Falklands' oil exploration: Rockhopper announces investments in Sea Lion

  

  Rockhopper Exploration plc has provided its latest operational and corporate update which includes the North Falkland Basin Sea Lion project and has announced that the technical engineering is approaching conclusion and a settlement on the Eirik Raude rig dispute has been reached.

• Wednesday, February 8th 2017 - 10:01 UTC

  Falklands attends UKOTs Brexit implications forum in London

  

  British Overseas Territories representatives, including from the Falkland Islands held a two-day meeting in London to address Brexit implications such as development funds, tariff free fish exports and the right to travel freely through the European Union. The meeting was in the framework of Prime Minister Theresa May's administration initiative to involve all parts of the UK in preparing for the crucial negotiations.

• Monday, February 6th 2017 - 08:08 UTC

  Argentine lawmakers UK visit “very positive”; all bilateral agenda issues, and Falklands were addressed

  

  The speaker of the Argentine Senate, Federico Pinedo, described the multi-party lawmakers delegation visit to the UK as “very positive” since issues of the bilateral agenda were addressed, including Argentina's historic claim over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands sovereignty.

• Saturday, February 4th 2017 - 12:58 UTC

  Patagonia/Falklands links under consideration by Aerolineas, reveals Chubut governor

  

  The Argentine government is considering the possibility of having Aerolineas Argentinas fly round trips to the Falklands from Trelew or from Comodoro Rivadavia, or alternatively Trelew/Rio Gallegos/Falklands, according to Patagonian Chubut province governor Mario Das Neves.

• Saturday, February 4th 2017 - 06:56 UTC

  Lami Dozo, head of the Argentine Air Force in the 1982 conflict has died

  

  Brigadier Basilio Lami Dozo, commander of the Argentine Air Force during the South Atlantic conflict died this week at the age of 88. In 1981 he was appointed to the military Junta next to General Leopoldo Galtieri and Admiral Jorge Anaya, and the three were responsible for launching the invasion of the Falkland Islands on 2 April 1982.