Falkland Islands

• Tuesday, January 17th 2017 - 09:29 UTC

  Falklands under no pressure from the UK: “final decision on flights will be ours, and ours alone”

  

  The Falkland Islands Government is under no pressure from the UK government to agree to something that we feel is not in our best interests, and ”the final decision on (additional) flights will be ours, and ours alone”. The statement belongs to the elected Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands' chair of the month, Barry Elsby.

• Tuesday, January 17th 2017 - 09:08 UTC

  Falklands: spectacular display of helicopter capability

  

  Falkland Islanders were able to enjoy a first class display of chopper capability when a military Chinook transported from Mount Pleasant to Stanley Airport the decommissioned Sea King Search and Rescue (SAR) helicopter donated to the Falkland Islands Museum and National Trust by the UK Ministry of Defense.

• Saturday, January 14th 2017 - 08:37 UTC

  Malcorra reiterates: Argentina willing to cooperative research in the South Atlantic

  

  Foreign minister Susana Malcorra said fisheries licensing in the South Atlantic is of great concern for Argentina because of the “overall ongoing depredation”, and recalled that there is an item referred to the issue in the September UK-Argentine joint statement, which has yet to be addressed and that most probably it will follow on the identification of unknown soldiers buried in the Falklands and the additional flights issues.

• Friday, January 13th 2017 - 09:03 UTC

  Falklands: 46 minefields to be cleared in two years pledges Foreign Office

  

  Falkland Islanders can expect a total of 46 minefields cleared over the next two years in the Mount Longdon and Stanley area confirmed a Foreign and Commonwealth Office delegation in the Falklands this week. Mines are the long lasting and unwanted legacy of the 1982 war.

• 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.”