Falkland Islands

Monday, March 2nd 2015 - 07:19 UTC
Falkland Islands included in European funds for environmental projects

More than €6 million has been made available to European Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) some of which can be accessed for environmental projects within the Falkland Islands, according to a report from the Penguin News last edition.
Saturday, February 28th 2015 - 11:55 UTC
Falkland Islands return as leading option for Ramblers Worldwide Holidays

Ramblers Worldwide Holidays has added more options in South America with the reinstatement of a Falkland Islands and Chile itinerary and the return of Bolivia to the program. The first sold-out trip to the Falkland Islands has just returned and another, which is almost full, will run from November 5, leading in at £4,220pp.
Saturday, February 28th 2015 - 06:48 UTC
Falklands historic link to Antarctica exploration unveiled in unique memorial

The Falkland Islands historic link as the gateway for British Antarctic exploration was acknowledged this week with the dedication in Stanley's Dockyard Point of the southern component of a unique memorial to the 28 men and one woman of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), and before that the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) who have perished in the Antarctic since the establishment by the British Government of the first permanent research base there in 1944.
Friday, February 27th 2015 - 05:29 UTC
Falklands oil rig arrives and readies to begin six-well drilling campaign

The semi-submersible oil rig oil rig Eirik Raude entered Falkland Islands waters to the north this week and has already been served by supply vessels and undergone a crew change operation. The Eirik Raude will shortly begin a six-well drilling campaign operated by Premier Oil and Noble Energy.
Thursday, February 26th 2015 - 04:39 UTC
Filmus tours Central America in support of Argentina's Falklands' claim

Argentina's secretary for Issues relative to the Malvinas Islands Daniel Filmus visited this week Guatemala as part of a tour of Central America to promote the 'Malvinas cause' and collect support from regional governments and institutions.
Thursday, February 26th 2015 - 04:14 UTC
Brazilian lawmaker wants closer ties with 'Falklands' and even considers 'a friendship forum'

Brazilian federal Deputy for the southern state of Santa Catarina Celso Maldaner who last week visited the Falkland Islands said he wants to 'influence and push' for a commercial opening of Brazil with the Islands, since he believes there is great potential for making business particularly regarding fisheries and tourism.
Wednesday, February 25th 2015 - 04:07 UTC
Falklands' war zone coverage controversy rages in US media; Fox to the rescue of O'Reilly

Controversy over the coverage by US reporters of the 1982 Falklands conflict continues to rage in US media, since Fox News top star Bill O'Reilly admitted that at the time, working for CBS News, he was based in Buenos Aires, far from the 'war zone' as he had characterized his task.
Wednesday, February 25th 2015 - 03:55 UTC
“Falkland Islanders feel a strong relationship with Uruguay going back a long way”

British ambassadors in Chile, Brazil and Uruguay, Fiona Clouder, Alex W Ellis and Ben Lyster-Binns, respectively visited the Falkland Islands on a familiarization tour and to try to establish closer links with the Islands.
Tuesday, February 24th 2015 - 04:03 UTC
Argentine 50-Peso bill in March dedicated to “Malvinas Islands. A sovereign love.”

Argentina's Central bank will make available next March the new 50-peso bill paying tribute to Argentina’s sovereignty over the resource-rich archipelago, under the slogan “Malvinas Islands. A sovereign love.”
Monday, February 23rd 2015 - 06:33 UTC
Falklands governor says road to independence possible, rejects dialogue with Argentina

Falkland Islands Governor, Colin Roberts, came on stage to suggest that the future of the disputed British Overseas Territory will depend on its people bluntly rejecting any dialogue with the Argentine government.