Tag: demining

• Friday, September 29th 2017 - 21:34 UTC

  Falklands' deminers welcomed and ready to begin the next phase

  

  The BACTEC demining team was welcomed back to the Falkland Islands with a reception last Tuesday evening, hosted by the recently arrived Governor Nigel Phillips at Government House.

• Sunday, May 29th 2016 - 12:58 UTC

  Chile has cleared 140 of 194 minefields; by 2020 the territory should entirely free

  

  Chile has cleared 72% of minefields in its territory, and expects to have finished the task by March 2020, according to the head of the country's De-mining Committee Army Colonel Rodrigo Ventura.

• Thursday, October 8th 2015 - 10:36 UTC

  Falklands' clearance of Argentine mines 33 years later reported in UK

  

  Explosive mines planted by retreating Argentine forces as Royal Marines stormed the Falklands during the 1982 conflict are still being cleared on the Islands, 33 years later, according to a report credited to David Wells from Westernmorningnews.

• Thursday, September 17th 2015 - 20:43 UTC

  Mozambique declared 'free of mines' after 22 years; HALO Trust confirmed destruction of last mine

  

  The government of Mozambique is expected to officially declare the country free of landmines shortly after the British mine clearance charity The HALO Trust confirmed it had destroyed the last mine on its last known minefield.

• Tuesday, April 14th 2015 - 22:39 UTC

  UN extends to actor Daniel Craig “licence to save” as first advocate for elimination of landmines

  

  The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced on Tuesday the designation of renowned actor Daniel Craig as the first UN Global Advocate for the Elimination of Mines and Explosive Hazards. In a brief ceremony held at UN Headquarters, the Secretary-General thanked Mr. Craig for his commitment to support the UN’s vision of a world free from the threat of landmines and explosive remnants of war.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2015 - 08:41 UTC

  Falklands' clearance of Argentine mines planned to restart in mid-September

  

  The Falkland Islands program to clear mines planted by the invading Argentine forces in 1982, is scheduled to take a break at the end of April, following a very successful task all along summer according to Guy Marot, Program Manager for the Falkland Islands Demining Program Office, as reported in the FIG's edition of February.

• Monday, March 2nd 2015 - 01:24 UTC

  Bilateral ceremony to certify that Chilean Tierra del Fuego is free of mines

  

  Argentina and Chile on Monday will hold a ceremony certifying that the Chilean territory of Tierra del Fuego has been completely swept of mines, dating back to the late seventies, and in accordance with the 1999 Ottawa Convention commitments.

• Sunday, January 11th 2015 - 19:40 UTC

  Falklands demining season scheduled to begin next Monday

  

  The Falkland Islands is set to begin another demining and ground clearance activity next week at Minefield number 59 at Wall Mountain on East Falkland.

• Friday, October 31st 2014 - 07:04 UTC

  Falklands demining contracts goes to Bactec and Fenix Insight

  

  Two companies have been awarded contracts by the UK Foreign Office for the clearance of minefields in the Falkland Islands, dating back to the 1982 conflict when retreating Argentine forces laid antipersonnel and other explosives particularly in a ring surrounding the capital Stanley.

• Friday, July 18th 2014 - 07:21 UTC

  Falklands' de-mining plans for next two seasons funded by FCO

  

  The Falkland Islands will be seeing further de-mining over the next two summer seasons funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) that will also carry out a tender process for the works, according to a report from Penguin News.