Tag: Falkland Islands

• Thursday, July 20th 2017 - 07:30 UTC

  Falklands' commemorative coin will have to remove “Britannia rules the waves”

  

  The Pobjoy Mint on July 18 announced that a trademark infringement necessitated the firm to remove the word BRITANNIA from the Reverse Proof 2017 .999 fine silver 1-ounce bullion coins minted for the Falkland Islands.

• Wednesday, July 19th 2017 - 06:29 UTC

  Farage mentions Argentina/Falklands policy to blast Foreign Office's expenditure

  

  The former leader of the UK Independent Party and great promoter of the Leave position in the Brexit referendum Nigel Farage, has mentioned Argentina and Falklands policy as proof that Britain’s foreign aid budget is being spent in completely the wrong places.

• Monday, July 17th 2017 - 04:59 UTC

  Falklands' demining operations since 2009 have cost London £16.6 million

  

  The British government has spent £ 16.604.385 in demining operations in the Falkland Islands since 2009. The information was confirmed by the Foreign Office following a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

• Friday, July 14th 2017 - 06:15 UTC

  Farewell parade for Falklands' outgoing governor; designate arrives in September

  

  A farewell parade for the Falkland Islands outgoing governor, Mr Colin Roberts CVO, will be held on Sunday July 16, on Stanley's Victory Green and Ross Road, according to a release from Gilbert House, seat of the Falklands elected government.

• Friday, July 14th 2017 - 05:55 UTC

  Falklands' post-Brexit concerns on tariffs and politics, outlined to House of Lords

  

  Concerns about tariffs on Falklands exports post Brexit, and political consequences were outlined by a Falklands' representative giving evidence to a House of Lords committee (the European Union Select Committee) last Tuesday.

• Thursday, July 13th 2017 - 18:46 UTC

  Father of bride struck by lightning during ceremony; in 2015 “lucky man” was rescued from Falklands' waters

  

  No one likes a dull wedding, but one father-of-the-bride's speech was a little too electrifying at his daughter's ceremony last weekend. JP Nadeau was reportedly struck by lightning mid-sentence in his apple orchard in New Brunswick, Canada. But this was not the first time Nadeau faces the challenge of death, in 2015 he was air rescued from a crippled French cruise vessel in Falklands' waters.

• Thursday, July 13th 2017 - 09:05 UTC

  UK embassy in Uruguay readying for Expo-Prado 2017; Falklands will also attend

  

  Following the previous edition’s success, the British Embassy in Uruguay will be present for the fourth consecutive year at the agricultural show, Expo Prado, from 6 - 17 September, with a Pavilion centered on business, education, culture, gastronomy and entertainment, including a Falkland Islands stand.

• Thursday, July 13th 2017 - 08:27 UTC

  Argentine court confirms phone calls to Falklands/Malvinas must be billed as domestic

  

  Argentine justice confirmed that phone calls to the Falklands/Malvinas Islands must be billed as local calls and not long distance. Argentine telecoms companies Telefonica and Telecom said that this was normal procedure, however a client presented a “consumers' appeal” claiming a call to the Falklands had been labeled as international instead of domestic.

• Wednesday, July 12th 2017 - 21:55 UTC

  Gibraltar flag on display outside of Parliament as Spanish King begins London visit

  

  A flag of Gibraltar (and Falkland Islands) was on display outside the Houses of Parliament as King Felipe of Spain arrived in London for his state visit. The red-and-white banner, bearing a red castle and golden key, was placed at the centre of a row of flags of the British overseas territories and dependencies in Parliament Square.

• Wednesday, July 12th 2017 - 06:02 UTC

  British couple will make history this weekend when they marry at Antarctica's Rothera Station

  

  British couple will make history this weekend when they become the first to tie the knot in the British Antarctic Territory. Bride-to-be Julie Baum and her groom Tom Sylvester will take their vows at the icy cold Rothera Research Station, almost 2,000 miles south of the Falkland Islands.