Tag: Falkland Islands

• Saturday, April 29th 2017 - 08:06 UTC

  Falklands: 95 Families have consented to ID tests of Darwin cemetery remains; task should begin 19 June

  

  The Argentine foreign ministry confirmed that 95 families from the 123 Argentine unknown combatants buried at Falkland Islands' Darwin Cemetery have consented to the identification of remains, a task to be undertaken by the International Red Cross, allegedly beginning next 19 June.

• Friday, April 28th 2017 - 11:01 UTC

  Falklands: Argentine investors project to build a Howard Johnson hotel in Stanley

  

  An Argentine businessman and partner of the US based Howard Johnson, with 37 hotels under that name in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, is attempting to refloat an old project to install a 40 rooms complex in the Falkland Islands, according to media reports in Buenos Aires.

• Friday, April 28th 2017 - 09:36 UTC

  “The future of the Falklands depends on the Islanders, and that is what is most important”

  

  British ambassador in Argentina Mark Kent has said that conflict policies lead nowhere, Argentina and the UK have different positions on the Falkland Islands sovereignty, but it is up to the Islanders to decide on their future. Anyhow bilateral relations have significantly improved with great prospects for trade, investments and cooperation.

• Thursday, April 27th 2017 - 23:44 UTC

  Falklands airbridge working; no reply from Argentina on a second flight

  

  Falkland Islands lawmaker, MLA Mike Summers apologized on behalf of the UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) for the disruption that the flight diversion from Ascension Island had caused, but said he knew they were working hard to ensure proper arrangements were in place for the continuation of the air bridge with the UK.

• Saturday, April 22nd 2017 - 09:35 UTC

  Falklands: Malcorra cautious about EU's position on the dispute following Brexit

  

  The European Union could reevaluate its position on the disputed Falkland Islands after Britain leaves the bloc, Argentina’s foreign minister said in Brussels, where she attended a meeting with EU negotiators on Mercosur/EU trade discussions.

• Thursday, April 20th 2017 - 06:24 UTC

  Falklands' Criminal law and criminal justice system reform come into force Friday

  

  The Falkland Islands government has announced as part of its transparency policy that reform to the criminal law and criminal justice system come into force from Friday, 21st April. The official release states that the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Ordinance and the Crimes Ordinance are a root and branch reform of the criminal law and the criminal justice system in the Falkland Islands.

• Wednesday, April 19th 2017 - 05:49 UTC

  The disputed FIH Group plans to release this week a trading update

  

  FIH Group PLC said on Tuesday it plans to release a trading update later this week which will outline its anticipated results for the recently ended financial year while also updating shareholders on the future strategy following failed takeover offers for the firm.

• Tuesday, April 18th 2017 - 16:31 UTC

  Falklands issues coins in honor of Queen's platinum wedding anniversary

  

  The Treasury of the Falkland Islands government have launched a new series of coins that celebrate the wedding anniversary of HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. The couple were married after a brief engagement, but, as the couple had been long acquainted, the marriage was—for at least the princess—a foregone conclusion.

• Tuesday, April 18th 2017 - 08:43 UTC

  South Atlantic airbridge tends to normalize by rerouting to West Africa airports

  

  The Falkland Islands government has made further announcements regarding the South Atlantic Airbridge, which has been rerouted because of the temporary closure of Ascension Island runway, but now seems to be back in track to normalizing via alternative airports in West Africa. Ascenson island, in mid Atlantic, is a crucial call point for the long airbridge to the Falklands.

• Monday, April 17th 2017 - 07:54 UTC

  South Atlantic air bridge rerouted temporarily; repairs to the Ascension Island runway

  

  It's going to be a busny winter for the Falkland Islands. The government has announced that due to repairs required to the Ascension Island runway, the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) is temporarily rerouting the South Atlantic Airbridge via an alternative location. The UK air bridge from Brize Norton to the Falklands normally calls at Ascension Island both ways.