Tag: Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, February 22nd 2017 - 07:53 UTC

  Falklands' thriving community underlined by visiting Ilford North MP

  

  British lawmaker Ilford North MP Wes Streeting visited the Falkland Islands as part of a cross-party Parliamentary visit this week. With the 35th anniversary of the Falklands War coming in April, the visit was aimed at giving British politicians a better look at the problems facing the islanders today.

• Monday, February 20th 2017 - 09:38 UTC

  Malcorra admits “very big difference” on the Falklands/Malvinas issue with UK

  

  Foreign minister Susana Malcorra admitted that the difference with the UK on the Falklands/Malvinas and sovereignty is “very big”, following her meeting with Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on the sidelines of the International Security Conference which took place in Munich, Germany.

• Saturday, February 18th 2017 - 07:52 UTC

  Malcorra meets Boris Johnson; he apologizes for Darwin cemetery damages

  

  Argentine foreign minister Susana Malcorra met Friday morning with Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson in the framework of the G 20 ministerial summit which took place in the German city of Bonn. There was no official release on the meeting which apparently was brief.

• Friday, February 17th 2017 - 19:31 UTC

  Falkland Islands won the Best Destination Award in the Wave Awards in London

  

  The Falkland Islands Tourist Board are pleased to announce that the Falkland Islands won the best destination award in the Wave Awards in London; finalists in this category included Abu Dhabi, Akureyri, Dublin, Palma, Santa Cruz and Seattle.

• Friday, February 17th 2017 - 11:36 UTC

  UK Ambassador Kent interview in La Nacion is not accurate

  

  Political and diplomatic analyst from Argentine newspaper La Nacion has altered an online version of an interview due to his inaccurate reporting of an interview with the British Ambassador in Argentina.

• Friday, February 17th 2017 - 10:33 UTC

  Falklands receives four member of the UK Parliament

  

  Four members of the UK Parliament are visiting the Islands Guests of the Falkland Islands Government; they are accompanied by Falkland Islands Government Representative in London Sukey Cameron MBE. Members of Parliament are regularly invited to the Falkland Islands by FIG.

• Thursday, February 16th 2017 - 14:33 UTC

  Stacy Bragger appointed Falklands' Media Trust Chair

  

  Stacy Bragger, Office Manager of the Falkland Islands Chamber of Commerce has been appointed Chair of the Media Trust. Stacy Bragger takes on the role from Janet Robertson who recently completed her four year tenure.

• Thursday, February 16th 2017 - 10:13 UTC

  Red Cross completes Phase 1 of mission to identify Argentine soldiers in Darwin cemetery

  

  Laurent Corbaz of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), said on leaving the Falklands that Phase 1 of the mission to identify Argentine soldiers buried at the Darwin Cemetery had taken place during the week spent in the Islands with his team mate Patrick Sherry.

• Wednesday, February 15th 2017 - 09:44 UTC

  Comodoro/Falklands air link awarded by Argentina to Neuquen airline

  

  Argentina's Air Transport Advisory Agency has approved the flights' program of an airline from the Patagonia province of Neuquén which includes an air link between Comodoro Rivadavia and the Falkland/Malvinas Islands, reports this week the local Neuquen media.

• Wednesday, February 15th 2017 - 08:53 UTC

  Falklands' totally financed longliner, CFL Hunter, launched in Galicia

  

  A state of the art longliner, the Falklands “CFL Hunter” was baptized and launched at the Nodosa de Marín shipyard in Pontevedra, in a ceremony that included representatives from Consolidated Fisheries, Falklands lawmakers plus members of the Galicia government and the yard.