Tag: Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, December 3rd 2014 - 21:40 UTC

  Falklands' public opinion petition seeks to end ‘distressing’ flag-waving by visiting Argentines

  

  A petition demanding action from the Falkland Islands Government in relation to Argentine visitors displaying Argentine flags says the behavior by the culprits is “disturbing, unsettling and distressing to many Falkland Islanders”, reports the Penguin News.

• Wednesday, December 3rd 2014 - 09:14 UTC

  Falklands prepare to celebrate 250 years since the Union Jack was first raised

  

  The Falkland Islands are preparing to celebrate in 2015 is the two hundred and fiftieth year since Britain took possession of the Islands, when on January 23, 1765 Commodore John Byron raised the Union flag at Port Egmont on Saunders Island.

• Wednesday, December 3rd 2014 - 08:37 UTC

  Falklands' delegation in Canada receives full support for self determination

  

  Canada openly supported Falkland Islands' people right to self determination, backed Canadian companies working in the Islands and confirmed ongoing political and trade assurances. The message was clearly conveyed to a high level Falklands' government and private sector during their recent visit to Canadian capital Ottawa and tour of several provinces.

• Wednesday, December 3rd 2014 - 08:15 UTC

  Falklands' patrol vessels support, allegedly from Brazil and Chile, trigger debate in Argentina

  

  Argentine opposition lawmakers expressed concern about alleged logistic support from Brazil and Chile to British warships and other auxiliary vessels in the South Atlantic and demanded the government of president Cristina Fernández report to Congress on the matter.

• Tuesday, December 2nd 2014 - 05:25 UTC

  Falklands representatives attending BOT Joint Ministerial Council in London

  

  The annual Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) which brings together political leaders from the Overseas Territories and UK ministers took off on Monday in London, hosted by FCO Minister for the Overseas Territories James Duddridge MP.

• Monday, December 1st 2014 - 09:44 UTC

  A “Malvinas 'invasion' with women”, Mujica proposes to the Argentines

  

  Uruguayan president Jose Mujica said that if Argentina wished to recover the Falklands/Malvinas Islands it should appeal to the “women” and an invasion of “mattresses and blankets”.

• Thursday, November 27th 2014 - 07:38 UTC

  Falklands inviting members of the community to serve as Justices of the Peace

  

  Recruitment is underway to encourage more members of the community to serve as Justices of the Peace with the Courts and Tribunals Service. Justices of the Peace provide an essential public service within the community, hearing a range of criminal and non-criminal cases in the Summary Court.

• Thursday, November 27th 2014 - 05:16 UTC

  Malvinas next-of-kin deny any soon exhumation of Argentine fallen at Darwin cemetery

  

  The Malvinas and South Atlantic Islands fallen next of kin commission, in a public statement said that exhuming and identifying remains of Argentine soldiers buried in the Falkland Islands Darwin cemetery is a most personal issue for each family, strictly humanitarian, not decided and thus rejects any political intentionality in recent statements on the matter.

• Wednesday, November 26th 2014 - 06:07 UTC

  Falklands viewers with additional TV channel from December first

  

  From December first 2014, British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) will be broadcasting an additional TV channel, Forces TV, for viewers in the Falkland Islands.

• Tuesday, November 25th 2014 - 22:59 UTC

  Falklands experience in energy projects attracts strong interest in Latam conference and Chile

  

  The Falkland Islands experience in implementing energy projects, both conventional and wind farms was shared with the attendants of the recent RELACCX (Renewable Energy Latin America and Caribbean Conference and Exhibition) event, held in Puerto Rico, and where Falklands' engineer Glenn Ross was an invited speaker.