Tag: Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, November 14th 2018 - 07:24 UTC

  Visiting FA Representative XI beats Falklands team and a British Forces XI side

  

  An England Football Association Representative XI played a Falkland Islands team and a British Forces XI over the weekend. The match against the Falklands' team on Saturday saw the FA side win 3-1 with the team captained by Mitchell Parker. Both matches were played at the Stanley Community School field.

• Tuesday, November 13th 2018 - 13:29 UTC

  Combatant buried in the Falklands is taken back by the family to Argentina

  

  Next 5 December for the first time in 36 years the remains of an Argentine combatant buried in the Falkland Islands will be returned to the province of Córdoba where his family lives. Air Force Captain Luis Darío José Castagnari remains lie in a grave at the Argentine military cemetery in Darwin, and in a special ceremony, with members of his family, will be flown back to Argentina.

• Sunday, November 11th 2018 - 22:30 UTC

  Navy withheld British minisub offer to find ARA San Juan, Argentine Defense Minister Oscar Aguad admits

  

  Argentina last year chose to turn down a British offer of a minisub to search submarine ARA San Juan, it was reported Sunday. The then Navy Chief of Staff Admiral Marcelo Srur failed to convey the British offer December 5 last to Defense Minister Oscar Aguad, who confirmed the reports, according to the Buenos Aires daily Clarin.

• Sunday, November 11th 2018 - 08:35 UTC

  Falklands' Observance of Remembrance Sunday 11 November

  

  The Falkland Islands' Gilbert House has announced the following arrangements for Sunday 11 November 2018, Remembrance Sunday to take place in Stanley. The Annual Service of Remembrance, this year commemorating the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War, will be held in Christ Church Cathedral commencing at 9.30 am.

• Saturday, November 10th 2018 - 15:33 UTC

  Falklands' support visit for veteran protesting treatment of his peers with PTSD

  

  Falklands' conflict veteran Gus Hales, who has successfully protested against the treatment of combat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, was visited this week by Member of Legislative Assembly Leona Roberts to express her support.

• Saturday, November 10th 2018 - 06:41 UTC

  Falklands remembers WWI volunteers at the Great War exhibition in the Museum

  

  The Falkland Islands Museum and National Trust have opened the Voices from the Great War exhibition to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War.

• Saturday, November 10th 2018 - 06:10 UTC

  Falklands plays an England Football Association team this Saturday in Stanley

  

  This Saturday the Falkland Islands Football Team will be playing an England Football Association Representative team in Stanley and on Sunday, the visitors will clash with the Combined Services team from MPC in the same pitch.

• Friday, November 9th 2018 - 08:30 UTC

  Falkland Islands could have a new port in the next two years

  

  The Falkland Islands could have a new port within the next two years. Three consortia have presented proposals to the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) for a new port confirmed Legislative Assembly Member Dr Barry Elsby in recent weeks.

• Friday, November 9th 2018 - 08:09 UTC

  Falklands' toothfish fishery re-certified by the Marine Stewardship Council

  

  The Falkland Islands longline toothfish fishery has been re-certified under the Marine Stewardship Council’s Principles of Sustainability, it was announced this week.The fishery, which was originally certified in 2014 for a five year period, is the only Falkland Islands fishery to be certified under the scheme.

• Friday, November 9th 2018 - 07:29 UTC

  Argentina launches off-shore bidding in the Austral and Malvinas regions

  

  Argentina has launched its first offshore bidding round in nearly three decades. The country's energy secretariat published details regarding bidding terms and conditions for public bidding for exploration licenses.