Tag: Falklands

• Friday, December 16th 2016 - 10:17 UTC

  Falklands Association new chair of the Subcommittee in the Islands

  

  Mark Pollard has stepped into the role of Chair of the Falklands Islands Association Sub-Committee in the Falklands, replacing Gerald Cheek who is standing down from the Post.

• Tuesday, September 6th 2016 - 16:55 UTC

  “Why meet Falklands' neighbors”, competition for students from Uruguay, Brazil and Chile

  

  The Government of the Falkland Islands and the British Embassies in Uruguay, Brazil and Chile invite university students to participate in this regional competition to win the chance to visit the Falklands for a week, all expenses paid.

• Wednesday, April 20th 2016 - 04:05 UTC

  Falklands will join a world chain of beacons on Thursday celebrating Queen's 90th birthday

  

  The Falkland Islands will join on Thursday the timely British tradition of celebrating royal occasions lighting beacons throughout the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man and UK Overseas Territories in celebration of Her Majesty The Queen’s 90th Birthday on 21st April, announced the Falklands' government.

• Friday, April 1st 2016 - 07:03 UTC

  L'Austral, sister of Falklands-incident Le Boreal, makes inaugural call in Gibraltar

  

  The smallest but possibly most exclusive cruise liner to visit Gibraltar this year pulled into port on Thursday. The L’Austral, a French liner, is also the first to make an inaugural call this season. The captain of the ship, Olivier Marien, was met by the Minister for Tourism and the Captain of the Port on board.

• Friday, November 13th 2015 - 14:04 UTC

  Premier Oil defers project development and exploration spending into 2016

  

  The successful Falkland Islands' exploration company Premier Oil has cut full-year capital expenditure as the oil producer deferred some project development and exploration spending into 2016, it said on Thursday. Like its peers, Premier Oil has to reduce spending to cope with a halving in oil prices since a peak in June last year that has eaten into revenues.

• Saturday, January 24th 2015 - 06:06 UTC

  Death of British and Falklands patriot

  

  Famed British patriot and generous Falkland Islands benefactor Sir Jack Hayward has died, aged 91 in Florida in the United States. Known as “Union Jack” for his love of all things British, he was knighted in 1986 for his charitable actions and donations to totaling many millions of pounds, much of it for Falklands-related causes.

• Saturday, January 3rd 2015 - 07:16 UTC

  Falklands' has a non-official anthem, already played in two public occasions

  

  A non official anthem celebrating the Falkland Islands and which has been played at least on two public occasions is making the round of Facebook and can be enjoyed in U Tube.

• Wednesday, December 17th 2014 - 19:41 UTC

  Falklands has a new Director of Health; Mr Bainbridge takes his position next January

  

  The Falkland Islands Government is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Ian Bainbridge as Director of Health and Social Care, taking up post from 28th January 2015.

• Tuesday, August 5th 2014 - 06:11 UTC

  Uruguay's main fish processing company under administrative protection

  

  Uruguay's largest fishing and processing company FRIPUR, has requested administrative protection, or a voluntary concordat with creditors following financial problems with banks and other providers. Liabilities are over 70 million dollars of which 50 million with two banks, according to sources close to the request. The company employs 1.100 people.

• Tuesday, November 5th 2013 - 06:49 UTC

  Spanish flagged trawler catches fire on reaching the port of Montevideo

  

  A Spanish flagged trawler returning from fishing in the Falkland Islands caught fire early Monday morning as it was docking in the port of Montevideo. The cause of the fire which was rapidly controlled by Uruguayan fire brigades is still unknown according to the navy spokesperson Gaston Juansolo.