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Sat, 03 Apr 2021 03:04:00 GMT
Next year's won't be just another Malvinas anniversary, Argentine Defense Minister Rossi vowed
Argentine Defense Minister Agustin Rossi Friday presided over the ceremony where the Armed Forces commemorated the 39th anniversary of the military landing on the Malvinas/Falkland Islands which eventually led to the 1982 armed...

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 18:17:00 GMT
Criminal complaint filed in London regarding sale of Argentine ID document
LONDON, UK – A criminal complaint was filed this week with the Metropolitan Police in London regarding the sale of Argentine veteran of the 1982 conflict, Edgardo Esteban’s identity document. The complaint refers to the sal...

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 11:27:00 GMT
Falkland Islands and “39 years of peace and progression” on the anniversary of the Argentine invasion
The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) issued on Friday a statement on the 39th anniversary of the Argentine Operation Rosario that “shattered” the peace of Falkland Islanders, marking the beginning of the 1982's Falklands W...

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 10:05:00 GMT
Falklands warn of difficulties in medical evacuation to Chile and Uruguay
The Falkland Islands Government has urged people in the islands to “take extra care” in undertaking high-risk activities due to the Covid-19 situation in Chile and Uruguay making it “extremely difficult” to arrange the ...

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 09:48:00 GMT
Argentine Foreign Ministry denies report regarding termination of Madrid I, II and Foradori-Duncan agreements with UK
Argentina's Foreign Ministry Wednesday denied an alleged scoop published by the Buenos Aires daily Infobae, according to which the administration of President Alberto Fernández was eyeing the termination of the bilateral agree...

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 13:20:00 GMT
Falkland Islands TRIP and BFSAI TRIP schemes to end on 31 May 2021
There are just two months remaining before both the Falkland Islands TRIP and BFSAI TRIP schemes end on 31 May 2021. Both Tourism Recovery Incentive Programmes – known locally as ‘TRIP’ schemes – have proved very popula...

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 13:07:00 GMT
Lufthansa to repeat historic trip to Falklands
Lufthansa will on Tuesday repeat its longest-ever non-stop flight as it flies an A350 from Hamburg to Mount Pleasant Airport in the Falkland Islands, according to aviation industry website Simple Flying. The German flag carrier...

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 23:59:00 GMT
Falklands vaccination programme moves onto 18-44 year-olds
Falkland Islands residents aged between 18 to 44 are set to receive their first dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine this week, as the Islands enter the final tranche of adult vaccinations.

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 23:52:00 GMT
Spanish MP calls for national Covid-19 protocol for deep-sea fishing crews
Néstor Rego, a member of the Spanish Congress for the Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG), last week called upon the Spanish Government to establish an action protocol addressing Covid-19 outbreaks onboard deep-sea fishing vessels...

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 09:49:00 GMT
Andy Keeling: New Chief Executive to arrive in the Falklands next week
Andy Keeling, the new Chief Executive for the Falkland Islands Government is due to arrive in the Islands next week to start the transition of power following a month-long handover with current Chief Executive Barry Rowland. Mr...



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