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Mon, 21 Jun 2021 08:13:00 GMT
Scholarships for Falklands' alumni to continue their graduate and postgraduate studies in Argentina
Argentina has launched a program of scholarships for Falkland Islands' students, who “have the full right to access the Argentine national education system”, announced Daniel Filmus, head of the Malvinas and Antarctica Depa...

Sat, 19 Jun 2021 12:15:00 GMT
Brussels drops tariffs for 75,000 tonnes of Falklands squid
The European Commission has reached an agreement to allow 75,000 tonnes of Falklands loligo to be imported tariff-free into the European Union, according to reports in Galician daily Faro de Vigo.

Sat, 19 Jun 2021 09:50:00 GMT
Mines-free Falklands will remove fences of fields that remained out of bounds for almost forty years
The Falkland Islands Executive Council (ExCo) approved a proposal to remove the fences which secured former minefield sites around the Islands over a three-year period of 2021 to 2024.

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 09:55:00 GMT
Falklands dispute: Solá heads the Argentine mission to the C24 conference
June is a hectic month for the dispute between Argentina and UK regarding the British Overseas Territory Falkland Islands, with a string of remembrance dates referred to the ongoing disagreement.

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 09:10:00 GMT
Falklands' fisheries legislation reform, a view from Galicia
A former Galician Fisheries Councilor has published a piece in a newspaper closely linked to the industry in the northwest of Spain, El Faro de Vigo, questioning the long term viability of new Falkland Islands' legislation, par...

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 15:20:00 GMT
Falklands pay tribute to 1982 fallen on Liberation Day
Falkland Islanders are today paying tribute to the British Armed Forces killed during the 1982 conflict and commemorating the 39th anniversary of liberation from Argentine occupation.

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 01:19:00 GMT
Lack of regional cooperation on fisheries could have ‘disastrous outcomes’ on Falklands finfish fishery
An independent study of the Falkland Islands finfish fishery has found that lack of international cooperation over fish stocks straddling international boundaries to be one of ‘the most constraining factors to sustainable eco...

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 09:05:00 GMT
Falklands Governor: a “superb season” for Fisheries based on catch volumes
On June first Falklands governor Nigel Phillips CBE, delivered the annual address to the Islands Legislative Assembly on the budget for the new financial year. The following is the chapter on Fisheries and the “superb season...

Wed, 09 Jun 2021 09:33:00 GMT
MPA/Stanley march to collect funds for the foundation that cares after retired working police dogs
Four working dogs accompanied their military police officer owners on a charity challenge in the Falkland Islands. It was all in the aid of raising money for The Thin Blue Paw Foundation – a charity that was set up to support...

Mon, 07 Jun 2021 09:18:00 GMT
Small expedition ships to be allowed into the Falklands in southern summer
‘Clean’ expedition ships carrying fewer than 530 passengers will be allowed to visit the Falkland Islands this Southern summer under a new visitor policy approved by the Falkland Islands Government this week.



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