Falkland Islands
Wed, 23 Jun 2021 09:45:00 GMTFalklands/Malvinas: Solá meets with UN chief Guterres ahead of the C24 conference
Argentine foreign minister Felipe Solá requested United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to intercede before UK so that the British “consent to resume discussions” over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands.
Wed, 23 Jun 2021 07:57:00 GMTArgentina's purchase of Korean fighters falls through: UK's arms embargo
Argentine defense minister Agustín Rossi is furious with the UK for having blocked the purchase deal of several Korean manufactured training jet fighters FA-50 to re-equip the Air Force and which he had anticipated last Octobe...
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 11:30:00 GMTFalkland Islands representatives arrive in New York for C-24
Falkland Islands' Chair of the Legislative Assembly, MLA Mark Pollard, and Deputy Chair MLA Leona Roberts have arrived in New York in order to attend the main session of the Special Committee on Decolonization (C-24).
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 09:44:00 GMTMitigating the impact of longline fisheries on seabirds: the South Georgia experience
Seabird mortality in fisheries is a global problem and a major driver of the continued decline of many seabird populations. Unless appropriate mitigation is in place, longline fishing can cause high levels of seabird mortality.
Mon, 21 Jun 2021 09:45:00 GMTScholarships 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 GMTBrussels 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 GMTMines-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 GMTFalklands 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 GMTFalklands' 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 GMTFalklands 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.