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Mon, 28 Jun 2021 22:19:00 GMT
Falklands English with a Uruguayan flavor, “Chay”
By Yliana Rodríguez (*) – An English variety with an Uruguayan flavour Falkland Islands English has called my attention for more than a decade since my dear friend George Stewart once told me about the Spanish words used dow...

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 09:30:00 GMT
OBE awarded to Argentine businessman Eurnekian for his involvement in building of 1982 war cemetery
In what was probably his last public appearance, British Ambassador to Buenos Aires Mark Kent Friday bestowed – on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II – the Medal of Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) on Argentine bu...

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 09:05:00 GMT
Filmus insulted by a passenger in his return trip and for flying first class in American; "UN sent the tickets"
Argentina's Malvinas and Antarctica secretary was rebuked and insulted in his return trip from New York in a first-class American Airlines flight. The passenger recorded the incident on his cell phone which he then twitted and ...

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 09:00:00 GMT
Drones to census Falklands Albatrosses and Rockhopper penguins
The implementation of drones to monitor large seabird colonies can be as effective as traditional on-the-ground methods while reducing costs, labour, and the risk of human error, a new study has found.

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 22:26:00 GMT
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands to become Terrestrial Protected Area
The Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) has unveiled plans to designate Terrestrial Protected Areas covering the entire landmass of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, some 3,800km2.

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 09:52:00 GMT
Game over: C14 resolution ignores Falklands' pleas and again calls for a bilateral dialogue Argentina/UK
The United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization, C24, addressed on Thursday the annual Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty question, which once again concluded with an appeal to the governments of Argentina and Britain to res...

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 08:55:00 GMT
Lord Mayor of Plymouth presented with Falklands' flag during commemorations
Double commemoration in Plymouth's HMS Raleigh at a ceremony recalling the Falkland Islands' Liberation Day. For one, the Islands' flag is flying throughout British Armed Forces Week, recognition of the sailors, Royal Marines a...

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 15:00:00 GMT
Argentina intends to “colonise” the Falklands and use C24 to do it, MLA Mark Pollard at the UN
Falkland Islands’ Chair of the Legislative Assembly, MLA Mark Pollard and Deputy Chair MLA Leona Roberts both stood before members of the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization (C-24) and each delivered a speech w...

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 15:00:00 GMT
“For Argentina, the only acceptable outcome of any 'negotiation' is taking control of the Falklands”, MLA Roberts at the UN
Falkland Islands’ Deputy Chair of the Legislative assembly, MLA Leona Roberts is part of the commission that stood before members of the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization (C-24) and delivered a speech that sp...

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 14:45:00 GMT
Falkland Islands appeal to the humanity of the UN Special Committee on Decolonization
Today the Falkland Islands made a heartfelt and very human entreaty to the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization (C-24). Chair of the Legislative Assembly, MLA Mark Pollard and Deputy Chair MLA Leona Roberts both s...



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