Falkland Islands
Thu, 08 Jul 2021 09:56:00 GMTArgentina takes action against foreign oil companies operating on South Atlantic continental shelf
Argentina's Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Energy Wednesday announced sanctions were to be imposed on three companies for operating illegally in the South Atlantic.
Thu, 08 Jul 2021 09:48:00 GMTThree companies (two UK and one Israel) involved in Falklands' oil industry, added to Argentina's sanctions list
Argentina announced it has launched a sanctions process against several foreign oil companies, the UK based Chrysaor Holdings Ltd, Harbor Energy Plc, and Israel's Navitas Petroleum for involvement in hydrocarbons activities, wi...
Thu, 08 Jul 2021 07:09:00 GMTFalklands' government awards contract for improvement of Stanley airport terminal
The Falkland Islands Government has informed that after a competitive tender, the contract for the construction of a new terminal entrance at Stanley Airport has been awarded to Falkland Building Services (FBS), a subsidiary of...
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 10:15:00 GMTSearch at Falklands' Teal Inlet for more possible Argentine soldiers interments
Falkland Islands' Chief Police Officer Superintendent Jeff McMahon is heading an inquiry to find the remains of Argentine soldiers who are still unaccounted for and maybe in unmarked interments in the north of East Falkland at ...
Sun, 04 Jul 2021 23:00:00 GMTEndurance22: Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust organizes expedition to find and film Shackleton's ship sunk in Antarctica in 1915
The Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust (FMHT) is planning an expedition – Endurance22 – to locate, survey and film the wreck of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s iconic ship, Endurance, which sank in the Weddell Sea in November 1915...
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 22:19:00 GMTFalklands 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 GMTOBE 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 GMTFilmus 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 GMTDrones 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 GMTSouth 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.