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Falkland Islands

Sat, 17 Jul 2021 07:59:00 GMT
Ushuaia names commission to prepare Malvinas war 40th anniversary
Ushuaia officials and Malvinas war veterans have been meeting to start preparing the agenda of commemorations for the fortieth anniversary of the South Atlantic conflict next year.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 21:02:00 GMT
Search for possible interment of Argentine combatant at Falklands' Teal Inlet agreed by UK and Argentina
Argentina and the UK together with the International Committee of the Red Cross subscribed on Thursday in Geneva the international instruments to advance in the search and identification of a possible interment at the Teal Inle...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 09:09:00 GMT
Falklands puts in practice quarantine options and warns about symptoms of Delta variant
Falkland Islands' Executive Council, ExCo, approved on Thursday a further change to quarantine measures for people travelling to the Falkland Islands by air with the introduction of a new 5-day‘ test to release’ option. Thi...

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 05:49:00 GMT
Information on the upcoming South Georgia 2021/22 Tourism Season
The Government of South Georgia and South Sandwich Island, GSGSSI is committed to facilitating visits without compromising the high standards in safety and environmental protection. The GSGSSI website now includes the latest in...

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 07:43:00 GMT
South Georgia welcomes a new Chief Executive Officer, Laura Sinclair Willis
After a thorough and competitive recruitment process, the Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands announced that the next Chief Executive will be Laura Sinclair Willis.

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 09:56:00 GMT
Argentina 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 GMT
Three 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 GMT
Falklands' 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 GMT
Search 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 GMT
Endurance22: 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...



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