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Falkland Islands

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 06:38:00 GMT
Falklands: Unexploded landmine disposed of at Yorke Bay, close to Stanley
The Falkland Islands government has confirmed that overnight on Monday 16 August, the Explosives Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team from the Joint Operations Command Centre at Mount Pleasant Complex was contacted by the Royal Falklan...

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 07:20:00 GMT
Falklands Islands (Malvinas): Forensic identification of fallen Argentine soldiers begins
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has begun a second phase of forensic work to identify Argentine soldiers buried on the Falklands Islands (Malvinas).

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 05:32:00 GMT
“I will use force to defend the Falklands”, Boris Johnson to the UK media
The United Kingdom confirmed that it will maintain a military presence in the Falkland Islands, whose sovereignty is claimed by Argentina, to “protect it from state and non-state threats,” according to an advance of the str...

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 10:19:00 GMT
Argentina wants to prove it existed as such 200 years ago
Argentina officially invited the Portuguese president and Prime Minister to visit the country as part of the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the recognition by Lisbon of Argentina's independence.

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 22:18:00 GMT
Falklands: excellent set of GCSE results for FICS students
The Falkland Islands Community School is thrilled with this year’s GCSE results. Against a complex background following the cancellation of UK GCSEs and the continuation of ‘live’ international GCSE exams, students and st...

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 08:13:00 GMT
Argentine lawmakers want “Malvinas issue” to become decisive in allowing candidates to run for office
A group of Argentine Senators has entered a bill whereby candidates for any electoral office must acknowledge the 1994 Constitutional reform which made the claim over the Malvinas Islands “a permanent and inalienable” goal.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 07:59:00 GMT
“Malvinas are Argentine”, but thinking differently is not a crime in Argentina, Patirica Bullrich
Recent statements by representatives from Argentina's intellectual elite referred to the Falklands being a British territory and belonging to the Kelpers, and that Argentina did not exist as such at the time, are still reverber...

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 09:20:00 GMT
Team of forensic experts arrives in Falklands for second phase of Humanitarian Project
An international team of six forensic experts, including two Argentines, and coordinated by the International Committee of the Red Cross is scheduled to arrive this Monday to the Falkland Islands for the second phase of the Hum...

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 09:14:00 GMT
Beatriz Sarlo: Falklands belong to the Islanders, despite useless nationalism myths
“Nationalism is a useless myth, certainly not the way to address current and real problems”, underlined the historian and political analyst Beatriz Sarlo who last week triggered a storm in Argentina by reiterating that the ...

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 08:44:00 GMT
Falklands reviews Infectious Diseases Regulations and Directions, effective Sunday 8 August
The existing requirements of the Infectious Diseases Control (Coronavirus, Quarantine) Regulations 2021, together with the Directions in force under these regulations, were recently reviewed ahead of their expiration on 8 Augus...



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