Falkland Islands
Wed, 15 Sep 2021 09:45:00 GMTRemains of Argentine combatants identified at last by ICRC mission
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Second Humanitarian Project Plan has identified the remains of four Argentine combatants from the 1982 Falklands/Malvinas war buried in grave C.1.10 at Darwin's military cemet...
Wed, 15 Sep 2021 08:31:00 GMTNew Falklands port gets green light to proceed as part of ambitious infrastructure investment program
Last Friday 10 September 2021, the Falkland Islands port project received ExCo (Executive Council) approval to proceed to Stage One B, Detailed Design, which will take place over the next 13 months. Stage One A began in July 20...
Tue, 14 Sep 2021 08:57:00 GMTFalkland Islands government launches long-term vision for the housing system
Today, the Falkland Islands Government is pleased to launch its new strategy to address prevailing pressures across the housing system and identify opportunities for improvement. Housing for our Future outlines a long-term visi...
Thu, 09 Sep 2021 08:50:00 GMTBritish Pavilion in Expo Prado focuses on climate change; Falklands stand promotes trade and tourism
The British Embassy will be present at the Uruguayan Expo Prado 2021 for the eighth consecutive year with a pavilion focused on promoting different initiatives to help combat climate change. In November this year, the UK will h...
Tue, 07 Sep 2021 09:09:00 GMTFalkland Islands Government launches flagship Environment Strategy 2021/2040
The Falkland Islands Government launched on Monday its flagship Environment Strategy 2021 – 2040, which recognises the central and universal role that the natural environment plays in the sustainable development of our health...
Sat, 04 Sep 2021 12:05:00 GMTFalklands stand at Montevideo Show: as a matter of courtesy UK ambassador informed her Argentine peer
As a “matter of courtesy” on Friday UK ambassador in Uruguay Faye O'Connor informed her Argentine peer, Alberto Iribarne that in the coming agribusiness show in Prado 2021 the Falkland Islands will have a stand.
Fri, 03 Sep 2021 08:04:00 GMTSouth Georgia stamp release to celebrate the return of whales to the recovered ecosystem
The Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands announced the release of a new stamp set to celebrate the recovering ecosystem of the Territory and in particular whales, according to the latest edition of the South...
Sat, 28 Aug 2021 09:55:00 GMTGenetic material of Argentine 1982 combatants lands in Córdoba for DNA testing
Argentine forensic anthropologist Luis Fondebrider, at the service of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Thursday landed in Córdoba in a private flight from the Falkland Islands carrying genetic material to b...
Fri, 27 Aug 2021 08:15:00 GMTArgentina and Uruguay ladies love and celebrate the Falklands
Ladies support for the Falkland Islands in the River Plate is expanding. As happened just a few weeks ago in Buenos Aires when two historians, one of them with an international reputation, acknowledged the Falklands belong to t...
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 11:55:00 GMTFalkland’s ExCo agrees to proceed with improved ITQ scheme
Yesterday the Executive Council (ExCo) approved the referral of the Fisheries (Conservations and Management) (Amendment) Bill 2021 to the Legislative Assembly next month.