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Tue, 05 Oct 2021 18:10:00 GMT
Amateur radio call signs: VP8 for Falklands and VP0 for South Georgia, South Sandwich and BAT
Due to an administrative oversight in the new Falkland Islands Communications Ordinance implemented way back in 2017, new VP8 licenses for use in the former Falkland Islands Dependencies have not been available for some years n...

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 09:20:00 GMT
Falklands: Rockhopper targets lower costs for Sea Lion project and potential entry of Navitas Petroleum
Rockhopper Exploration presented on the last day of September its half-year interim report, which follows on the shock announcement from Harbour Energy that it will seek to exit the Sea Lion Project in the North Falkland Basin.

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 07:58:00 GMT
Busy start for Falklands' stand at Manchester Conservative conference
A delegation from the Falkland Islands is now installed in Manchester City attending the Conservative Party Conference21, which took off on Sunday 3 October and will extend until Wednesday 6 October.

Mon, 04 Oct 2021 09:00:00 GMT
Birmingham 2022 Queen's Baton Relay in the Falklands on June 7
The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games to take place from 28 July to 8 August will be preceded by the 16th official Queen’s Baton Relay. An epic journey across the Commonwealth, with the Queen’s Baton visiting all...

Sat, 02 Oct 2021 09:34:00 GMT
Argentina: Carmona's appointment as Malvinas Secretary heralds confrontation, report says
The appointment of former Mendoza Deputy Guillermo Carmona at the helm of the Malvinas Secretariat has been interpreted by the Argentine armed forces as a sign that the Government intends to toughen up on the sovereignty disput...

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 09:12:00 GMT
FIG and BAS work together on forthcoming Antarctic summer research season
Despite the global pandemic, the strong strategic relationship between the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) and British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has gone from strength to strength. Following the success of the previous austral s...

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 09:35:00 GMT
"Malvinas Historic Corridor", the project to create a submarine park by sinking Argentine navy vessels
The official Patagonia Tourism Office has come up with an ambitious project to create a submarine park by sinking with full honors decommissioned Argentina Navy vessels and veterans of the South Atlantic conflict.

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 09:08:00 GMT
Rockhopper hosting a retail investor meeting on Falklands' oil industry
Rockhopper Exploration plc (AIM: RKH), the oil and gas exploration and production company with key interests in the North Falkland Basin, confirms it will be hosting a retail investor meeting this Thursday, 30 September 2021.

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 08:35:00 GMT
Falklands' new waste management scheme gets the green light
The revised scheme for the new Waste Management Facility has been approved by the Planning and Building Committee. The new plans are for a waste management facility including a household waste tipping area, a public waste cente...

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 08:30:00 GMT
Type 21 frigates' crews monument at San Carlos prepared for Falklands' 40th anniversary
Falklands-based sailors tidied up the monument to crews of Type 21 frigates ahead of next year’s 40th anniversary of the conflict. A team of seven personnel who support the United Kingdom operations in the South Atlantic clim...



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