Falkland Islands
Sat, 11 Dec 2021 09:33:00 GMTFalklands' Government requests Argentina for compassionate charter flight to Chile
The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) confirmed on Friday that in effect it has held conversations with the UK government about the possibility of putting on a charter flight for South American members of our community to visit...
Sat, 11 Dec 2021 08:12:00 GMT“All Human, All Equal”, Falklands Government advocates Human Rights Day
The Falkland Islands Government remembers Human Rights Day with the following statement, "Today, Friday 10 December, is the United Nations Human Rights Day, which was established in 1950 to draw the attention of ‘the peoples ...
Fri, 10 Dec 2021 09:39:00 GMTFalklands' flagged RRS Sir David Attenborough reaches “home”; anchored at Port William
RRS Sir David Attenborough has completed the first leg of its journey to Antarctica, arriving in the Falkland Islands on 9 December. Since the draft of Britain’s new polar ship is too large for it to berth in Stanley harbor...
Thu, 09 Dec 2021 09:56:00 GMTArgentina's Xmas present: Falklands offered two humanitarian flights for residents to visit relatives
Britain allegedly thanked Argentina for its offer of two humanitarian flights so that Falkland Islands residents could visit relatives, mainly in Chile, or for other reasons during the holidays season, but the UK also recalled ...
Thu, 09 Dec 2021 09:49:00 GMTFresh air for Falklands' oil industry: Navitas to become operator with Rockhopper, and Harbour exits
Encouraging news for the Falkland Islands budding hydrocarbons industry. Rockhopper Exploration officially announced on Wednesday that it had reached a new agreement with Navitas Petroleum by which its potential farm-in portion...
Mon, 06 Dec 2021 09:00:00 GMTUnexpected call of Viking Jupiter to Uruguay; she's scheduled to visit the Falkland Islands
The Atlantic coast resort Punta del Este received on Saturday the first cruise vessel since the start of the pandemic. The expedition cruise Viking Jupiter was scheduled to travel to Buenos Aires, but since it had stopped at Ca...
Mon, 06 Dec 2021 08:54:00 GMTArgentine Federal Court upholds Stanley landing ship must not be scrapped
A Bahía Blanca Federal Court of Appeals has upheld a judicial ruling whereby the decommissioned destroyer ARA Santísima Trinidad which took part in the Apr. 2, 1982 landing at Port Stanley, can not be sold as scrap metal, des...
Fri, 03 Dec 2021 07:51:00 GMTFalklands prepares to welcome state of the art RRS Sir David Attenborough on 9 December
The Falkland Islands Government has invited the public to welcome the RRS Sir David Attenborough as it makes its maiden voyage into the Falkland Islands on Thursday 9 December 2021.
Thu, 02 Dec 2021 09:45:00 GMTAntarctica, Falklands and South Georgia will see a total and partial solar eclipse
On Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, some people in the Southern Hemisphere, Falklands, South Georgia Islands, will have the chance to experience a total or partial eclipse of the Sun, according to US space agency NASA.
Tue, 30 Nov 2021 09:45:00 GMTUS, only country with more civilian weapons than citizens; in Falklands, 62 weapons per 100 people
The United States is the only country in the world where there are more civilian weapons than citizens. In effect, there are 120 weapons for every 100 US citizens and according to researchers from the Swiss organization Small A...