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Falkland Islands

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 11:57:00 GMT
Tepid New Delhi support for Argentina's sponsored Falklands/Malvinas dialogue commission
The Commission for Dialogue referred to the Falkland Islands dispute which was launched in India, with the support of outstanding political figures, as was announced by Argentine minister of Foreign Affairs Santiago Cafiero, do...

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 11:50:00 GMT
Operation Paraquet, the recovery of South Georgia April 25/26
On April 25/26 1982 British forces launched Operation Paraquet which enabled the recovery of South Georgia, the first UK victory and defeat for the occupying Argentine forces in the Falkland Islands and its dependency.

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 09:44:00 GMT
Penguins, postage stamps and Russian politics: What it’s like to rule the territory with no citizens
By Jonathan Margolis, The Telegraph – Monday 25 April is South Georgia's Liberation Day, when a British Task Groupin 1982 recovered the island from Argentine military occupation. However, the island has no citizens to celebra...

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 09:39:00 GMT
Falklands War: HMS Sheffield memorial to be unveiled at the National Arboretum
A memorial marking the 40th anniversary of the sinking of the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Sheffield during the Falklands War will be inaugurated next month at the National Memorial Arboretum.

Sat, 23 Apr 2022 10:55:00 GMT
Navitas banned from Argentina for twenty years for operating in Falklands' waters
Israel's Navitas Petroleum has been banned from all activities in Argentina for the next twenty years for involvement in the hydrocarbons industry in the Falklands/Malvinas zone without Argentine permission.

Sat, 23 Apr 2022 10:35:00 GMT
Falklands “Evening of Reflection,” a gathering of those in the Islands during the conflict
On Thursday night, an evening of reflection was hosted at the Town Hall for members of the Falkland Islands community and their families who were in Stanley during the war in 1982.

Sat, 23 Apr 2022 10:30:00 GMT
Co-authors of a paper on seabirds in the Falkland Islands, winners of the Ecological Society of America's top award
A study on seabirds in the Falkland Islands was recently selected as the winner of the Ecological Society of America's W.S. Cooper Award. The winners of the prestigious award are co-authors Jacquelyn Gill, associate professor i...

Sat, 23 Apr 2022 10:19:00 GMT
New BAS aircraft to ensure transport between Falklands and Antarctica
The British Antarctic Survey has signed a contract for a replacement aircraft to ensure transport between the Falkland Islands or South America to the research station at Rothera, Antarctica. The contract was signed by Professo...

Sat, 23 Apr 2022 10:10:00 GMT
”Recognition '82’,” special edition gin to commemorate Falklands War and Chatham Dockyard workers
A Kent distillery has created a Navy strength gin to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Falklands War. “Recognition ‘82” has been made by the Copper Rivet Distillery based at Chatham Dockyard, which played an importa...

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 09:36:00 GMT
The Argentine officer who terrorized and favored a final solution for Islanders during the Falklands' occupation
The visiting Argentine reporter Hugo Alconada Mon who spent time in the Falkland Islands reporting for the Buenos Aires daily La Nacion, on the 40th anniversary of the April 2nd Argentine military invasion and occupation of the...



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