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Mon, 16 May 2022 01:16:00 GMT
Falklands prepares for the Big Plastic Count, starting next week
Next week (16th-22nd May), Falkland Islands residents should consider taking part in Falkland Conservation’s Big Plastic Count. Inspired by Greenpeace's plastic count in the UK, Falklands Conservation are launching an island-...

Sat, 14 May 2022 22:54:00 GMT
“Falklands 82: Stories From The South Atlantic,” BFBS podcasts series
The extraordinary and emotive stories of people who lived in the Falkland Islands and those who were there on the ground, in the air, and at sea during the 1982 deadly conflict are being told in an exclusive BFBS podcast. The a...

Sat, 14 May 2022 20:00:00 GMT
Limited editions of whisky, rum and gin to commemorate Falklands War and raise funds for SAMA82
DropZone Brewery, a veteran-owned business which supports former servicepeople, has launched three limited-edition spirits to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Falklands War and raise funds for charity. All profits from t...

Sat, 14 May 2022 07:45:00 GMT
Merchant Navy cadets join RRS Sir David Attenborough in the Falklands for training deployment
Four Trinity House Merchant Navy Cadets are joining Britain’s new polar research vessel RRS Sir David Attenborough this week in the Falkland Islands on a four-month training deployment.

Thu, 12 May 2022 18:54:00 GMT
Mensun Bound will lecture on the discovery of “Endurance” onboard Cunard's Queen Mary 2
Mensun Bound, who as Director of Exploration of the team that on March 5 discovered Sir Ernest Shackleton’s sunken ship Endurance in the Weddell Sea, will deliver talks onboard Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 in 2022 and 2023.

Thu, 12 May 2022 10:04:00 GMT
FIMA Funded Falklands 40th Photo Exhibition Moves to Chatham's Historic Dockyard Museum
Last year, FIMA, (Friends of the Falkland Islands' Museum and the Jane Cameron National Archives), agreed to fund the restoration and printing of 40 photographs taken by a Falklands photographer during and in the aftermath of t...

Thu, 12 May 2022 10:00:00 GMT
Rear Admiral Sir Christopher Craddock's Telescope Purchased for Falklands' Museum
A telescope that once belonged to Rear-Admiral Sir Christopher Craddock has been purchased at auction by the Friends, and will soon be a treasured artifact in the Falklands' museum in Stanley.

Thu, 12 May 2022 09:21:00 GMT
Falklands' FIMA Friends AGM next June first in London (or via web)
Next June first, at 14:00 hours the Friends of the Falkland Islands' Museum and the Jane Cameron National Archives, FIMA, will be holding their annual General Meeting 2022 in London.

Wed, 11 May 2022 09:55:00 GMT
Malvinas Veterans appeal to UN Human Rights Rapporteur, the case on abuses committed by Argentine officers
A grouping of Malvinas Veterans have requested the United Nations to inquire about the delays in Argentina's Judicial branch on the case of torture and human rights abuses by Argentine officers against private soldiers during t...

Wed, 11 May 2022 09:14:00 GMT
FIH 12-month results to April will “significantly exceed” expectations; FIC less affected by pandemic
Financial and stock exchange media in London reported that the Falkland Islands and Britain-focused specialist services provider FIH, said in an update on Tuesday that trading activity was “heading back” to pre-pandemic lev...



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