Falkland Islands
Thu, 02 Jun 2022 22:00:00 GMTFalklands' War: Royal Marines cadre clear Top Malo House of Argentine special forces
Forty years ago, British troops were advancing towards Port Stanley in the Falklands – most of them on foot. Standing in the way of the advance was Top Malo House, a property suspected of containing Argentine special forces t...
Wed, 01 Jun 2022 10:00:00 GMTAt Falklands Thursday sunset, Queen's Platinum Jubilee Beacon will be lit
Falkland Islands Chief Fire Officer announced spectators are invited and are welcome to the lighting of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Beacon which will take place at Moody Brook on the site of the old Hovercraft slipway and hang...
Wed, 01 Jun 2022 09:57:00 GMTCrown coin commemorating the Liberation of the Falklands for every child in the Islands
The Falkland Islands Commissioners of Currency and the 40th Anniversary Committee are delighted to announce the issue of a Crown Coin to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the liberation of the Falkland Islands.
Tue, 31 May 2022 20:48:00 GMTChildren from the Falklands say “Thank you” in a video to veterans who liberated the islands in 1982
As part of the commemoration events for the 40th anniversary of the Falklands war, school children from both the Junior and Secondary schools in the Falkland Islands have created special “Thank you” messages to all the vete...
Tue, 31 May 2022 10:45:00 GMTFalkland Islands Veterans Reunion in Gosport and Portsmouth
As the Falkland Islands Liberation Day approaches, on 14 June, commemoration events and services are being held across the United Kingdom and the Falklands, and over last weekend it was Gosport and Plymouth that marked the 40th...
Mon, 30 May 2022 09:09:00 GMTHouse of Commons Speaker and Minister Milling at Goose Green Liberation ceremony
On Sunday, marking the 40th Anniversary of the Liberation of Goose Green, East Falkland, and despite a brisk wind blowing snow across the monument, a service of commemoration was held to remember those who gave their lives in t...
Mon, 30 May 2022 09:05:00 GMTBritish Antarctic Survey field season has finished; RRS Sir Attenborough returns to UK after seven months
RRS Sir David Attenborough departed Rothera Research Station for the final time earlier in May and is now making its way back to the UK, marking the end of the BAS Antarctic summer field season.
Mon, 30 May 2022 08:30:00 GMTKey dates of Falklads June Calendar and the Queen's Platinum Jubilee
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Sat, 28 May 2022 10:10:00 GMTFalklands' Government publishes Budget for 2022/23: “stability and continuity”
Stability and continuity are at the heart of the Falkland Islands Government Budget for 2022/23. The Budget recognizes these two themes are essential in the time of continued uncertainty stemming from the global COVID-19 pandem...
Sat, 28 May 2022 10:04:00 GMTHouse of Commons Speaker will attend Goose Green Liberation service Sunday
Sir Lindsay Hoyle Speaker of the House of Commons, currently on a visit to the Falkland Islands announced he will attend Sunday's Goose Green Liberation commemoration, called on the Falklands Legislative to take advantage of hi...