Falkland Islands
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 10:18:00 GMTC24 resolution calls on Argentina and UK to resume Falklands' negotiations
The Special Committee on Decolonization adopted on Thursday a resolution requesting the Governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom to consolidate the current process of dialogue through the resumption of negotiations to fi...
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 10:03:00 GMTMLA Spink visits Whitby, twinned to Falklands Stanley City
As part of the commemorations marking the 40th anniversary of the Liberation of the Falkland Islands, the city of Whitby welcomed a special guest, reports the local media. The special guest is none else than elected lawmaker ML...
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 09:20:00 GMTFalklands challenges C24 to visit the Islands: the inconvenient truth a bully Argentina wants to hide, MLA Roberts
Chair, Committee Members – my name is Leona Roberts and I am proud to be one of the eight elected representatives of the Falkland Islands Government. I am here today to speak for our people and to defend our tiny, democratic,...
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 23:29:00 GMTAntarctic Treaty members agree to protect Shackleton's Endurance wreck 3.000 meters deep in the Weddell Sea
A 500m perimeter is being implemented to aid the protection of Endurance, the ship famously lost in the Antarctic by explorer Ernest Shackleton. The vessel's position on the Weddell Sea floor was finally identified in March, 10...
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 17:35:00 GMTA grateful Heathman family remembers when their farm, close to Stanley became a base for British forces
To mark the 40th anniversary of the Falkland Islands conflict, a group of young paratroopers has journeyed to the South Atlantic. In the Islands, they have retraced the footsteps of their predecessors and learned about their re...
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 09:59:00 GMTArgentina again requests UN Secretary General's good offices in the Malvinas sovereignty dispute
Ahead of his address to the United Nations Special Decolonization Committee, C24, this Thursday, demanding sovereignty talks with the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands sovereignty, Argentine foreign minister Santiago Caf...
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 10:00:00 GMTFreedom of the Falklands granted to South Atlantic Medal holders
As part of the Falklands40 commemorations, the South Atlantic Medal Association 82 Holders were awarded the Freedom of the Falkland Islands.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 09:43:00 GMTGibraltar minister attends Falkland Islands remembrance ceremony
Gibraltar Minister for Housing, Employment, Youth and Sport, Steven Linares MP, represented the Rock in marking the 40th anniversary of the Liberation of the Falkland Islands from Argentine occupation in 1982.
Tue, 21 Jun 2022 10:41:00 GMTFarewell program for governor Nigel Phillips CBE, who leaves July first
His Excellency Governor Nigel Phillips CBE will be leaving the Falkland Islands on Friday 1 July 2022 at the end of his tour of duty. The following arrangements have been put in place for his farewell.
Tue, 21 Jun 2022 10:15:00 GMTMensun Bound will be the speaker of Endurance 22 in Cunard cruises
Falkland Islander marine archaeologist, Mensun Bound, who became famous when the discovery last March of Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship, the Endurance, will be talking about the historical expedition to Cunard line passengers.