Falkland Islands / Malvinas
Fri, 22 May 2026 00:03:00 GMTUN C 24 previous seminar in Nicaragua; main meeting in New York 15/26 June
The United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization will hold the Caribbean Regional Seminar in Managua from 25 to 27 May within the framework of the fourth International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism (2021-2030)...
Thu, 21 May 2026 23:36:00 GMTReader's letter: a Head of the Bay farmer recalls the 1982 British landing
MercoPress this week received a letter from reader Michael (“Ted”) Jones, a farmer at Head of the Bay —a settlement located in the immediate vicinity of the site where British forces landed on 21 May 1982—, in response ...
Thu, 21 May 2026 20:07:00 GMTFalkland Islands Legislative Assembly pays tribute to 1982 British landing
The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly on Thursday issued an official statement commemorating Landing Day, the date that recalls the arrival of British forces at San Carlos Bay on 21 May 1982, during the war between the Unit...
Thu, 21 May 2026 18:41:00 GMTGentoo Penguins Are Actually Four Different Species, Latest Scientists Research, Smithsonian Magazine
A new study indicates that the adaptable marine birds evolved into distinct lineages as isolated populations shifted to match their environmental conditions over time. The work has implications for how conservationists assess t...
Thu, 21 May 2026 18:11:00 GMTFalklands reaffirms close relationship with IAATO; Marketplace Expo in USA
Reaffirming the close relationship and collaboration members from the Falkland Islands Development Corporation (FIDC) team led a coalition of Falkland Islands businesses for the inaugural Marketplace Expo during the Internation...
Thu, 21 May 2026 06:59:00 GMTFalklands’ oil, in June upgrade begins in Asia to adapt Aoka Mizu FPSO to Sea Lion development needs
Rockhopper Exploration (AIM:RKH), has highlighted progress at the Sea Lion oil development in the North Falkland Basin, operated by Navitas Petroleum. The first two phases will use the Aoka Mizu FPSO with capacity of 55,000 bar...
Thu, 21 May 2026 02:54:00 GMTFalklands at online meeting of UKBOTs, preparing for next Joint Ministerial Council
The Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Joseph Garcia, represented the Government of Gibraltar at an online meeting of the United Kingdom Overseas Territories Association to prepare for this year’s Joint Ministerial Council in November...
Wed, 20 May 2026 23:59:00 GMTMilei authorizes US Southern Command to patrol Argentine southern sea in strategic shift
Javier Milei's government on Wednesday announced the signing of a letter of intent with the United States for joint patrolling of the South Atlantic over the next five years, in a military cooperation agreement that ratifies Bu...
Tue, 19 May 2026 12:17:00 GMTFalklands marks in May the landing of British forces and the liberation of Goose Green
May is a month of commemoration for the population of the Falkland Islands, as the 44th anniversary of the Argentine armed invasion falls this month — an occupation that was defeated and expelled following the landing of the ...
Mon, 18 May 2026 05:37:00 GMTThe Falklands turn into a small South Atlantic economic power as the ghosts of 1982 return
The Falkland Islands are going through their traditional “commemoration season,” the cycle of ceremonies that recall the 1982 war each year, culminating in Liberation Day on 14 June, at a moment defined by two overlapping r...