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Fri, 20 Aug 2021 09:45:00 GMT
Red Cross team says body parts unearthed from Falkland Islands Darwin cemetery belong to at least five soldiers
The International Committee of the Red Cross team working on the identification of Argentine soldiers fallen in the 1982 Falkland/Malvinas Islands conflict Thursday announced at least one additional body had been found at grave...

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 09:38:00 GMT
Argentine writer who pointed out cemetery inconsistencies at peace because families will find some comfort after all
Argentine writer Alicia Panero has been for quite some time now the closest thing to an answer to relatives of fallen unidentified Argentine combatants in the 1982 conflict have had.

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 08:50:00 GMT
Argentine congress fearful Falklands' new port could overshadow Ushuaia
The Argentine congress is restless and is concerned since the Falkland Islands started to build its new deep water port, fearing, besides the usual cacophony of claims, that the Islands could replace Ushuaia as the main access ...

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 06:03:00 GMT
Spanish trawlers believe Falklands is heading for a record catch of Loligo
The fleet of trawlers from Vigo. Spain operating in the Falkland Islands waters are most enthusiastic about the current second squid season and believe Loligo landings already totaling 72,200 tons according to records from Falk...

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 05:04:00 GMT
Falklands receive batch of Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines; fishing vessels crews immunized
The Falkland Islands Government has received a batch of Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines, supplied by the UK government. These 960 doses arrived on 12 August and are being rolled out as part of the ongoing vaccination progr...

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 08:59:00 GMT
Falklands TRIP scheme survey: help make this tourist season even better
Following the success of the Tourism Recovery Incentive Program – or TRIP scheme – which ran from October 2020 until May 2021, the Falkland Islands Government will be running a survey to understand what aspects of the schem...

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 08:38:00 GMT
Falklands: Unexploded landmine disposed of at Yorke Bay, close to Stanley
The Falkland Islands government has confirmed that overnight on Monday 16 August, the Explosives Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team from the Joint Operations Command Centre at Mount Pleasant Complex was contacted by the Royal Falklan...

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 07:20:00 GMT
Falklands Islands (Malvinas): Forensic identification of fallen Argentine soldiers begins
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has begun a second phase of forensic work to identify Argentine soldiers buried on the Falklands Islands (Malvinas).

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 05:32:00 GMT
“I will use force to defend the Falklands”, Boris Johnson to the UK media
The United Kingdom confirmed that it will maintain a military presence in the Falkland Islands, whose sovereignty is claimed by Argentina, to “protect it from state and non-state threats,” according to an advance of the str...

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 10:19:00 GMT
Argentina wants to prove it existed as such 200 years ago
Argentina officially invited the Portuguese president and Prime Minister to visit the country as part of the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the recognition by Lisbon of Argentina's independence.



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