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Fri, 10 Dec 2021 07:39:00 GMT
Falklands' flagged RRS Sir David Attenborough reaches “home”; anchored at Port William
RRS Sir David Attenborough has completed the first leg of its journey to Antarctica, arriving in the Falkland Islands on 9 December. Since the draft of Britain’s new polar ship is too large for it to berth in Stanley harbor...

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 09:56:00 GMT
Argentina's Xmas present: Falklands offered two humanitarian flights for residents to visit relatives
Britain allegedly thanked Argentina for its offer of two humanitarian flights so that Falkland Islands residents could visit relatives, mainly in Chile, or for other reasons during the holidays season, but the UK also recalled ...

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 09:49:00 GMT
Fresh air for Falklands' oil industry: Navitas to become operator with Rockhopper, and Harbour exits
Encouraging news for the Falkland Islands budding hydrocarbons industry. Rockhopper Exploration officially announced on Wednesday that it had reached a new agreement with Navitas Petroleum by which its potential farm-in portion...

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 09:00:00 GMT
Unexpected call of Viking Jupiter to Uruguay; she's scheduled to visit the Falkland Islands
The Atlantic coast resort Punta del Este received on Saturday the first cruise vessel since the start of the pandemic. The expedition cruise Viking Jupiter was scheduled to travel to Buenos Aires, but since it had stopped at Ca...

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 08:54:00 GMT
Argentine Federal Court upholds Stanley landing ship must not be scrapped
A Bahía Blanca Federal Court of Appeals has upheld a judicial ruling whereby the decommissioned destroyer ARA Santísima Trinidad which took part in the Apr. 2, 1982 landing at Port Stanley, can not be sold as scrap metal, des...

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 07:51:00 GMT
Falklands prepares to welcome state of the art RRS Sir David Attenborough on 9 December
The Falkland Islands Government has invited the public to welcome the RRS Sir David Attenborough as it makes its maiden voyage into the Falkland Islands on Thursday 9 December 2021.

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 09:45:00 GMT
Antarctica, Falklands and South Georgia will see a total and partial solar eclipse
On Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, some people in the Southern Hemisphere, Falklands, South Georgia Islands, will have the chance to experience a total or partial eclipse of the Sun, according to US space agency NASA.

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 09:45:00 GMT
US, only country with more civilian weapons than citizens; in Falklands, 62 weapons per 100 people
The United States is the only country in the world where there are more civilian weapons than citizens. In effect, there are 120 weapons for every 100 US citizens and according to researchers from the Swiss organization Small A...

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 09:20:00 GMT
Thursday, D day for cruise Ultramarine and its delayed departure from Ushuaia on an Antarctic expedition
Expedition cruise Ultramarine must remain in total confinement at the port of Ushuaia until next Thursday, following nine positive PCR tests among the 173 strong crew. No person is allowed on board or to disembark although wate...

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 09:12:00 GMT
Falklands/Malvinas: City of Ushuaia has its logo for the 40th anniversary of the war
The City of Ushuaia has a logo and crest that will represent all activities organized by the city during next year when the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of Malvina's war feat. The institutional image of the anniversary...



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