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Falkland Islands

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 09:05:00 GMT
Let us celebrate Penguin Awareness Day with Falklands one of the world's great penguin capitals
Penguin Awareness Day is celebrated annually on the 20th of January and this year was on Thursday. The founder of Penguin Awareness Day is unknown, and there is no information on when this day was first celebrated.

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:01:00 GMT
Falklands Senior Veterinary Officer is an woman Islander, born and educated in the Islands
The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) confirmed that following a recruitment process at the end of 2021, Zoe Fowler was offered and has accepted the post of Senior Veterinary Officer for the Falkland Islands Government.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 20:55:00 GMT
Falklands' Maritime Heritage Trust resumes search for Shackleton's Endurance
Last week the Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust announced the resumption of the search for Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance which lies in deep water beneath the ice of the Weddell Sea. A hundred years after his death Shackleton ...

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 09:50:00 GMT
Falklands' War 40th anniversary: HMS Sheffield veterans raising money for a memorial
Veterans of the former Royal Navy destroyer HMS Sheffield are looking to raise £15,000 in just a couple of months – in time to install a memorial on the 40th anniversary of her loss during the Falklands war.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 20:13:00 GMT
Former Spanish PMs support dialogue between Argentina, UK over Falklands
Argentine President Alberto Fernández Friday thanked former Spanish Prime Ministers for their support to resuming dialogue with the United Kingdom over the Falklands / Malvinas issue.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 09:50:00 GMT
Fifty years since the air link between Falkland Islands and Comodoro Rivadavia
Half a century ago, on 12 January 1972, a seaplane from the Argentine Air Force landed in Stanley harbor establishing the first regular flight between Comodoro Rivadavia and the Falkland Islands. From then onwards, ”sanitary,...

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 09:59:00 GMT
Argentina claims Wallace's remarks are “inappropriate and unacceptable”
The Argentine foreign ministry reacted strongly to Defense Secretary Ben Wallace's statements published on Monday in the Daily Telegraph arguing that his belligerent threats and denigratory remarks towards Argentina are not com...

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 09:49:00 GMT
On Margaret Thatcher Day, Secretary Wallace said “Britain will continue to stand up to bullies”
On Monday UK Defense secretary told the Falklands 40 Margaret Thatcher Day Lecture that Britain will continue to “stand up to bullies” wherever in the world they happen to be situated. He said: “Our enemies should not dou...

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 09:45:00 GMT
Full agenda of events to mark Falkland Islands, “Looking forward at 40”
A series of lectures, memorials, and other events will be held this week to mark the 40th anniversary of the end of the Falkland Islands War. The aim is to commemorate the sacrifices made in 1982 and to celebrate the progress m...

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 09:35:00 GMT
Catholic mass in Spanish in the Falklands beginning 6 February
A Catholic mass will soon be offered in Spanish at St Mary’s church in Falkland Islands' capital, Stanley in a bid to make services more accessible. The Falklands community is richly diverse, including a strong representation...



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