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Tue, 21 Jun 2022 10:41:00 GMT
Farewell 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 GMT
Mensun 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.

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 10:00:00 GMT
Airborne Forces remember the Falkland Islands' conflict at Aldershot
The sacrifices and successes of those who took part in Operation Corporate, the Liberation of the Falkland Islands from the Argentine military forty years ago, were both commemorated and celebrated in the ‘Home of the Britis...

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 10:00:00 GMT
Armed Forces Week: Making the UK the best place in the world to be a veteran
An opinion piece by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, published in The Express to mark the start of Armed Forces Week. Cabinet Office for Veterans Affairs, Steve Barclay MP

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 09:54:00 GMT
Argentine Army Panhard AML90 refurbished in time for Falklands 40th anniversary
A French built armored reconnaissance vehicle which saw service during the 1982 Falklands conflict by the Argentine Army has been painstakingly refurbished in time for the Falklands 40th Anniversary.

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 10:00:00 GMT
“Etched in Memory,” ambitious exhibit opens at the Falkland Islands Museum
The largest ever and newest exhibit of the Falkland Islands Museum and National Trust (FIMNT), “Etched in Memory,” opened at the Historic Dockyard Museum in the lead to Liberation Day.

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 09:30:00 GMT
A numerous Argentine multi-party delegation to UN C24, arrives Wednesday to New York
The Argentine government will be claiming this week before the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization, or C24, the resumption of negotiations with the United Kingdom for a peaceful solution to the sovereignty disput...

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 09:29:00 GMT
MLA Spink at Veterans massive parade in Portsmouth
Falkland Islands lawmaker MLA Roger Spink was present at the Veterans gathering in Portsmouth on Sunday to remember their fallen comrades. The event has been described as the largest of its kind in the UK so far.

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 08:17:00 GMT
Falklands extends support schemes for businesses impacted by Covid-19
The Falkland Islands government, FIG, has reviewed support schemes in place to assist businesses impacted by Covid-19 and has created a number of temporary measures to assist businesses and individuals under certain circumstanc...

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 11:18:00 GMT
1982: Falklands' Task Force removes Argentine base from South Sandwich islands
Having recovered South Georgia at the end of April and defeated the Argentine forces in the Falklands marking Liberation of the Islands on June 14, the Task Force still had another job, this time in the South Sandwich Islands.



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