Falkland Islands / Malvinas

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 10:05:00 GMT
Louis Charles Baillon, the first Olympic gold medal for the Falklands, London 1908
Argentina is usurping the name of Falkland Islands born Louis Charles Baillon, as the first “Argentine Malvinas” Islander to win a gold medal in the London 1908 Summer Olympics, 'mistakenly' playing for the wrong side, the ...

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 21:15:00 GMT
A book, a hymn and the “Malvinization” of the Argentine society
How was it possible that when the Argentine military government in 1982 decided to militarily recover and occupy by force the Malvinas Islands it managed such almost unanimous support from the Argentine society? All political p...

Sat, 13 Apr 2024 22:20:00 GMT
Falklands Legislative Assembly Speaker at Turks and Caicos Conference
The third Commons and Overseas Territories Speakers’ Conference (COTSC) was held in the Caribbean islands of Turks and Caicos Islands during the first week of April with the participation among others of Keith Biles, JP, Spea...

Thu, 11 Apr 2024 09:59:00 GMT
Ferries breakdown leave West Falkland and outer islands sea isolated
The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) was notified on Friday 5 April 2024 by Workboat Services Limited that Concordia Bay, the vessel contracted to undertake the Ferry and Coastal Shipping contract, had suffered a mechanical fa...

Thu, 11 Apr 2024 09:00:00 GMT
Falklands to begin Criminal Law review and amendments
As part of the Government’s commitment to regularly review and update the criminal law Executive Council has approved policy recommendations and draft legislation which will make a number of changes to the Crimes Ordinance 20...

Wed, 10 Apr 2024 11:09:00 GMT
South Georgia: Invitation to submit proposals to act as Mint for Commemorative Coins
The Commissioner of the Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands has invited proposals to act as the Government’s Mint for the production of commemorative coins.

Wed, 10 Apr 2024 10:33:00 GMT
Falkland Islands Government Office pays tribute to veterans on reunion weekend
A delegation from the Falkland Islands Government Office (FIGO) in London recently participated in the South Atlantic Medal Association (82) Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Reunion Weekend held in Hull on April 6th and 7th.

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 10:04:00 GMT
Milei pledges to "recover the Malvinas Islands" through diplomatic means
Argentine President Javier Milei insisted Monday that he intends to recover the Falkland/Malvinas Islands through diplomatic means but admitted it would be "a long process."

Mon, 08 Apr 2024 23:59:00 GMT
Falklands 'fairly relaxed' with Milei's speech and hoping for a good relation with Argentina, MLA Spinks
”We are a peaceful people, and I think that in this day and age we need to have a grown up relationship (with Argentina), recognizing there is a difference over sovereignty, but we are neighbors and there are things that woul...

Sat, 06 Apr 2024 04:09:00 GMT
Airfield resurfacing project in the Falkland Islands completed
The British Government Defense Infrastructure Organization (DIO) has completed an £8.9 million project to resurface the alpha loop at Mount Pleasant Complex airfield on the Falkland Islands.

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