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Thu, 01 Apr 2021 08:50:00 GMT
Argentine Foreign Ministry denies report regarding termination of Madrid I, II and Foradori-Duncan agreements with UK
Argentina's Foreign Ministry Wednesday denied an alleged scoop published by the Buenos Aires daily Infobae, according to which the administration of President Alberto Fernández was eyeing the termination of the bilateral agree...

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 13:20:00 GMT
Falkland Islands TRIP and BFSAI TRIP schemes to end on 31 May 2021
There are just two months remaining before both the Falkland Islands TRIP and BFSAI TRIP schemes end on 31 May 2021. Both Tourism Recovery Incentive Programmes – known locally as ‘TRIP’ schemes – have proved very popula...

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 13:07:00 GMT
Lufthansa to repeat historic trip to Falklands
Lufthansa will on Tuesday repeat its longest-ever non-stop flight as it flies an A350 from Hamburg to Mount Pleasant Airport in the Falkland Islands, according to aviation industry website Simple Flying. The German flag carrier...

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 23:59:00 GMT
Falklands vaccination programme moves onto 18-44 year-olds
Falkland Islands residents aged between 18 to 44 are set to receive their first dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine this week, as the Islands enter the final tranche of adult vaccinations.

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 23:52:00 GMT
Spanish MP calls for national Covid-19 protocol for deep-sea fishing crews
Néstor Rego, a member of the Spanish Congress for the Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG), last week called upon the Spanish Government to establish an action protocol addressing Covid-19 outbreaks onboard deep-sea fishing vessels...

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 09:49:00 GMT
Andy Keeling: New Chief Executive to arrive in the Falklands next week
Andy Keeling, the new Chief Executive for the Falkland Islands Government is due to arrive in the Islands next week to start the transition of power following a month-long handover with current Chief Executive Barry Rowland. Mr...

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 15:09:00 GMT
Falkland Islands Government gives nod to public consultation on Marine Management Areas
The Falkland Islands Government’s Executive Council has approved the launch of a public consultation on a series of proposed Marine Management Areas (MMAs) in Falklands waters, according to documents published this week.

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 09:46:00 GMT
Falklands ready to receive third batch of Covid-19 vaccines
The Falkland Islands Government has received confirmation that it will receive a third batch of Covid-19 vaccines and, while the exact timing is yet to be confirmed, it is anticipated that these will arrive in the week beginnin...

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 20:28:00 GMT
UK, Argentina and the Falklands signed an agreement for the second phase to identify soldiers fallen in 1982
The governments of the United Kingdom, the Falkland Islands and Argentina agreed on Thursday to carry out a new stage of the Humanitarian Project Plan that began in 2017 and has allowed the identification of 115 Argentine soldi...

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 09:35:00 GMT
Falklands: begins second phase to identify Argentine soldiers remains
The accord for the second phase of the humanitarian initiative to identify the remains of Argentine combatants buried at the Argentine military cemetery in the Falkland Islands is scheduled to be signed this Thursday in Geneva,...



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