Falkland Islands

Monday, December 2nd 2024 - 09:07 UTC
Falklands, construction of a new HMS Sheffield, a state of the art Type 26 Frigate

Construction has begun on the Royal Navy's latest Type 26 frigate, HMS Sheffield, with the first steel being cut in a ceremony in Glasgow. The official beginning of construction was marked by an event attended by Defense Procurement Minister Maria Eagle.
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Sunday, December 1st 2024 - 21:25 UTC
Battle of Falklands, commemoration of the 110th anniversary of the great naval engagement of 8 December 1914

Next Sunday, the 8th December 2024, the Falkland Islands commemorate the 110th anniversary of the first great victory of the Royal Navy in the First World War. The Falklands naval engagement took place to the south east of the Islands, chasing and sinking the pride of the German Imperial Navy, the East Asia squadron led by Admiral Graf von Spee.
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Friday, November 29th 2024 - 23:06 UTC
Falklands, upcoming visit to the Islands by next of kin of Argentine fallen soldiers

The Falkland Islands Government has announced that on Wednesday 04 December, a private charter is scheduled to arrive at Mount Pleasant Airport, carrying the next of kin of fallen Argentine soldiers during the 1982 conflict..
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Friday, November 29th 2024 - 10:18 UTC
Falklands Argos Group receives freezer trawler to catch squid

Just a few weeks after the delivery of Prion to its Spanish-Falklands joint venture owners, the Nodosa Shipyard in Marín has delivered a second 85-metre freezer trawler designed to catch squid in the South Atlantic.
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Friday, November 29th 2024 - 10:07 UTC
Falklands: Responses to Equality and Discrimination survey

The Falkland Islands Government would like to thank everyone who responded to the Community Views Survey on Equality and Discrimination in the Falkland Islands.
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Friday, November 29th 2024 - 10:05 UTC
Falklands’ lawmakers meet the farming community

Falkland Islands members of the Legislative Assembly, heads of Government Departments, and advisors are visiting Camp this weekend to meet the Farming community for a session of questions and answers.
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Friday, November 29th 2024 - 10:00 UTC
Schmidt Ocean Institute will explore South Atlantic Ocean in 2025

The California based Schmidt Ocean Institute (*) has announced its 2025 expedition schedule will take it to the South Atlantic Ocean, including Antarctica, South Georgia, Patagonian shelf, Mar del Plata and Uruguay.
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Wednesday, November 27th 2024 - 07:20 UTC
Greetings from the Falkland Islands

By MLA Gavin Short for Infogate - We have passed nearly through spring and are but a few days away from summer which has proved to be cooler and wetter than in previous years, which is a blessing after the dry seasons experienced over the last few years and I believe that despite the lower temperatures, grass growth is good which will be welcomed by our rural sector.
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Tuesday, November 26th 2024 - 10:45 UTC
Falklands, larger oil reserves at Sea Lion development; independent resource report contracted by operator Navitas

Rockhopper Exploration plc, the oil and gas company with key interests in the North Falkland Basin (“NFB”), has reported on the recent update published by Navitas Petroleum LP on Sea Lion development progress, which includes an updated NFB independent resource report conducted by Netherland Sewell & Associates (“NSAI”) (the “October 2024 NSAI Independent Report”) on behalf of Navitas.
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Tuesday, November 26th 2024 - 09:32 UTC
The five principles guiding Overseas Territories association with UK, ‘as vital members of the global British Family’

The British Minister for the Overseas Territories and elected Leaders and Representatives of the UK Overseas Territories, met as the Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) on 19 to 21 November 2024 in London.
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