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Falklands MPA toured by MoD Director of Overseas Bases
MercoPress
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Monday, October 7th 2024 - 09:24 UTC Watching a Typhoon fighter next to infantry defenses (Pic BFSAI) During a five-day visit, the UK Ministry of Defense Director Overseas Bases, Dr Sam Griffiths, toured the force elements deployed in the BFSAI...
Falklands: Strong turnout for World Tourism Day celebrations
MercoPress
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Tuesday, October 1st 2024 - 23:56 UTC FITB expressed gratitude for the community’s continued support and participation The Falkland Islands Tourist Board (FITB) celebrated a successful World Tourism Day event, with a strong turnout from both...
Falkland Islands and Gibraltar status non-negotiable, says Lammy
BBC
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October 7, 2024
An agreement with Mauritius over control of the Chagos Islands is opposed by some people with Chagossian heritage in the UK Britain's decision to relinquish control of the Chagos Islands does not signal a change in the government's position on...
Falkland Islands Government: Successful Party Conference Season
MercoPress
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October 1, 2024
Tuesday, October 1st 2024 - 10:41 UTC The Falkland Islands Government delegation with the Secretary of State for Defence, The Rt. Hon John Healey MP, at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool.(Pic FIGO) The Falkland Islands Government have...
Falklands row erupts as Argentine politician issues scathing six-word verdict on new plan
Daily Express
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October 1, 2024
Argentina's Vice-President has launched a blistering attack on plans by London and Buenos Aires to ease tensions over the Falkland Islands. The UK's foreign minister David Lammy and his Argentinian counterpart Diana Mondino held talks on the...
Falklands and Gibraltar confident in UK's commitment to self determination and peoples wishes
MercoPress
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October 5, 2024
Saturday, October 5th 2024 - 20:46 UTC Joseph Garcia, Gibraltar's Deputy Principal Minister The recent deal between UK and the Republic of Mauritius on sovereignty over the Chagos archipelago, and the future of their people, has triggered the...
Falkland Islands Community School hosts Careers Day 2024
FITV
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October 11, 2024
Careers Day took place this week at FICS, where over 54 sessions were held by workplaces to show students what working there might be like. We headed down to show them a little snippet of life working at FITV and put them to the test in front and...
The times Queen Elizabeth and King Charles visited Oxfordshire
Witney Gazette
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The monarch landed at Blenheim Palace by helicopter a year-and-a-day ago on July 18, for a European summit with 45 leaders. He was heard saying he “feels sorry” for Gareth Southgate as he commended the former England manager for doing a “brilliant...
Falklands delegation in Birmingham will witness election of new Tory leader
MercoPress
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Monday, September 30th 2024 - 09:56 UTC Falklands stand at Birmingham The Falkland Islands delegation are now in Birmingham for the Conservative Party conference, and as happened in Liverpool with Labour, a stream of lawmakers and friends showed...
Falklands: Defense contract for runway repairs at Mount Pleasant Complex
MercoPress
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October 5, 2024
Saturday, October 5th 2024 - 10:46 UTC Workers completing resurfacing on the Alpha Loop taxiway at Mount Pleasant Complex earlier this year. MOD Crown Copyright – Cpl Laura Wing. The Defense Infrastructure Organization (DIO) has awarded a contract...
Jersey leap up Medal Table after Day Four success in Orkney
Jersey Evening Post
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July 17, 2025
JERSEY athletes continue to shine in Orkney tightening the gap with the Faroe Islands at the top of the medal table after Day Four of competition. Medals in Swimming, Athletics, Squash, Cycling, and Archery contributed to Jersey’s rise in the...
Falklands tensions erupt as islands snub UK by going ahead with 800m barrel oil project
Daily Express
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September 28, 2024
The Falkland Islands look to be on a major collision course with the UK government over its plans to exploit a huge oil field that could earn it billions of pounds in revenue. Some 800 million barrels of oil are believed to be contained in the Sea...
Falklands veteran desperate for return of distinctive engagement ring
Lancs Live
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September 29, 2024
A bereaved Falklands Veteran is desperate for the return of a distinctive amethyst and diamond engagement ring which was stolen from the top of a wicker casket containing his fiancee’s ashes. Darren Horsnell, from Haslingden, returned to his home...
Falklands, “Ring of Fire” solar eclipse begins peaking at 17:30
MercoPress
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Wednesday, October 2nd 2024 - 06:28 UTC Different phases of a solar eclipse This Wednesday afternoon a spectacular “ring of fire” annular solar eclipse will be visible for some parts of South America. While southern Chile and Argentina, Patagonia,...
Falklands and Gaiman, Patagonia, culture links highlighted at Royal Welsh Show
MercoPress
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Friday, September 27th 2024 - 08:18 UTC The Show at Builth on celebrating its one hundredth anniversary The Royal Welsh Show held annually in Builth, Wales has praised a visiting delegation from the Falkland Islands, underscoring the deep...
Falklands, winners of regional student competition who will spend a week in the Islands
MercoPress
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Friday, September 27th 2024 - 08:14 UTC The incredible King penguins of which several rookeries exist in the Islands The Falkland Islands Government and the British Embassies in Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay are delighted to announce the...
Falklands Tourist Board and cruise lines working on solutions for clash days
MercoPress
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Wednesday, October 2nd 2024 - 07:13 UTC A busy day at the Stanley Jetty Visitor Centre, great for the economy but not necessarily for Islanders normal life The issue of the controversial clash days during the cruise summer season was also...
Falklands Maritime Authority message on World Maritime Day, “...Safety First”
MercoPress
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Friday, September 27th 2024 - 08:36 UTC World Maritime Day On World Maritime Day, 26th September, the Falkland Islands Maritime Authority released the following, “This year marks 50 year since the adoption of the 1974 Safety of Life at Sea...
Falkland Islands 'covered in lush rainforest' up to 30m years ago
Oman Observer
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September 25, 2024
The rugged Falkland Islands were home to a"lush, diverse rainforest" up to 30 million years ago, a study has found. A researcher from the University of Southampton has found evidence that the treeless, grassland landscape of the Falkland Islands...
Journal bought for Falklands Museum gives first-hand account of 1914 Battle
MercoPress
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Tuesday, December 31st 2024 - 14:23 UTC A JOURNAL recently acquired at auction by the Friends of the Falklands Museum and Archives (FIMA Friends) gives a remarkable personal account of the 1914 Battle of the Falklands. The unique manuscript,...