News

2022

• Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Message to the Chairman, FIG Press Release and Government House Statement - 3 November 2022 03/11/2022
• FALKLAND ISLANDS GOVERNMENT PRESS RELEASE; Statement on the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II - 8 September 2022 08/09/2022
• New Governor of the Falkland Islands 02/06/2022
• Falklands Veterans Reunion in Gosport and Portsmouth 02/06/2022
• Falklands 40th Anniversary Fund Raising Run 26– 30 May 2022 11/04/2022
• The “Expulsion Myth” – Argentina’s Greatest Historical Falsehood - 3 January 2022 03/01/2022

2021

• Bill and Merle Christie Plaque Unvelling - 6 November 2021 10/11/2021
• Falkland Islands Government Press Release 22 and 24 June 2021 - United Nations Special Committee on the situation with regard the implementation of the Declaration on the granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples 28/06/2021
• The Governor's Annual Address 2021 03/06/2021
• HRH The Duke of Edinburgh: 10 June 1921 - 9 April 2021 12/04/2021
• Ted Clapp MBE 27/03/2021
• Falklands disappointed and frustrated with Brexit deal -Penguin News 7 January 2021 10/01/2021

2020

• Prime Minister’s Christmas Message to the Falkland Islands 2020 28/12/2020
• Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust: New Website Launched on 8 December 2020 08/12/2020
• Falkland Islands Association AGM 2020: to be held on 5 December 2020 at 1500 (UK Time) via Zoom 13/11/2020
• 1820 - 1821: David Jewett's Visit to the Falkland Islands; No Valid 'Possession-Taking'. 09/11/2020
• SS Great Britain: '50 Years Since This Remarkable Ship Returned To The Bristol Dockyard: Photographic Exhibition And Penguin Trail 2020 13/08/2020
• Falkland Islands: Prosperity & Development: 2020 - 21 July 2020 21/07/2020
• SS Great Britain: '50 Years Back Home In Bristol' Film Release: 'Falkland Islands To Bristol An Extraordinary Journey' - 1 July 2020 01/07/2020
• FALKLANDS FACTS AND FALLACIES – a new contribution to the Falklands debate. 04/06/2020
• SS Great Britain 50th Anniversary: The Albatross - 17 May 2020 17/05/2020
• Argentina under a New Administration: Implications for the Falkland Islands - May 2020 05/05/2020
• Sukey Cameron MBE: A Retrospective on her 40 Years of Service to the Falkland Islands 01/05/2020
• Death of Mrs Merle Christie 22/04/2020
• SS Great Britain 50th Anniversary: An Extraordinary Journey - 2 April 2020 02/04/2020
• SS Great Britain 50th Anniversary Photographic Exhibition - 1 April 2020 01/04/2020
• Viewing Film of the Discovery of Scharnhorst Wreck - 6 April 2020 28/03/2020
• SS Great Britain 50th Anniversary Preparations 08/03/2020
• SS Great Britain: Stanley's Great Adventure! 02/03/2020
• 2020: 50th anniversary of a remarkable homecoming from the Falkland Islands 21/02/2020

2019

• Prime Minister's Christmas Message to Falkland Islanders 2019 22/12/2019
• Wreck of the Scharnhorst Located - Announced 5 December 2019 09/12/2019
• Armistice Sunday 2019 20/11/2019
• UK/Argentina: A Gesture of Reconciliation - 30 October 2019 01/11/2019
• Argentine Elections 2019: Results of the August Primaries 18/08/2019
• Argentine Elections 2019: August Primaries 09/08/2019
• Falklands Conflict Memorial Service, Pangbourne 2019 30/06/2019
• Falkland Islands Reception in London 07/06/2019
• Ian Mcdonald 1936/2019: Mod Spokesman in the 1982 Falklands War 04/05/2019
• ICRC: DNA Identification of Argentine War Dead: Next Of Kin Visit: 13 March 2019 18/03/2019
• ICRC: DNA Identification of Argentine War Dead: Continuing Progress 02/02/2019
• Prime Minister’s Annual Message December 2018 03/01/2019

2018

• Battle Day Ceremony at the Cenotaph: 8 December 2018 10/12/2018
• Sorrel Pompert Robertson Wins The 2018 Bill Hunter Christie Prize 10/12/2018
• Falkland Islands Association: AGM 2018 13/11/2018
• October 2018 Newsletter 29/09/2018
• Argentina: Economy in Crisis 10/09/2018
• Argentina: Yet Another Corruption Scandal 07/09/2018
• Portfolio Changes for Members of Legislative Assembly: June 2018 04/06/2018
• UK/Argentina: Foreign Secretary’s Visit: May 2018 25/05/2018
• Falklands/Argentina: Fisheries Talks: 14-15 May 2018 25/05/2018
• Argentina: An Economic Crisis Looming? 21/05/2018
• Falklands/Argentina: Implementing the 2016 Joint Communiqués: Progress? 12/04/2018
• Funeral of Surgeon Commander Rick Jolly - Saturday 10th February 2018 23/02/2018
• Obituary: Surgeon Commander Rick Jolly OBE: January 2018 26/01/2018
• Prime Minister’s Christmas Message 2017 13/01/2018

2017

• New Legislative Assembly: Portfolio Responsibilities - 13 November 2017 26/11/2017
• Wreath Laying on Sunday 12th November 2017 12/11/2017
• Falkland Islands: General Election 2017 12/11/2017
• Argentine Mid-Term Elections: 22 October 2017: Results 24/10/2017
• Falklands War Memorial unveiled in Brecon, Wales: 30 September 2017 02/10/2017
• Hurricane Irma: Help from the Falkland Islands -September 2017 25/09/2017
• Merchant Navy Commemoration and Reunion - Sunday 3 September 2017 25/09/2017
• Argentine Elections: August 2017 Primaries 28/08/2017
• ICRC: DNA Identification of Argentine War Dead - August 2017 22/08/2017
• Argentine Elections 2017: An Initial Overview 11/07/2017
• Falkland Islands: Change of Governor: 2017 11/07/2017
• UN Decolonisation Committee meets in New York: June 2017 04/07/2017
• Annual Falklands Liberation Reception: Middle Temple: June 2017 28/06/2017
• Falklands Conflict: 35th Anniversary Service at Pangbourne College: June 2017 22/06/2017
• Falkland Veterans gather in Ross-on-Wye -Sunday, 4 June 2017 15/06/2017
• UN C24 Decolonisation Committee Regional Seminar May 2017 05/06/2017
• Air Transport Links with the Falkland Islands (and St Helena): May 2017 05/06/2017
• UK Elections: Conservative and Labour Party Manifestos May 2017 24/05/2017
• Falklands Veterans Parade in Gosport: Sunday 21st May 2017 22/05/2017
• Argentina: More Nonsenses on Flags and Anthems: May 2017 19/05/2017
• Argentine Business Interest in the Falklands: One down but another pops up. 04/05/2017
• British Antarctic Trust 20/04/2017
• Argentina: General Strike Embarrassment for Macri Administration: April 2017 13/04/2017
• Falklands Conflict: 35th Anniversary: SAMA82 Remembrance Service 13/04/2017
• Argentine 'Peace' Delegation Condemned by Argentine Veterans 22/03/2017
• Sir Cosmo Haskard: Son's Eulogy 21/03/2017
• Argentine Takeover Threat against FIH Group plc 21/03/2017
• Argentine "Peace" Delegation Visits the Falkland Islands: 11 - 18 March 2017 14/03/2017
• Sir Cosmo Haskard 1916 - 2017 28/02/2017
• Argentine Warning on Second Flight Proposal - 31 January 2017 09/02/2017
• CIA's "Solution to the Falkland Islands Crisis": 1982 Memorandum 01/02/2017
• De-Mining: Continued Progress 01/02/2017
• Joint Communique Follow-Up Meeting: 19-20 December 2016 08/01/2017
• ICRC Identification of Argentine War Dead in the Falklands 05/01/2017
• Prime Minister's Christmas Message to the Falkland Islands 2016 05/01/2017

2016

• Falkland Islands Association Seeks New Members 02/12/2016
• Happy Birthday Sir Cosmo! 27/11/2016
• UK / Argentina: Joint Communique: 13 September 2016 27/09/2016
• Falklands: UK / Argentina: FIG Comment on Joint Communique: September 2016 27/09/2016
• Falklands: UK / Argentina: Joint Communique: 13 September 2016 27/09/2016
• Falklands: UK / Argentina: FCO Press Release On Joint Communique: September 2016 27/09/2016
• Argentina: Military Support From Israel in 1982 31/08/2016
• Prime Minister's message misinterpreted in Argentina: 11 August 2016 14/08/2016
• UK / Argentina: Prime Minister raises flights and hydrocarbons: 10 August 2016 14/08/2016
• Ministerial Appointments made by Theresa May as the new British Prime Minister 14/08/2016
• Argentina: Corruption in high places? 21/07/2016
• No change in Argentina's case before the UN Decolonisation Committee 30/06/2016
• Brexit vote could have serious implications for the Falkland Islands June 2016 30/06/2016
• Argentina will deal directly only with the UK Government not the Falkland Islanders 09/06/2016
• Falkland Islands economy remains strong, despite challenges ahead 09/06/2016
• Argentina: more of the same from Macri's Administration 31/05/2016
• UK/Argentina: More positive outlook from Foreign Ministers' meeting 27/05/2016
• British trade delegation visits Argentina: first step in the new relationship? 08/05/2016
• Argentina: Macri's popularity is on the wane domestically but not internationally 06/05/2016
• Argentina regains access to international finance markets after debt settlement 04/05/2016
• No sign yet of any change in Argentine rhetoric on the Falkland Islands 02/05/2016
• Falkland Islands Government warns about the negative impact of an EU Brexit on the Falklands' economy 28/04/2016
• Argentina's Continental Shelf Claims Wholly Misleading 30/03/2016
• Argentina: Macri sets out his Government's policies to Congress on 1 March. 04/03/2016
• UK Defence Secretary visits the Falkland Islands 04/03/2016
• Argentina: President Macri's political and economic reforms continue apace 26/02/2016
• Argentina's debt dispute: a step nearer resolution? 24/02/2016
• Argentina's emerging policy on the Falklands seems more a change of tone than of real substance 14/02/2016
• Davos Meeting: First Steps Towards a Better UK-Argentina Relationship? 25/01/2016
• Corbyn provokes another policy split with his remarks on the Falkland Islands 24/01/2016
• Prime Minister Condemns Corbyn Over the Falkland Islands 21/01/2016
• Corbyn on the Falklands: Andrew Marr Interview on 17 January 18/01/2016
• Macri's Presidency: UK Relations: A New Approach? 18/01/2016
• Argentina: Macri's Presidency: A Major Shift in Economic Direction 18/01/2016

2015

• Macri Wins Argentina's Presidential Election by a Narrow Majority 23/11/2015
• More Argentine Government Nonsenses 14/11/2015
• ICRC talks on DNA testing of Argentine war dead in the Falkland Islands cemetery 12/11/2015
• Argentina's Polls Show Macri Leading but the Undecided Could Swing It 09/11/2015
• Argentina Presidential Elections go to a Run-Off 02/11/2015
• Labour Party Appointments 02/11/2015
• Second Series of An Island Parish 20/10/2015
• Final Farewell to Colin Wright 20/10/2015
• Autumn Newsletter 04/10/2015
• Colin Wright Obituary 30/09/2015
• The Next Argentine President Will Inherit Serious Economic Difficulties 26/09/2015
• A Rugby Sideshow Blessed by the Pope 20/09/2015
• An Islander's Comment on Corbyn 16/09/2015
• Argentina's Call for Dialogue: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing 14/09/2015
• Argentine Government Ecstatic Over Corbyn Victory 14/09/2015
• Argentina: The Softly, Softly Approach? 06/09/2015
• Corbyn: Threat or Irrelevance? 05/09/2015
• Award Presentation for Colin Wright 01/09/2015
• Pope Francis: Unwitting Victim of Political Stunt or Not? 24/08/2015
• Argentine Primaries Suggest Close Presidential Race 17/08/2015
• Queen's Certificate and Badge of Honour: FIA Honorary Secretary Awarded Falkland Islands Honour 14/08/2015
• Falklands Day: First Sighting of the Falkland Islands 14/08/2015
• Mandatory Patriotism: Another Argentine Nonsense 10/08/2015
• Visit of First Minister of Wales: 10/08/2015
• Welsh Settlement in Argentina: 150th Anniversary 19/07/2015
• Legislative Assembly Members Summers and Rendell Speak at the UN in New York 06/07/2015
• Argentine Propagandist Dropped? 05/07/2015
• Members of the Falkland Islands All Party Parliamentary Group Announced 18/06/2015
• Falkland Islands Government Reception at Lincoln's Inn, London 17/06/2015
• Falkland Islands: Another Oil Discovery 04/06/2015
• Falkland Islands' Budget 2015-2016 04/06/2015
• Governor's State of the Nation Address 03/06/2015
• Ministerial Appointments at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Ministry of Defence 27/05/2015
• UN Decolonisation conference reminded about Falkland Islands right to self-determination 22/05/2015
• Progress in Removing Argentine Mines from the Falkland Islands 14/05/2015
• Conservative Manifesto Pledge to support Overseas Territories 01/05/2015
• Argentina and Russia 1 May 2015 01/05/2015
• Falklands Oil: Argentina Continues to Grumble 01/05/2015
• UK/Argentina: An Exchange of Words 12/04/2015
• State of the Economy Report 2015 10/04/2015
• Another oil strike in the Falklands 09/04/2015
• UK to bolster Falklands defence 24/03/2015
• Island Parish coming to BBC2 in UK 14/03/2015
• Argentina's 50 Peso Banknote: Another Myth Exposed 01/03/2015
• A Fraud Exposed (UK Mail on Sunday) 23/02/2015
• The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands film now on sale 21/01/2015
• Anniversary of British Possession 1765 20/01/2015
• Statue of Baroness Thatcher unveiled in Stanley 13/01/2015

2014

• Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly Christmas Message 26/12/2014
• UK Prime Minister's Christmas Message to the Falkland Islanders 22/12/2014
• Falkland Islands to be awarded the South Atlantic medal 18/12/2014
• Don Bonner has died. 17/12/2014
• BBC2's "An Island Parish" Programme Features Life and Wildlife in the Falkland Islands 10/12/2014
• Centenary Battle Day Thanksgiving Service 08/12/2014
• Funeral of Vice-President Ronnie Spafford 24/11/2014
• Battle of Coronel remembered at a service in Monmouth 07/11/2014
• Funeral arrangements fo Major Ronnie Spafford announced 28/10/2014
• FIA Vice-President Ronnie Spafford has died. 10/10/2014
• Argentina still promoting historical errors in pursuit of its Falklands sovereignty claim. 25/09/2014
• President Kirchner at the UN 25/09/2014
• Argentina and the Scottish Independence Referendum 25/09/2014
• TV Company seeks help from Falkland Islanders to make a film 16/09/2014
• Argentina's Economy in Recession 14/09/2014
• Argentine debt crisis continues 23/08/2014
• Restored 1927 film of the battles of Coronel and Falklands to be released at the BFI Festival 21/08/2014
• Postcard link to the 1914 Naval battles 21/08/2014
• HMS Plymouth 19/08/2014
• New Rector appointed to the Falkland Islands 18/08/2014
• Argentina in recession and defaults on its debts again. 02/08/2014
• The Battle of the Falklands, 1914: A Falklands perspective by Graham Pascoe 29/07/2014
• New Bishop for the Falklands (and to the Armed Forces) 12/07/2014
• FOTBOT meet at FIGO London 19/06/2014
• Rt Hon Hugo Swire MP addresses guests at the Falkland Islands Goverment Reception at Lincoln's Inn 15/06/2014
• Argentine policy 'doomed to failure' says Minister 11/06/2014
• 2013 Legislative Assembly 2013 Legislative Assembly 20/05/2014
• Argentina: President Kirchner's Cabinet reshuffle 20/05/2014
• FIA represented at Admiral Sandy Woodward's Memorial Service 20/05/2014
• More News on Battle Day 2014 . 20/05/2014