Falkland Islands

Buenos Aires: When Dalal Abd de Massad went to the Darwin cemetery in the Falkland Islands this week it was the first time that she had hugged the gravestone with her son's name. "I was finally able to cry at his grave," Abd said of her son, Daniel. "I talked to him, told him everything that happened in ...

Up ahead, the fleet charges on, pushing east-northeast and passing just south of the Falkland Islands, where conditions remain fierce. “The Southern Ocean just doesn't want to let us off the hook and keeps us fully in its grip,” wrote Brunel skipper Bouwe Bekking. “The wind direction is such that we are still ...

The Falkland Islands are set in a unique and dramatically beautiful environment in the South Atlantic Ocean. A rich variety of wildlife, spectacular scenery, negligible pollution, low crime rate, no long commute and a vibrant social calendar characterise the community. We are looking for an experienced and ...

The families of 90 Argentine soldiers killed in the war for the Falkland Islands, or Malvinas, have visited their graves for the first time. Their remains have been identified thanks to an agreement between Argentina and Britain, whose 1982 conflict left 900 soldiers dead on both sides. Al Jazeera's Teresa Bo ...

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The Davis Senior Center will host an “Armchair Travel” slide show from 2 to 3 p.m. Thursday, March 29, titled, “Exploring South Georgia and Falkland Islands.” El Macero resident Bill Blakewell will share photos he took while traveling there. His talk will highlight the unique landscape as well as bird life, including king ...

The Falkland Islands Registration Officer is carrying out a yearly canvass with the purpose of updating the Electoral Register. Accordingly this Thursday, 15 March, all households in the Islands should receive a form V “request for information from householders” in the post. According to an official release ...

Standing on a white sand, windswept beach on a mostly flat, somewhat barren island in the middle of the South Atlantic Ocean feels surreal. It isn't the beach or the island that creates the feeling, but penguins casually walking all around you. Clearly, they are used to humans invading their space and have ...

The relatives of 89 previously unidentified Argentinian soldiers killed during the 1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands will travel there this month to put names on their graves. Their identification has been made possible due to painstaking DNA testing and the humanitarian initiative of a British captain who ...

Over a number of years the Falkland Islands Government have been reviewing and looking to update their immigration laws and procedures. The review formally started in 2013 and has seen a number of papers and proposals considered by the Government since that time. Two large papers were ...

The Falkland Islands lie in the South Atlantic, 300 miles east of Argentina. They are made up of two principal islands – West Falkland and East Falkland – and over 700 smaller islets. They have a combined land mass around half the size of Wales. In 1982, 1,800 people lived there. These days, around ...