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Tag Archives: Falkland Islands
Work ‘in hand’ on inter-islands link – but no answer yet
The British government has been asked how people and supplies will be transported between St Helena and other islands in the South Atlantic after the RMS St Helena is withdrawn from service in 2016. But no clear answer has emerged … Continue reading
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Tagged Ascension Island, cargo, Falkland Islands, Falklands, House of Lords, Lord Jones of Cheltenham, RMS St Helena, Saint Helena, shipping, St Helena
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Stanley’s no toy town for UK to play with, says Penguin News
Suggestions that the capital of the Falklands should change its name from Stanley to Port Margaret, or even Port Margaret Thatcher, have been treated with scorn by the islands’ newspaper, Penguin News. “Once the laughter had died down,” it said, … Continue reading
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Tagged Falkland Islands, Falklands, Margaret Thatcher, Penguin News, Port Margaret, Port Stanley, Stanley, Tobias Ellwood
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Marathon relief: chef in bomb suit gets more than a red nose
Falklands governor Nigel Haywood has completed the Stanley Marathon in a time of 3 hours, 30 minutes and 1 second – on his birthday. He was nearly three times as fast as chef David Bradley, who predicted he’d be a … Continue reading
Only 98.8% vote Yes to Falklands staying British
Celebrations have taken place at the Whalebone Arch in Stanley in the wake of the overwhelming (but not surprising) vote in favour of the Falkland Islands remaining a British overseas territory. It is understood that only a small number of … Continue reading
Britain is ready to step up Falklands defence, says paper
Military chiefs have drawn up plans to step up defence of the Falkland Islands, the Telegraph newspaper has reported. It says the March referendum on whether to remain a British overseas territory could lead to an act of aggression by Argentina, … Continue reading
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Tagged argentina, defence, Falkland Islands, Falklands, Overseas Territories
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War papers reveal Thatcher’s fighting talk over Ascension
Newly-released secret papers have revealed how Margaret Thatcher had to stand her ground over Britain’s right to use Ascension Island as an air base during the Falklands War. America’s senior diplomat planned to tell Argentina that UK use of the … Continue reading
Maggie’s shock at Falklands Invasion – and how Britain nearly agreed to fly the Argentinian flag in Stanley
De-classified documents have revealed the British government’s shock when it realised Argentina was about to invade the Falkland Islands. Only two days before troops walked through Stanley did Thatcher and her advisers realise what was about to happen. In October … Continue reading
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Tagged Falkland Islands, Falklands War, Flags, Margaret Thatcher, national archives
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‘I’m not surrendering’ – voice of the late Sir Rex Hunt
A recording of a broadcast by Falklands governor Sir Rex Hunt in the early stages of the Argentine invasion has been posted on the internet. In it, he tells presenter Patrick Watts he won’t surrender to “the bloody Argies”. Sir … Continue reading
Falklands mourn Sir Rex Hunt, hero of the ’82 invasion
Sir Rex Hunt, the governor of the Falkland Islands who told Argentine forces they were “very uncivilised to invade British territory,” has died, aged 86. Flags were flown at half mast in Stanley, the islands’ capital, and a book of condolence … Continue reading
