Tag Archives: Falklands

Ascension coin toasts The Iron Lady… in silver

Posted on 17 June, 2013 by

Ascension Island has issued a special £2 coin to mark the passing of Baroness Thatcher, the former UK prime minister who sent a task force to the South Atlantic to wrest the Falklands from Argentine invaders. Wideawake Airfield on Ascension … Continue reading →

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Kedell goes to the Abbey for Coronation anniversary

Posted on 4 June, 2013 by

Kedell Worboys, St Helena’s representative in the UK, has been representing the territory at a service in Westminster Abbey (4 June 2013) to mark the 60th anniversary of the Coronation of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. Sukey Cameron of the … Continue reading →

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Falklands police pass on allegation against comedian

Posted on 12 May, 2013 by

Police in the Falkland Islands have asked detectives in the UK to investigate an allegation of sexual abuse by the comedian Jim Davidson, dating back to the 1980s. Mr Davidson, 59, is currently on bail for other alleged sex offences, having … Continue reading →

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New stamps honour Maggie. She had the Argies licked

Posted on 27 April, 2013 by

The Falkland Islands Post Office is to issue a set of stamps to honour Baroness Thatcher for liberating the islands after the Argentinian invasion of 1982. The islands already celebrate Thatcher Day each year on 10 January, the anniversary of … Continue reading →

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Oil boom brings housing need on Falklands

Posted on 24 April, 2013 by

The Falklands look set to get their own version of Bradley’s Camp, the temporary housing being used for airport workers on St Helena. Mercopress reports that a developer is being asked to build two 200-bed blocks of accommodation in Stanley, … Continue reading →

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Stanley’s no toy town for UK to play with, says Penguin News

Posted on 24 April, 2013 by

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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How Thatcher’s ‘Act of injustice’ brought despair to Saints

Posted on 15 April, 2013 by

A “great injustice” Margaret Thatcher perpetrated on the people of St Helena has been largely overlooked in coverage of her death. Saints were denied their right of free access to the UK for nearly two decades, along with people of … Continue reading →

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Marathon relief: chef in bomb suit gets more than a red nose

Posted on 18 March, 2013 by

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 →

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Only 98.8% vote Yes to Falklands staying British

Posted on 12 March, 2013 by

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 →

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Britain is ready to step up Falklands defence, says paper

Posted on 14 January, 2013 by

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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