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Why wildlife in the Falklands is more vulnerable than most
Sky News
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March 15, 2025
You can hear them before you see them. And smell them. At this time of year - the South Atlantic summer - the penguins of the Falkland Islands mob together in rookeries on these isolated beaches to raise their fluffy chicks. And we're surrounded...
Buyouts have left crucial defence companies in foreign hands
The Times
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Four weeks after Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands in 1982, a Royal Air Force Vulcan bomber attacked Port Stanley airport. It was a remarkable feat — the longest bombing mission at the time, made possible by ingenious use of air-to-air...
Falkland bust of Canada’s largest drug lab could curb local illicit drug supply, police say
Castanet Kamloops
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January 8, 2025
Photo: RCMP Police raided this lleged drug lab in Falkland in October. The head of the Kamloops RCMP says a raid in Falkland last fall that took down Canada’s largest drug lab will likely have an impact curbing the local drug trade, but to what...
Prince Andrew receives ultimatum as he continues ‘shady’ business deal
The News International
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King Charles is getting concerned a new trouble may be on the horizon as Prince Andrew going into murky waters to handle his finances. The monarch had cut off the Duke of York financially cut off, leaving him to foot his own security bills and the...
Sir John Nott who led the recapture of the Falkland Islands as Margaret Thatcher's Defence Secretary left a fortune to his family after his death at 92
Daily Mail
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March 11, 2025
By ELIZABETH HAIGH Published: 10:53 EDT, 11 March 2025 | Updated: 10:55 EDT, 11 March 2025 Sir John Nott, the former Defence Secretary who played a key role in Britain's response to the Falklands War, left an estate valued at £2 million to his...
Spotify: The Ultimate Guide
Android Headlines
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July 24, 2025
Believe it or not, Spotify was one of the first streaming music services that offered more than just a personalized radio service, like Pandora. It actually launched in 2008, ahead of YouTube Music (or Google Play Music), Apple Music, Amazon...
Montserrat’s Banking Challenges and Opportunities Spotlighted at Lloyds Conference
Discover Montserrat
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March 6, 2025
The challenges and opportunities within the retail banking sector of the British Overseas Territories (BOT) were at the forefront of discussions at the Lloyds Bank BOT Conference 2025, held Wednesday, February 26 in London. Kei-retta Farrell, Head...
Aberdeen energy boss Steve Harris on journey from offshore worker to thriving businessman
The Press and Journal
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March 1, 2025
Aberdeen energy boss Steve Harris has always had what he describes as an “entrepreneurial” spirit. After nearly 20 years in oil and gas the 45-year-old decided to set up his own consultancy in 2023. Now two years later he’s running health and...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, January 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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March 6, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
Reason Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson's marriage was doomed from the start
Edinburgh Live
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July 24, 2025
On July 23rd 1986, Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson wed at Westminster Abbey - 39 years ago. Despite confirming their separation in 1992 following six years of marriage, the pair serve as an exemplary model of cordial divorce, maintaining...
Falklands, ten-year infrastructure program to improve defense and living conditions at the MPC
MercoPress
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Friday, December 27th 2024 - 06:43 UTC DIO Chief Executive Mike Green with Wg Cdr Fleming in the hangar, which is to be redeveloped. [Crown Copyright MOD 2024] UK’s Defense Infrastructure Organization, DIO, which depends from the Ministry of...
5 Fighter Jets That Have Never Been Shot Down In Aerial Combat
SlashGear
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July 24, 2025
Fighter jets have been around for decades, having first taken to the skies via the Messerschmitt Me 262 during World War II. Since the conflict ended, almost every nation shifted to jet technology for its fighter aircraft. As of 2025, there have...
Falklands, national minimum wage accommodation offset survey results published
MercoPress
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Thursday, December 26th 2024 - 08:52 UTC Officers will now work to review potential policy options ahead of a second round of consultation in the New Year (Pic FITB) The results from the first round of consultation on the national minimum wage...
MPs visit to Falklands, “highlights longstanding bond between FIG and UK”
MercoPress
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February 27, 2025
Thursday, February 27th 2025 - 09:18 UTC Paying their respects to the fallen of the Falklands war at the Blue Beach Military Cemetery at San Carlos With Westminster in recess two delegations of MPs visited the Falkland Islands last week. One of...
Falklands Sports Council Team Kit for the Orkney Games in July 2025
MercoPress
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Wednesday, December 18th 2024 - 07:20 UTC Jackets with hoods and the Falklands Tartan In preparation for the Falkland Islands' attendance at the 20th Island Games, to be held in Orkney in July 2025, the Falkland Islands National Sports Council...
MARKET REPORT: Outsourcer Serco provides gives investors reason for cheer as it predicts revenue for 2024 to be around £4.8bn
This Is Money
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December 19, 2024
By JON HOPKINS Updated: 17:07 EST, 19 December 2024 In a depressed market that is focused on interest rate factors, outsourcer Serco shone through the gloom, pleasing investors with a reassuring trading update. The FTSE 250-listed firm expects...
Falklands plans to establish a new Maritime Committee
MercoPress
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December 22, 2024
Sunday, December 22nd 2024 - 09:14 UTC The Committee, advisory to Ex-Co, and will work to support the safety of seafarers, the safety of ships, a sustainable and resilient maritime sector and protection of the marine environment A new government...
An otherworldly journey to the Falklands, South Georgia and Antarctica
Republican Herald - Pennsylvania
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March 2, 2025
Forgive me for starting with superlatives, but I have no choice. I’m not the first. In 1911, Roald Amundsen, the first explorer to reach the South Pole, wrote that the Queen Maud Range in Antarctica “is a land that looks like a fairy tale … the...
Falklands Treasury launches new series of coins depicting the King Penguin
MercoPress
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Thursday, December 19th 2024 - 10:30 UTC The coins will depict as its focal point one of the planet’s most unusual and unique species of bird, the King Penguin. GreySheet News which covers numismatic, and coins and paper money, information, in an...
Falklands/UK Airbridge: increased seat allocation for FIG passengers as of next year
MercoPress
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Thursday, December 19th 2024 - 09:31 UTC From 1 January to 31 March 2025, the FIG allocation for each flight will be increased from 31 seats to 40 seats. This will include the seats for the St Helena AirLink. (Pic BFSAI) Following discussions...