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Forecast predicts Falklands tourism up 15%
Tuesday, 10 July 2012TOURIST arrivals to the Falkland Islands are expected to increase by nearly 15 per cent in 2012 according to the latest Tourist Board 'Falklands Forecast'. Left: Cruise tourists crowd the s...
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Flights - background of Argentine aggression means difficult not to be sceptical says Falkland Islands Government
Friday, 02 March 2012THE Falkland Islands Government has responded to the Argentine President's proposal that the Falklands Chilean airlink be replaced with three flights a week directly to Buenos Aires saying, "...
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Argentine President offers three weekly flights to Falkland Islands from Buenos Aires
Thursday, 01 March 2012IN a speech to the Argentine Government, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced this afternoon plans to "re-open" the Buenos Aires to Falkland Islands flight route.
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Star Princess ban from Falkland Islands: health reasons not politics
Tuesday, 17 January 2012FOR only the second time in recent years, on January 14 the Falkland Islands Government refused permission for a cruise ship to land its passengers in the islands' capital, Stanley. The ship in q...
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Promoting the Falklands in LA
Thursday, 12 January 2012VISITORS to the Falkland Islands Tourist Board stand at the Los Angeles Travel Adventure Show will have the chance to be photographed in a green screen photo booth with what is described by FITB Manag...
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Organ recital with professional musician Dagmar
Monday, 09 January 2012PROFESSIONAL musician Dagmar Koptein will give a free organ recital at Christ Church Cathedral on January 22 at 5pm.
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FITB has not been hijacked says MLA Summers
Wednesday, 07 December 2011SUGGESTIONS that an attempt had been made by FIG to dissolve the Falkland Islands Tourist Board (FITB ) in its present form and bring it back into the Public Sector were squashed this week by MLA Mike...
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Logo for Falklands 30 anniversary
Monday, 28 November 2011KATE Stenning (14) is the artist behind the logo that will grace lapel pins, clothing, posters and other promotional material over the 30th anniversary year of the liberation of the Falkland Islands f...
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Falklands in Wanderlust top 50
Wednesday, 23 November 2011THE Falklands has been included in Wanderlust magazine's50 Best New Trips for 2012, reported Falkland Islands Tourism Manager Paul Trowell today. Forget war and focus on wildlifeannounces the ar...
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Good news for Falklands favourite penguins
Tuesday, 22 November 2011THE Island Wide Census (IWC) conducted by Falklands Conservation in 2010 indicates the rockhopper penguin population is showing signs of a recovery since 2005. A harmful algae bloom in 2002 resulted ...
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