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The article examines the impact of the 2016 Brexit referendum on the economy and sovereignty of Falkland Islands, an oversea territory of Great Britain. Topics include the volatility of the island's fishing industry, the anticipated decline of tourists from Great Britain and the European Union due to weakened currency and damaged consumer confidence and the claims of Argentina over its sovereignty.

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The article presents world news as of March 25, 2013. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has been indicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity. Thousands of dead pigs were found in rivers that serve as the drinking water supply for Shanghai, China. Residents of the Falkland Islands voted to keep the archipelago under British rule in a referendum.

Focuses on the politics and government of the Falkland Islands, 15 years after the 1982 British invasion. Argentina having a longstanding claim on the Islands; History of British control; Procedure of rebuilding the economic infrastructure of the nation; Impact of the Argentinian-British war for control of the islands; Comments from residents of the islands.

A reprint of the article "Why the Falkland Island Overprints?" by A. P. Banthan which appeared in the June 19,1944 issue of Mekeel's Weekly is presented. The article discusses how the overprinting of stamps from the Falkland Islands demonstrates how postage stamps can reflect issues in international politics.

The article focuses on the dispute over the ownership of the Falkland Islands, also known as the Malvinas. Information is provided on the referendum held on March 10-11, 2013 asking citizens to vote on British or Argentinean rule. Topics include the discovery of petroleum on the Falklands and the amount expected in tax revenue from the country between 2013 and 2038.

The article announces that Faulkland Islanders voted to remain a British overseas territory after Argentina attempted to claim the islands.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "The Awkward Couple" published in the March 23, 2013 issue, which discussed the Falkland Islands.

The article discusses a referendum in the Falkland Islands regarding the nation's political allegiance to Great Britain as of March 2013. Topics include the majority vote to retain political status as an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom; voter turnout on the sparsely populated islands; and Argentina's claim of sovereignty over the islands since the failed 1982 invasion.

A calendar of events relating to global business for the week of March 10, 2013 is presented, including an independence referendum in the Falkland Islands, the formal naming of the communist party leader Xi Jinping as president of China, and a general election in Malta.

The article discusses the potential for giant oil fields in the Falkland Islands especially the North Falkland Basin. It states that the basin is relatively small, but hosts an extremely rich source rock with more than 100 billion barrels of oil trapped beneath a regional seal. It further states that Falklands Oil and Gas (FOG) is the largest permit holder and that the Falkland Island Government is working on handling the petroleum boom and working on capitalizing the country's rich resource.

The article reports that British Prime Minister David Cameron deployed 150 soldiers to the Falkland Islands in response to Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's publication of an open letter in which she stakes Argentina's claim on the islands.

The article discusses the March 2013 planned referendum on whether the residents of Falkland Islands want to remain a self-governing British Overseas Territory. The result of the referendum is expected to have an impact on the relationship of Argentina, which is claiming the territory for its own, with the U.S., Great Britain and other Latin American countries. The U.S. maintains a neutral stance as it balances its interest in the region and its foreign relations with Great Britain.

The article focuses on the dispute between Great Britain and Argentina over the ownership of the Falkland Islands, also known as the Malvinas, and plans for a referendum on the islands' sovereignty in 2012.

The author argues that, despite mass media coverage of a scandal involving the U.S. secret service, the international group of politicians gathered at the 2012 Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia addressed significant issues. Topics discussed at the meeting included strategies in the war on drugs, the jurisdiction of the Falkland Islands, and the eligibility of Cuba for the next summit.

In this article the author discusses the Falkland Islands, the casus belli of a war between Great Britain and Argentina in the 1980s. He rejects the notion that the issue of the Falkland Islands be adjudicated by the United Nations, a plan advocated by Hillary Clinton, the U.S. secretary of state, declaring that the islands must remain in British hands. Provided in the article is a brief recap of the negotiations between Margaret Thatcher, the British prime minister, Nicolas Ridley, her foreign minister, and the Argentines.

The article reports on changes made to the constitution of the Falkland Islands. The author compares the election of U.S. president-elect Barack Obama to the formal recognition of the right of self-determination in Falkland Islands' law. The article also notes that the constitution was revised in 1985.

Reports on the search for a governor to the Falkland Islands by Great Britain. Benefits of the job; Remarks from outgoing governor Andrew Gurr on the nature of the job.

This article reports that the government of Falkland Islands has started talking with international communications agencies amid increasing international media interest on the region as a result of British firms's growing oil exploration in its territorial waters in 2010.