Falkland Islands
Wed, 20 Jan 2021 09:58:00 GMTRussia supports dialogue and UN resolutions on Falklands dispute: criticizes UK ' 'double standards'
The United Kingdom dissenting approaches to the situation with the Falkland Islands and the Crimean Peninsula is a display of double standards, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview.
Wed, 20 Jan 2021 09:13:00 GMTFalklands offers to extend holders of Individual Transferable Quota fishing rights for 25 years
The Falkland Islands government, FIG, announced on Monday measures to provide greater stability to the fishing industry by offering holders of Individual Transferable Quotas an optional extension for a 25-year period of their c...
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:10:00 GMTFalklands Conservation advises on penguins’ 'catastrophic' moulting period
Unlike all other birds, penguins go through what is called a “catastrophic” moult. For the penguin, it is probably as bad as it sounds. Falklands Conservation recalls that every penguin must moult once a year, normally betw...
Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:07:00 GMTIcebreaker HMS Protector is back to sea after £14m revamp
The HMS Protector, the only Royal Navy's ice patrol ship, has returned to sea after a £14m revamp to improve her ability to work in Antarctica. Extra weight was added to the vessel during the work has improved her ice-breaking...
Mon, 18 Jan 2021 09:30:00 GMTFalklands has a “plan of attack” to inoculate Islanders with Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
Falkland Islands Chief Medical Officer Rebecca Edwards has said there is already a “plan of attack” formulated to vaccinate Islanders with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for Covid-19.
Mon, 18 Jan 2021 09:20:00 GMTFalkland’s students wishing to return to UK face mounting difficulties
Falkland Islands elected lawmaker MLA Stacy Bragger, has commented on the difficulties facing Islands students as the UK goes into lockdown. Penguin News contacted MLA Bragger to ask how the UK cancellations of GCSEs and A-Leve...
Sat, 16 Jan 2021 08:38:00 GMTFalklands compensates farmers for mutton not processed during the current season
The suppliers of the Falkland Islands Meat Company (FIMCo) will be eligible for assistance through an FIG scheme, it was announced through a press statement on January 7. The support is in the form of £10 of compensation from ...
Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:39:00 GMTFalklands exempt from UK requirements for pre departure coronavirus testing
The Falkland Islands has been exempted from new UK regulations regarding pre-departure Covid-19 testing for international travelers to England. The new testing requirements, announced by UK Secretary of State for Transport, Gra...
Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:15:00 GMTFalkland Islands penguins’ catastrophic moulting and how you can help them
Falklands Conservation has illustrated that unlike all other birds, penguins go through what is called a “catastrophic” moult. For the penguin it is probably as bad as it sounds. Every penguin must moult once a year, normal...
Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:11:00 GMTFalklands promotes workshops for prospective lawmakers' candidates ahead of November's election
Falkland Islands' lawmakers discussed on social media and in the Legislative Assembly late in 2020 a need for a ‘pre-election program’ to encourage members of the public to stand for election as a Member of the Legislative ...