Falkland Islands
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 09:38:00 GMTSouth Georgia Museum releases stamp set to commemorate 30th anniversary
The Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) released this week a stamp set to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of The South Georgia Museum. The Museum at Grytviken is owned by GSGSSI and operated by th...
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 09:22:00 GMTFalklands: Update on Humanitarian Project Plan 2 to identify remains of Argentine combatants
On Friday Falkland Islands lawmakers, MLAs John Birmingham and Roger Spink met, via video link, with Laurent Corbaz from the International Committee of the Red Cross Laurent Corbaz and members of his team to discuss the progres...
Thu, 03 Feb 2022 09:53:00 GMTFalklands updates international connectivity, but community's health remains the priority
The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) said on Wednesday it recognizes that many people are keen to receive an update on restoring the international connecting flights with mainland South America. Media across the world is start...
Wed, 02 Feb 2022 12:05:00 GMTFalklands publishes audited annual financial statements; underlines S&P Global A+ credit rating
The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) published its annual financial statements for the financial year ending 30 June 2021. The statements have been reviewed by external auditors, Mazars LLP, who provided an unqualified and ind...
Wed, 02 Feb 2022 11:58:00 GMTFalklands' Sea Lion project, Rockhopper, Harbour and Navitas extend heads of terms to 31 March 2022
Rockhopper Exploration, Harbour Energy, and Navitas Petroleum have extended the provisions of their previously signed heads of terms concerning the Sea Lion project offshore the North Falkland Basin. The new deadline is March 3...
Wed, 02 Feb 2022 11:43:00 GMTFalklands 2021 census preliminary figures: 2,887 people counted on Sunday night 10 October
The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) announced on Tuesday its preliminary population figures from the 2021 census. Work to error-check and validate the census data received is ongoing, however, provisional data on high-level r...
Tue, 01 Feb 2022 23:23:00 GMTArgentina decries increasing UK flights to Falklands with Brazil stopovers
Argentina's Ambassador to Brazil Daniel Scioli has filed a note expressing his country's concern over British military aircraft stopping en route to the Falkland Islands.
Mon, 31 Jan 2022 12:55:00 GMTArgentina decries British “show of force” in South Atlantic
Argentina's Foreign Ministry has labeled a new military deployment by the United Kingdom in the Falkland Islands as “a new and unjustified show of force and a deliberate departure from the calls of the numerous resolutions of...
Mon, 31 Jan 2022 09:15:00 GMTA day of discussions on the Falklands' Wetlands future
Wednesday, February 2, World's Wetlands Day will be celebrated in the Falkland Islands with a day of conferences and discussions at the Falklands College, from 09:00 to 16:00.
Wed, 26 Jan 2022 09:24:00 GMTResearch and Monitoring Plan for South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands Marine Protected Area
A new Research and Monitoring Plan has been launched to help support the management of the South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands Marine Protected Area, MPA. The announcement was done in the January edition of the Sough Geo...