Falkland Islands / Malvinas
Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:24:00 GMTIncreases in fees for applications for British passports in Falklands begin 6 April
The Falkland Islands’ Customs and Immigration Service would like to inform the public that from Wednesday 8 April 2026 His Majesty’s Passport Office will be increasing their fees by approximately 8%.
Tue, 31 Mar 2026 23:25:00 GMTFalklands heritage trust takes Endurance replica on first UK tour
A 3D scale model of the wreck of Sir Ernest Shackleton's Endurance will go on public display in Scotland for the first time on April 30 at Discovery Point in Dundee. It marks the first stop on a planned United Kingdom tour orga...
Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:16:00 GMTFalklands representative honors 1982 war veterans at UK reunion
The Falkland Islands Government Representative to the UK and Europe, Richard Hyslop, attended the South Atlantic Medal Association (SAMA 82) Annual General Meeting and Reunion Weekend in Gloucester, England, on March 28–29.
Sat, 28 Mar 2026 21:00:00 GMTFalklands, Freshwater Project for the Islands community, farming and MPC
A Freshwater Project for the Falkland Islands funded by UK’s Darwin Plus program plus Falklands’ Government and led by SAERI, South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute in partnership with UK’s Centre for Ecology & H...
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:12:00 GMTFalklands, A+ S&P credit rating reaffirmed; strong support for current Legislative Assembly
The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) is pleased to report that last Thursday, 19 March, following a detailed review of current fiscal and economic information, as well as confidential interviews with FIG officers and other sta...
Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:24:00 GMTFalklands, Darwin Plus funds to restore ecosystem of ravaged New Island by invasive mammals
Falklands Conservation recently secured a £3m fund to help restore the natural ecosystem on New Island. The funding came through the Darwin Plus scheme, run by the UK Government to support biodiversity in British Overseas Terr...
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:14:00 GMTArgentina marches on 50th anniversary of coup that led to the Falklands War and the regime's fall
Thousands of people are expected to gather this Tuesday in Plaza de Mayo and in Argentina’s major cities to mark the 50th anniversary of the March 24, 1976, military coup that installed a dictatorship responsible for thousand...
Mon, 23 Mar 2026 05:40:00 GMTRepublican operative's proposal for US support on Malvinas electrifies Argentine media
A social media post by Republican operative Marc Zell urging the Trump administration to reconsider its position on the Falklands/Malvinas and support Argentina's sovereignty claim triggered a wave of coverage across Argentine ...
Mon, 23 Mar 2026 02:25:00 GMTFalklands’ Veteran ex Gurkha captain sits as elected member of Nepal’s parliament
A Falkland Islands Veteran former Gurkha captain has been elected to the Nepalese parliament as a member of the Sharm Sanskriti party. For Captain Purna Limbu it is the culmination of a lifelong of struggle and persistence, fro...
Fri, 20 Mar 2026 20:31:00 GMTFalklands end of working horse? British Army decides to retire iconic Land Rover fleet
British soldiers will use a new fleet of thousands of modern vehicles, following the start of the retirement of the iconic Land Rover fleet. The retirement marks the end of an era for the vehicle that has been a c...