Falkland Islands / Malvinas
Thu, 21 May 2026 06:59:00 GMTFalklands’ oil, in June upgrade begins in Asia to adapt Aoka Mizu FPSO to Sea Lion development needs
Rockhopper Exploration (AIM:RKH), has highlighted progress at the Sea Lion oil development in the North Falkland Basin, operated by Navitas Petroleum. The first two phases will use the Aoka Mizu FPSO with capacity of 55,000 bar...
Thu, 21 May 2026 02:54:00 GMTFalklands at online meeting of UKBOTs, preparing for next Joint Ministerial Council
The Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Joseph Garcia, represented the Government of Gibraltar at an online meeting of the United Kingdom Overseas Territories Association to prepare for this year’s Joint Ministerial Council in November...
Wed, 20 May 2026 23:59:00 GMTMilei authorizes US Southern Command to patrol Argentine southern sea in strategic shift
Javier Milei's government on Wednesday announced the signing of a letter of intent with the United States for joint patrolling of the South Atlantic over the next five years, in a military cooperation agreement that ratifies Bu...
Tue, 19 May 2026 12:17:00 GMTFalklands marks in May the landing of British forces and the liberation of Goose Green
May is a month of commemoration for the population of the Falkland Islands, as the 44th anniversary of the Argentine armed invasion falls this month — an occupation that was defeated and expelled following the landing of the ...
Mon, 18 May 2026 05:37:00 GMTThe Falklands turn into a small South Atlantic economic power as the ghosts of 1982 return
The Falkland Islands are going through their traditional “commemoration season,” the cycle of ceremonies that recall the 1982 war each year, culminating in Liberation Day on 14 June, at a moment defined by two overlapping r...
Fri, 15 May 2026 03:43:00 GMTFalklands, artists film on local talent and works
Watch our new short film exploring arts and culture in the Falkland Islands. Released alongside the latest exhibition by celebrated Ceramicist and Islander Graham Bound, the film features local artists sharing their work and sp...
Wed, 13 May 2026 23:41:00 GMTFalklands representative meets Starmer at State Opening of UK Parliament
The Falkland Islands Government Representative to the United Kingdom and Europe, Richard Hyslop, attended the formal opening of the British parliamentary year on Wednesday, 13 May, and held talks with Prime Minister Sir Keir St...
Tue, 12 May 2026 13:28:00 GMTUK Defense minister “sick and tired of journalists and armchair generals” talking our military are ‘unprepared’
In a contradictory remark he would later retract, UK Defense Readiness & Industry Minister Luke Pollard said he was sick and tired of "journalists and armchair generals" talking down the military, as he was pressed in response ...
Mon, 11 May 2026 08:34:00 GMTFalklands: revised FIGAS Winter Flying Program, May/September 2026
The Falkland Islands Government Air Service (FIGAS) will introduce a revised winter flying program from 11 May 2026 to 13 September 2026. This follows consideration of the proposal at the Transport Advisory Committee (TAC), an...
Fri, 08 May 2026 01:20:00 GMTFalklands brace for Middle East fallout with fuel, shipping and supply contingencies
The conflict in the Strait of Hormuz and its consequences for the global supply of oil and other derivative products have not bypassed the Falkland Islands, which, as one local lawmaker put it, sit "at the tail end of global di...