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Sat, 05 Feb 2022 13:49:00 GMT
Endurance22 expedition nosed its course for Antarctica in search of the whereabouts of Shackleton's shipwreck
Today, February 5th at 0700 GMT, a chunky, cherry-red ice breaker nosed its way out of Cape Town’s famous Table Bay, and shaped a course for Antarctica, 3000 nautical miles to the South West.

Sat, 05 Feb 2022 10:22:00 GMT
Argentina expects more support from the EU on the “Malvinas issue” after Brexit
Since the Falkland Islands ceased to be a European Union (EU) Community overseas territory after the Brexit, Argentina seeks more support from the bloc in the negotiation claim with the United Kingdom on the South Atlantic Brit...

Sat, 05 Feb 2022 09:55:00 GMT
Falklands: 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 and members of his team to discuss the progress made in HPP2 ...

Sat, 05 Feb 2022 09:38:00 GMT
South 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...

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 09:53:00 GMT
Falklands 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 GMT
Falklands 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 GMT
Falklands' 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 GMT
Falklands 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 GMT
Argentina 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 GMT
Argentina 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...



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