Falkland Islands
Tue, 08 Nov 2022 09:20:00 GMTFalklands and BOTs delegates invited to the Constituency Garden of Remembrance
The Speaker of the House Sir Lindsay Hoyle installed on Monday the opening of the Constituency Garden of Remembrance at the New Palace Yard in Parliament grounds and invited representatives from the Overseas Territories to part...
Tue, 08 Nov 2022 09:10:00 GMTFalklands' war landing craft, wins 2022 Flagship Award of the Year
Foxtrot 8 is one of the four vessels that won the 2022 Flagships of the Year Awards, for its public engagement program and media campaign in honor of the 40th anniversary of the Falklands conflict, according to Heritage Machine...
Tue, 08 Nov 2022 08:58:00 GMTFalkland Islands lists Covid-19 as endemic, in the same manner as other viral illnesses
On Wednesday 29 June the Falkland Islands King Edward Memorial Hospital, KEMH, announced that as Covid-19 infection rates continued to be low, following the initial spike in cases seen in May 2022, Covid-19 is now considered en...
Mon, 07 Nov 2022 10:35:00 GMTForeign Office' Travel Advice on the Falklands: US$ 200,000 medical insurance
The Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office updated last week its travel advice on the Falkland Islands, underlining that all visitors must have comprehensive travel and medical insurance, including at least US$ 200,000 f...
Mon, 07 Nov 2022 10:00:00 GMTFalklands forecasting record hake catch, plus 62,000 tons
The Falkland Islands Department of Natural Resource has announced that the reception of application forms for the Illex packs for the 2023 season must be completed by 16th November 2022.
Sat, 05 Nov 2022 10:56:00 GMTRemembrance Sunday live from the Falkland Islands
A Remembrance service will be broadcast live from the Falkland Islands on 13 November. Veterans of the 1982 conflict have returned to the Islands, many for the first time, to be part of the moving commemorations.
Fri, 04 Nov 2022 10:47:00 GMTUK Chagos Devolution: Argentina urges bilateral negotiations on Falklands' sovereignty
As was expected the Argentine reaction to Britain's negotiations with the Republic of Mauritius for the return of the Chagos archipelago, including Diego GarcĂa island, has been immediate with a long release from the Foreign M...
Fri, 04 Nov 2022 10:40:00 GMTFalklands Legislative Assembly reaffirms rights to self-determination amid Chagos sovereignty negotiations
Members of the Falkland Islands elected Legislative Assembly made on Thursday an official release commenting on the announcement made by the UK government over the decision to begin negotiations on the exercise of sovereignty o...
Fri, 04 Nov 2022 10:08:00 GMTFalklands fuel prices hit hard, triggers concern and a community solidarity spirit
Rumors of a hefty fuel hike were confirmed this week when the Falkland Islands supplier of commercial and domestic fuel Stanley Services Ltd released their fuel prices.
Fri, 04 Nov 2022 10:06:00 GMTFalklands' largest Loligo catches since 1989, but world conditions have changed dramatically
Falkland Islands have experienced an extraordinary Loligo year with catches reaching 101,073 tons in the two season, 54,417 in the first and 43,216 in the second. However great volumes also have their shortcomings, particularly...