Falkland Islands / Malvinas

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 21:43:00 GMT
Falklands Development Corporation contracts Strategic Projects Manager
The Falkland Islands Development Corporation, FIDC, has announced that Sam Cockwell has joined the team as Strategic Projects Manager. The FIDC is the economic development agency for the Falklands in 1983 in response to the Sha...

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:59:00 GMT
Falklands: new Legislative Assembly consolidates close ties with the United Kingdom
On the occasion of the swearing-in of the newly elected members of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly, its Chair, MLA Jack Ford, travelled to the United Kingdom, where he held a series of meetings with government and opp...

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:36:00 GMT
The RRS Shackleton incident when an Argentine destroyer opened fire on the research vessel
On this day but in 1976 a very serious incident occurred in the South West Atlantic when the British research vessel RRS Shackleton was intercepted and fired upon by the Argentine destroyer ARA Almirante Storni, some 78 mile...

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:07:00 GMT
Falklands’ Port Louis settlement discoveries shared with Dr. Robert Philpott
Friends of the Falkland Islands Museum and the Jane Cameron National Archives is inviting to a conference by archeologist Dr. Robert Philpott, who will be sharing his discoveries in the settlement of Port Louis on February 10.

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 18:07:00 GMT
Falklands, 4 PARA current Roulement Infantry Company at BFSAI
The Parachute Regiment (4 PARA), 4th Battalion have officially taken over from B Company, 1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment (1 R IRISH) as the British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI) Roulement Infantry Company (RIC)...

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 01:03:00 GMT
Falklands 1690, when English Captain John Strong made the first recorded landing
The Falkland Islands derive their name from Falkland Sound, the name given to the waterway between the two main islands, East and West Falkland by Captain John Strong, who spent several days in the Islands on his ship Welfare i...

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 14:16:00 GMT
Falklands, Tussac restoration project to protect peatlands
Dr. Nicholas Midgley, a senior lecturer and his team from Nottingham Trent University have been in the Falkland Islands for the last three weeks investigating coastal peatland and tussac’s significance for agriculture and wil...

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 10:05:00 GMT
UK and Chilean air forces share Operation ‘Austral Endurance’ in Antarctica
British Forces South Atlantic Islands, BFSAI, stationed at the Falkland Islands have completed Operation ‘Austral Endurance’, strengthening the UK’s ability to operate safely and responsibly in the Antarctic.

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 09:18:00 GMT
South Georgia opens license application for 2026 toothfish fisheries
The Government of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, GSGSSI has announced the opening of the license application round for the 2026 South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands toothfish fisheries.

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 22:47:00 GMT
Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly marks Holocaust Memorial Day
The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly marked Holocaust Memorial Day on 27 January, joining people and governments worldwide in a statement centered on remembrance and renewed vigilance against hatred and discrimination.

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