Falkland Islands / Malvinas
Mon, 15 Dec 2025 19:44:00 GMTFalklands, First Sitting of the new Legislative Assembly
The Falkland Islands newly elected Legislative Assembly held its first sitting Monday 15th December following the General Election on the 11th of December. At the sitting, all Members swore the Oath of Allegiance and the Oath o...
Mon, 15 Dec 2025 10:50:00 GMTFalklands: international observers praise electoral process and civil liberties
For the first time, an international team of observers was present in the Falkland Islands during—and prior to—the general election held on December 11, to monitor the entire electoral process. The delegation consisted of s...
Sat, 13 Dec 2025 09:43:00 GMTFalkland Islands’ newly elected lawmakers sworn in after landmark election
The newly elected members of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly (MLAs) were formally sworn in on Friday during a ceremony at Government House, marking the start of a new four-year legislative term following a highly disr...
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 22:54:00 GMTAre the UK and Argentina discussing easing Falklands-era weapons ban?
According to an interview of Argentine President Javier Milei published by The Telegraph this week, the South American country and the United Kingdom are in talks to lift the weapons ban in place since the 1982 Falklands/Malvin...
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 10:59:00 GMTFalklands Election: Renewed Legislative; oath ceremony at Government House
As anticipated, close to 11:00pm Thursday 11 December, the results of the Falkland Islands general election were announced by the Returning Officer Dr. Andrea Clausen, and the integration of the new Legislative Assembly for the...
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 10:50:00 GMTArgentina rejects UK and Israeli oil plans for Malvinas
Argentina's Foreign Ministry on Thursday issued a vigorous rejection of a reported "Final Investment Decision" by British company Rockhopper Exploration Plc and Israel's Navitas Petroleum Development and Production Limited rega...
Thu, 11 Dec 2025 10:28:00 GMTFIG Notes Final Investment Decisions for Sea Lion Development Program
The Falkland Islands Government notes that Navitas Petroleum Development and Production Ltd and Rockhopper Exploration Plc have taken their Final Investment Decisions to invest in the Development Program for the Northern Area o...
Thu, 11 Dec 2025 10:24:00 GMTFirst step for “Falkland Islands as an oil and gas producing region,” BOR Petroleum
Borders & Southern Petroleum plc (AIM:BOR) said that the Navitas/Rockhopper on its final investment decision (FID) for the Sea Lion development project represents the first step toward establishing the Falkland Islands as an oi...
Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:00:00 GMTFalklands, Additional Voting Opportunity, Returning Officer
The Falkland Islands Government would like to inform voters of an additional opportunity to cast their ballots ahead of the General Election on Thursday 11 December.
Tue, 09 Dec 2025 23:57:00 GMTFalklands, Sunday 14 December airbridge flight with 84 seats for civilian passengers
Following the cancellation of the UK Ministry of Defense (MOD) airbridge flight on Sunday night, the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) had been advised by MoD that all of the passengers impacted would be rebooked for Wednesday ...