Falkland Islands
Sat, 13 Feb 2021 08:20:00 GMTFalklands: MPC will begin gradual lifting of restrictions
The Government of the Falkland Islands in coordination with BFSAI, and based on medical and public health advice, including restricting access to Mount Pleasant Complex, MPC (*), with the exception of essential travel, consider...
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:45:00 GMTFalklands' vaccination program: Friday morning session for remaining over 50s
The Falkland Islands government is inviting all those over 50, and would like to be vaccinated against Covid-19, and have not already attended the vaccination program, please come to the FIDF Hall between 9am and 11.30am this F...
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:40:00 GMTFalklands emphasizes the Restriction of Movement declaration on access to MPC
The Falkland Islands government has reviewed and emphasized the Declaration of Emergency restriction movements, under regulations 11 and 12, which remain in full force, particularly referred to MPC and dependencies access, and ...
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:18:00 GMTRRS Sir David Attenborough begins sea trials around the Irish Sea
Falklands flagged RRS Sir David Attenborough will spend the next two weeks testing anchoring, maneuvering, and dynamic positioning, as well as other engineering systems, such as freshwater making, that cannot be tested while in...
Thu, 11 Feb 2021 09:51:00 GMTFalklands' lack of tradespeople affecting housing and public works programs
With an economy growing sustainedly 3,9% annually, full employment, and with ambitious public works and housing projects in the books, the ongoing problem of the lack of tradespeople in the Falkland Islands has become more evid...
Wed, 10 Feb 2021 09:07:00 GMTFalklands reports 15 current Covid-19 positive cases and 6,940 swab tests
The Falkland Islands Government, FIG, announced on Tuesday, February 9 the latest Covid-19 swabbing results which indicate that the total number of positive tests, since 3 April 2020, reached 53, of which 15 continue to be curr...
Wed, 10 Feb 2021 08:51:00 GMTFalkland Islands, transportation arrangements for arriving passengers
The Falkland Islands Government has informed that FIGO, (the government's office in London) will be asking southbound passengers for their onward travel arrangements from MPC to Stanley, when booking a flight. The requirement a...
Wed, 10 Feb 2021 03:44:00 GMTFalklands' vaccination program in the Camp might be delayed due to weather conditions
The Falkland Islands Government Air Service, FIGAS, has advised that the weather conditions are not particularly favourable for the planned vaccination flights due to take place in Camp and the Outer Islands on Wednesday.
Mon, 08 Feb 2021 16:45:00 GMTToothfish longline fishery research: Falklands' CFL leads
By Sorrel Robertson, CFL
FALKLAND ISLANDS – Consolidated Fisheries Limited (CFL) is leading a landmark research project into the impact of longline fishing on benthic habitats in their goal to ensure the continued sustainabi...
Sat, 06 Feb 2021 08:20:00 GMTHamburg/Falklands/Munich: details from Lufthansa's longest nonstop flights
An airline preparing to launch its longest-ever flight – a fifteen-hour non-stop flight from Hamburg Germany to the Falkland Islands in an A350 – is as tricky a project as one might expect.