Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, May 21st 2025 - 08:40 UTC

  Falklands Mental Health Project, “Wide Skies, Open Minds”

  

  Following on from the research elements and offering training for Champions, FIG the Falkland Islands Government, Public Health Unit are excited to be able to launch the brand identity for the anti-stigma in mental health project.

• Monday, May 19th 2025 - 10:44 UTC

  Falklands War, the QE2 finest hour when transporting 3,000 troops

  

  A fascinating new book, “The QE2 in the Falklands War”, Troopship to the South Atlantic, reveals what is was like for crew and soldiers on QE2's epic voyage in 1982 to combat in the Falklands War has been published on the 43rd anniversary of the South Atlantic conflict.

• Monday, May 19th 2025 - 08:53 UTC

  Falklands war MV Atlantic Conveyor at Cunard’s War Memorial in Liverpool

  

  The Liverpool-registered MV Atlantic Conveyor, 43 years ago, during the Falklands War was hit by two Exocet missiles, and Cunard’s War Memorial in front of the Cunard Building will be updated with the addition of the numerals “1982” to commemorate the loss.

• Friday, May 16th 2025 - 21:22 UTC

  Falklands Government Budget announcement delayed until July

  

  The Falkland Islands Government has postponed the announcement of its 2025/26 budget, which was initially scheduled for June 3. According to a statement from the Legislative Assembly, the delay comes after members of the Budget Select Committee expressed dissatisfaction with the final draft presented, leading to a decision to take additional time for consensus-building.

• Friday, May 16th 2025 - 08:36 UTC

  Whaling 1950 statistics, 30.000 hunted in Antarctica, despite “poor season in South Georgia”

  

  The reporting of fisheries statistics for illex and loligo and varieties of finfish in 2025 are considered perfectly standard, although sensitive, but almost a century ago the reporting of whaling statistics in Antarctica was the norm too even when the large numbers caused some dismay.

• Thursday, May 15th 2025 - 10:11 UTC

  The cephalopods market faces tight supply and rising prices, FAO report

  

  The global cephalopods market is under increasing strain as tight supply continues in early 2025. Reduced landings in key producing regions, adverse weather, and extra tariff barriers are contributing to upward pressure on cephalopod prices across major international markets, reports FAO’s Mohamed Hammi.

• Wednesday, May 14th 2025 - 13:48 UTC

  EU tariffs on Falklands exports, “we are in ongoing discussions”, says FCDO

  

  A specific question in UK Parliament on the Falkland Islands Government urgent call to the UK Government for the use of the current UK/EU reset agreement as an opportunity to remove the detrimental post-Brexit tariffs on Falklands exports, received from Foreign Secretary David Lammy a brief reply of “ongoing discussions”.

• Wednesday, May 14th 2025 - 13:41 UTC

  UK Ambassador to Argentina visits Falklands Office in London

  

  UK’s recently appointed ambassador to Argentina, David Cairns visited the Falkland Islands Government Office in London where he met with Representative Richard Hyslop and other staff from FIGO.

• Wednesday, May 14th 2025 - 11:24 UTC

  Falklands Consolidated Fisheries Trust awards applications close 31st May

  

  The Falkland Islands Consolidated Fisheries Ltd., over the past five years has made 23 awards assisting individuals in further education and training, which in the long-term will benefit the Falklands community.

• Monday, May 12th 2025 - 23:39 UTC

  Falklands, 40th anniversary of Mount Pleasant Complex and its air, sea and land military facilities

  

  Mount Pleasant Complex is marking its 40th year as an Royal Air Force fighter and transport presence in the Falkland Islands. Some fitty three kilometers southwest of the capital, Stanley, MPC was officially opened on 12 May 1985 by Prince Andrew, and became fully operational the following year, May 1986, making it the newest permanent air base for the RAF.