Falkland Islands

Friday, June 2nd 2023 - 11:31 UTC
Most Britons feel the Falkland Islands should remain with UK, YouGov poll

People in Britain would be more upset to see Gibraltar or the Falkland Islands leave the UK than they would if Northern Ireland did, according to a new YouGov poll published in British media.
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Friday, June 2nd 2023 - 08:56 UTC
Operation Coldstare, air patrol in support of South Georgia's fisheries

Last month the British Forces in South Atlantic Islands, BFSAI, stationed in Mount Pleasant Complex, MPC, were involved in the operation COLDSTARE as part of a routine maritime patrol in support of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands' rich fisheries resources.
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Thursday, June 1st 2023 - 09:56 UTC
Falklands adjusts Government Reserves Policy to 1,5 times (from 2,5) departmental operating expenditure

Following the sitting of the Executive Council on Wednesday 10 May, a paper was approved to update the Government’s Reserves Policy to hold 1.5 times adjusted departmental operating expenditure in unrestricted reserves.
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Wednesday, May 31st 2023 - 18:28 UTC
Falkland Islands Government publishes Budget for 2023/24

On 31st May, the Governor of the Falkland Islands made her annual address, state of the Nation, to the Legislative Assembly. In her speech, Alison Blake CMG reviewed last year's challenges and highlights, set out the government's and public service priorities for the year ahead, and paid tribute to the economy.
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Wednesday, May 31st 2023 - 10:51 UTC
Falklands and HMS Medway honor patrol vessel HMS Leeds Castle

HMS Medway is carrying out patrol duties in the Falkland Islands, filling in while HMS Forth undergoes refit in Gibraltar, but her crew are leaving behind a lasting legacy, which will even be visible from space.
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Thursday, May 25th 2023 - 11:30 UTC
James Cleverly in Chile: Falklands have a right to self determination and to choose their future

British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, on a political and trade visit to South America, including Colombia, Chile and Brazil, said the Falkland Islands people have the right to self determination recalling that ten years ago Islanders overwhelmingly voted to remain in the British Family.
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Thursday, May 25th 2023 - 10:40 UTC
Falklands' salmon farming reignites: application for judicial review

The controversy surrounding the possibility of salmon industrial farming, and its environmental impact, has reignited in the Falkland Islands.
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Monday, May 22nd 2023 - 10:47 UTC
Falklands remembers the anniversary of Landing Day in San Carlos

On 21 May 1982, British troops from the Task Force landed in San Carlos waters to begin the last chapter of the complete recovery and Liberation of the Falkland Islands.
Monday, May 22nd 2023 - 10:42 UTC
Falkland Islands foreign travel advice

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office announced its Falkland Islands foreign travel advice (22 May), with updated information on the South Atlantic Airbridge.
Saturday, May 20th 2023 - 11:20 UTC
Brigadier Dan Duff, takes command of BFSAI at MPC in Falklands

This week the Falkland Islands and Mount Pleasant Complex bid farewell to the outgoing Commander of British Forces South Atlantic Islands, BFSAI, Jonathan Lett, who has been on the job since November 2020, and welcomed Brigadier Dan Duff, British Army.