Falkland Islands

Tuesday, May 19th 2026 - 12:17 UTC
Falklands marks in May the landing of British forces and the liberation of Goose Green

May is a month of commemoration for the population of the Falkland Islands, as the 44th anniversary of the Argentine armed invasion falls this month — an occupation that was defeated and expelled following the landing of the Task Force dispatched by London.
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Monday, May 18th 2026 - 05:37 UTC
The Falklands turn into a small South Atlantic economic power as the ghosts of 1982 return

The Falkland Islands are going through their traditional “commemoration season,” the cycle of ceremonies that recall the 1982 war each year, culminating in Liberation Day on 14 June, at a moment defined by two overlapping realities: the consolidation of the archipelago as a small economic power in the South Atlantic and the reactivation of diplomatic tensions with the United States and Argentina. A feature published on Saturday by the British newspaper The Sunday Times, written by Matthew Campbell from Fitzroy, captures the contrast between growing economic prosperity and the anxiety generated by the recent leak of a Pentagon memorandum.
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Friday, May 15th 2026 - 03:43 UTC
Falklands, artists film on local talent and works

Watch our new short film exploring arts and culture in the Falkland Islands. Released alongside the latest exhibition by celebrated Ceramicist and Islander Graham Bound, the film features local artists sharing their work and speaking about how the Falklands insp them.
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Wednesday, May 13th 2026 - 23:41 UTC
Falklands representative meets Starmer at State Opening of UK Parliament

The Falkland Islands Government Representative to the United Kingdom and Europe, Richard Hyslop, attended the formal opening of the British parliamentary year on Wednesday, 13 May, and held talks with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and the Minister for the UK Overseas Territories, Stephen Doughty, at the reception held after the ceremony. The meeting reaffirms the political alignment between London and Stanley at a moment of international diplomatic tension over the sovereignty of the archipelago.
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Tuesday, May 12th 2026 - 13:28 UTC
UK Defense minister “sick and tired of journalists and armchair generals” talking our military are ‘unprepared’

In a contradictory remark he would later retract, UK Defense Readiness & Industry Minister Luke Pollard said he was sick and tired of “journalists and armchair generals” talking down the military, as he was pressed in response to a BFBS Forces News audience poll.
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Monday, May 11th 2026 - 08:34 UTC
Falklands: revised FIGAS Winter Flying Program, May/September 2026

The Falkland Islands Government Air Service (FIGAS) will introduce a revised winter flying program from 11 May 2026 to 13 September 2026. This follows consideration of the proposal at the Transport Advisory Committee (TAC), and a briefing to Members of Legislative Assembly earlier this week. Under the revised program, scheduled FIGAS passenger flights will operate on: Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Sunday This represents a temporary reduction from the usual winter flying pattern.
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Friday, May 8th 2026 - 01:20 UTC
Falklands brace for Middle East fallout with fuel, shipping and supply contingencies

The conflict in the Strait of Hormuz and its consequences for the global supply of oil and other derivative products have not bypassed the Falkland Islands, which, as one local lawmaker put it, sit “at the tail end of global distribution.”
Thursday, May 7th 2026 - 23:08 UTC
Falklands students send special message to Sir David Attenborough on his 100th birthday

Students from the Falkland Islands' schools have prepared a video message for Sir David Attenborough to mark the broadcaster and naturalist's 100th birthday, which he will celebrate on Friday, May 8. The initiative, announced by the Falkland Islands Government's London Office, seeks to recognise the influence Sir David's documentary series have had on the archipelago's younger generations and his career-long role in showcasing the islands' natural heritage internationally.
Thursday, May 7th 2026 - 09:06 UTC
Foreign Office statement on the Hantavirus outbreak and UKOTs under support

A statement from Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper on the Hantavirus outbreak, “The outbreak of Hantavirus is very serious and deeply stressful for those affected and their families. The UK response is being led by the UK Health Security Agency working with the WHO.
Thursday, May 7th 2026 - 08:43 UTC
Falklands, financial advance for FIMCO and calcified kelp license to improve soil for cattle forage

On 20th April the Falkland Islands’ Executive Council considered a closed paper from FIMCO, Falkland Islands Meat Company, requesting a cash advance, to be repaid by June 2027. The request is to support cash-flow challenges resulting from the recent shipping delays.