Falkland Islands

• Monday, October 14th 2024 - 08:21 UTC

  Falklands lawmakers check progress of new sports facility

  

  The Falklands National Sports Council, NSC, was very pleased to welcome MLAs Teslyn Barkman, Pete Biggs, Jack Ford, Mark Pollard, Leona Roberts, and Gavin Short to the new sports facility for an update on progress.

• Saturday, October 12th 2024 - 11:20 UTC

  Premier of the discovery of the “Endurance” at the London Film Festival

  

  This Saturday, October 12, a documentary film about the discovery of the ship “Endurance” by the great Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton will be presented at the London Film Festival.

• Saturday, October 12th 2024 - 09:50 UTC

  Aldridges Feltons Smiths and Shorts 175 years old in Falklands and still going strong

  

  By Gavin Short, Elected Member of the Falklands Legislative Assembly (*)<br />
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  On Saturday the 13th of October 1849 the 578-ton barque Victory, under the command of Captain Mullens, out of London, England, sailed up Port William. The vessel which was built by Fenwick & Co, Sunderland in 1847 was owned Willis, Gunn and Co (the company advertised as H H Willis and Co) and later owned by Wilson and Cook.

• Saturday, October 12th 2024 - 09:44 UTC

  New Principal at Falkland Islands Community School

  

  The Falkland Islands Government is pleased to announce the appointment of Amy Marsh as the new Principal of the Falkland Islands Community School. Amy arrived in the Islands in August and will formally take over the role on 21 October 2024 following an excellent handover from outgoing Principal Sebastian St.John.

• Thursday, October 10th 2024 - 10:48 UTC

  Keir Starmer: “Falklands are British and will remain British; it's personal for me”

  

  British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer made a conclusive statement of support for the Falkland Islands during the Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, hoping to put an end to speculations over the future of British Overseas Territories following on the decision to hand the Chagos archipelago sovereignty (British Indian Ocean Overseas Territory) to the Republic of Mauritius.

• Thursday, October 10th 2024 - 07:58 UTC

  Falklands firefighters invitation, “Come down this Saturday”

  

  Falklands Fire and Rescue Service is having its day with a 'Have a Go' this Saturday, October 12th: it starts at 1000 and ends at 1400 at the Fire station.

• Thursday, October 10th 2024 - 07:54 UTC

  Falklands, Update on avian influenza

  

  Since Monday 1 July 2024, three suspect birds/animals have been reported, 2 sets of swabs have been taken. One set returned positive results and 1 set of negative results. There are 3 sets of swabs pending.

• Wednesday, October 9th 2024 - 08:18 UTC

  Falklands: Sapper Hill Television and Radio Services Outages

  

  Falklands residents of Stanley and Camp are advised that owing to annual power supply work, BFBS will lose power to their transmitter site behind the West Store at MPC from 8.30 am on Thursday 10 October, until 2 pm on the same day.

• Monday, October 7th 2024 - 15:09 UTC

  New Chair for South Georgia Association

  

  The Committee of the South Georgia Association has appointed Mrs Philippa Foster Back CBE to be its new Chairman in succession to Professor David Drewry, who is retiring.

• Monday, October 7th 2024 - 09:24 UTC

  Falklands MPA toured by MoD Director of Overseas Bases

  

  During a five-day visit, the UK Ministry of Defense Director Overseas Bases, Dr Sam Griffiths, toured the force elements deployed in the BFSAI (British Forces South Atlantic Islands) area of operations and gained an insight to the joint force operation at the Mount Pleasant Complex, MPC.