Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, October 19th 2022 - 08:59 UTC

  Update on Falklands commercial air-link with Brazil

  

  Falkland Islands Government has confirmed that commercial air links with Brazil will continue to remain suspended until 2023.

• Tuesday, October 18th 2022 - 08:03 UTC

  Falklands Senior Veterinary Officer recommendations on Avian Influenza

  

  As we have learnt Avian Influenza is the current bird/poultry disease to look out for. Just to recap: Avian Influenza is a viral disease of birds (very seldom also humans), that is mainly transmitted via direct contact and/or droppings of infected birds. The symptoms can range from flu type symptoms (sneezing, respiratory distress) and decrease in the number of eggs laid, all the way to sudden death.

• Tuesday, October 18th 2022 - 07:49 UTC

  Falklands: 40th Anniversary Veteran’s Pilgrimage, appeal for drivers

  

  The Falkland Islands 40th Anniversary Committee are keen to hear from anyone in our community who may be able to drive the visiting veterans, Next of Kin and chosen companions on Saturday 12 November.

• Saturday, October 15th 2022 - 14:50 UTC

  Falklands MLA will report on trade agreements with EU, UK following on Brexit

  

  The UK represented the Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories in relations with the EU while a member of the block. But since Brexit, how is it performing at engaging the EU to represent their individual interests?

• Friday, October 14th 2022 - 10:45 UTC

  Falklands constitutional debate: can dual nationals vote and stand for office?

  

  Questions surrounding dual nationality have been raised in the Falkland Islands, which could potentially leave a Legislative Assembly seat empty and trigger a by-election, as well as remove the ability to vote for an unknown number of Falklands residents.

• Thursday, October 13th 2022 - 10:24 UTC

  Falklands new port suspension: resuscitating packages required for FIPASS functioning

  

  Following the recent Falkland Islands' Executive Council decision not to proceed with the new port facility construction as tendered by BAM, Members of the Legislative Assembly are committed to ensuring that the facilities at the current FIPASS port terminal continue to function while options in respect of the future operational requirements for the facilities at the location are examined.

• Wednesday, October 12th 2022 - 10:20 UTC

  The Falkland Islands and forty years of progress: environment and science

  

  Queen’s University, Belfast, will be hosting a very special academic event dedicated to “The Falkland Islands and Forty Years of Progress: environment and science”, to be held on 20 October at the Elmwood Building, School of Natural and Built Environment, in the Northern Ireland capital.

• Wednesday, October 12th 2022 - 10:15 UTC

  Falklands' SAERI scientist invited to COP27 at Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt

  

  The 27th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP-27) is a platform for 197 states, or ‘parties’ to discuss lessons learnt from the 6th Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report and how they will achieve the goals agreed to in the Paris Agreement, to keep global warming below 1.5°C-2°C.

• Tuesday, October 11th 2022 - 10:55 UTC

  Argentina has ten companies in the “bad boys” list for involvement in Falklands oil activities

  

  The Argentine Secretary of Malvinas affairs has included another oil company with interests in the Falklands hydrocarbons industry in the “list of bad boys” for allegedly operating without authorization from Argentina.

• Monday, October 10th 2022 - 10:50 UTC

  China increasingly aggressive on the Falklands: “UK stubbornly clings to its colonial sin”

  

  The following is the lead editorial of China Daily's 6 October edition, a newspaper belonging to the Chinese Communist Party editorial and refers to the recent Organization of American States declaration in support of Argentina's claims of Falkland Islands sovereignty.