Falkland Islands

• Friday, July 31st 2020 - 09:57 UTC

  Kiwi fishermen back from Falklands, must complete 28 days quarantine before landing

  

  The mission to retrieve 15 Kiwi fishermen from the South Atlantic Ocean is almost at an end, with the San Aotea II anchoring off the coast of Timaru, in New Zealand's southern island, a day ahead of schedule.

• Wednesday, July 29th 2020 - 10:47 UTC

  Falklands' Yorke Bay, a coastline reborn following the clearance of mines

  

  She born and raised in the Falklands in a family long established in the Islands, and belongs to the first generations of Islanders who went to university, helping to transform a lethargic sheep-farming colony into a vibrant, proud community with a vigorous sense of self-sufficiency and country spirit.

• Tuesday, July 28th 2020 - 08:08 UTC

  Kiwi fishermen continue in custody in the Falklands after evidence dispute

  

  The sentencing of three New Zealand fishermen who pleaded guilty to violent disorder charges has been postponed after one of the accused challenged the facts against him in the Magistrate's Court of the Falkland Islands on Monday.

• Monday, July 27th 2020 - 09:37 UTC

  Tempest combat aircraft for the defense of UK and Falklands' airspace

  

  British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace has delivered an update on the £1.9bn project to replace the Royal Air Force's Eurofighter Typhoon jet. The RAF Typhoon, a multi-role combat aircraft is the mainstay of the UK Military's Quick Reaction Alert provision for UK and Falkland Islands airspace.

• Saturday, July 25th 2020 - 21:02 UTC

  Falklands : Repatriation flight to Punta Arenas

  

  On July 13 ExCo approved measures to facilitate a repatriation flight for approximately 50 individuals present in the Falklands who had planned to return home via scheduled flights, but due to the suspension of the LATAM services to South America had been unable to do so.

• Friday, July 24th 2020 - 09:15 UTC

  Argentina asks Uruguay on Falklands' flights information which allegedly land in Carrasco airport

  

  The government of President Alberto Fernandez thanked Uruguay for supporting Argentina's sovereignty Malvinas Islands' claim during the latest Mercosur summit but also asked for information on flights to the Islands that land in Carrasco airport.

• Friday, July 24th 2020 - 09:14 UTC

  Unanimous support of the Malvinas advisory council, underlined and praised by Senator Taiana

  

  “The Malvinas question unites all Argentines”, according to ex-foreign minister and currently Senator Jorge Taiana, who is also chair of the foreign affairs committee in the Argentine Senate.

• Thursday, July 23rd 2020 - 11:38 UTC

  Longliner returning to NZ from Falklands forced to comply with “bubble” when they reach home

  

  The crew and passengers of the New Zealand San Aotea II longline fishing trawler, making their way back from the Falkland Islands, will be forced to spend up to four days onboard the vessel once it reaches Timaru to satisfy Covid-19 regulations.

• Thursday, July 23rd 2020 - 09:54 UTC

  Falklands: 80 days with no coronavirus positive tested cases; 14 days quarantine for all arriving passengers

  

  The Falkland Islands government, FIG, reported on Wednesday that 1816 coronavirus tests have been processed, with no positive results received for over eighty days. FIG also announced new quarantine guidance issued to arriving passengers. In effect following the introductn of Quarantine Regulations a new document is being issued to provide simple guidance on how to meet the requirements of quarantine.

• Tuesday, July 21st 2020 - 08:03 UTC

  Gentoo penguin in South Georgia 50 penny coins

  

  The gentoo penguin is featured on the second coin in the 2020 50-penny Penguin Series for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands from the Pobjoy Mint. The coin’s release follows the recent release of the series’ first issue, featuring the chinstrap penguin.