Falkland Islands

• Monday, January 20th 2020 - 09:20 UTC

  Falkland Islands Special for the popular “Walks around Britain series”

  

  Adventurer and mountaineer Alan Hinkes is tackling one of his most tricky challenges to date: persuading people that the South Atlantic Falkland Islands are a must-see holiday destination.

• Friday, January 17th 2020 - 17:02 UTC

  Falklands/South Georgia governments relation mutually beneficial, but MOU “has not been made public”

  

  The relationship between the Falkland Islands Government and South Georgia Government “brings both direct and indirect benefit to the Falklands” assured Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI ) Chief Executive Helen Havercroft.

• Thursday, January 16th 2020 - 08:59 UTC

  Ex cabinet minister proposes Gibraltar and Falklands should have elected MPs to Parliament after Brexit

  

  A former Cabinet Office minister said British overseas territories such as Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands should be able to elect MPs to Parliament after Brexit. John Penrose wants the 14 overseas territories, which include the renowned tax-havens the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands, to be able to negotiate devolution arrangements similar to that enjoyed by all four countries within the UK, and also elect MPs to Westminster.

• Thursday, January 16th 2020 - 08:55 UTC

  HMS Scott honors HMS Antelope sunk in the Falklands' Sound

  

  On a grey midsummer day in the Southern Hemisphere, the crew of HMS Scott pause for reflection over one of the Navy’s most hallowed sites. Ten meters below this spot, sitting upright, almost snapped in two, is the shattered hull of frigate HMS Antelope, torn apart by a series of explosions after bomb disposal experts triggered an unexploded device, in turn detonating the ship’s magazine.

• Wednesday, January 15th 2020 - 09:57 UTC

  Ticket purchase in Argentina for flights to the Falklands will not be subject to the 30% tax

  

  The purchase of tickets in Argentina to the Falklands, South Georgia and South Sandwich islands will not the subject to the 30% tax recently approved by the Argentine Congress and extensive to all overseas travel. The decree with the details is expected to be published in the Official Gazette later this week, according to the Argentine federal tax revenue office, AFIP.

• Friday, January 10th 2020 - 10:30 UTC

  Bush fire in Falklands sets off dangerous .50 caliber rounds explosions

  

  Fifty calibre rounds exploded in burning bushes as the Falkland Islands Fire and Rescue Service battled a gorse-bush fire in the early hours of January 6. Watch Manager Gene Berntsen told Penguin News this week that the rounds were heard by members of the public exploding before the arrival of the Fire Service and by fire-fighters as they tackled the fire.

• Wednesday, January 8th 2020 - 09:44 UTC

  Falklands' Sea Lion project reaches farm-in deal with Tel Aviv listed Navitas

  

  Rockhopper Exploration PLC on Tuesday said it has signed a milestone farm-in deal at the Sea Lion project in the Falkland Islands. Rockhopper shares were 30% higher in early trade in London at a price of 19.44 pence each. Premier was 13% higher at 114.62p.

• Wednesday, January 8th 2020 - 09:35 UTC

  Falklands patrol HMS Forth arrives in the Islands

  

  The British Forces South Atlantic Islands and the Falkland Islands welcomed the arrival on Tuesday of the Royal Navy's next-generation patrol ship, HMS Forth. The ship has taken over the mission from HMS Clyde, which has offered protection to the Falklands and nearby South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands for the past 12 years.

• Tuesday, January 7th 2020 - 22:11 UTC

  Warning to Falkland Islanders traveling to Brazil: vaccinate against yellow fever

  

  With the establishment of the new airlink to Brazil, the Stanley hospital has issued a reminder to travellers from the Falkland Islands to ensure they are vaccinated against yellow fever before they head north.

• Monday, January 6th 2020 - 09:50 UTC

  Argentina, a bi-continental territory, South Atlantic and Antarctica; this year marks the 200th anniversary of its flag in the Falklands

  

  The administration of Argentine president Alberto Fernandez will implement an integral policy towards the Malvinas Islands, Antarctica and the South Atlantic because it wants to emphasize the maritime projection of Argentina and the fact that it is a bi-continental territory.