Falkland Islands

Friday, June 19th 2020 - 10:08 UTC
Toothfish season underway at South Georgia

The Government of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, GSGSSI, usually celebrates the toothfish fishery on the 4th September each year – Toothfish day. However, this season celebrations started early, when, on the 1st May the first vessels arrived at South Georgia for the start of the 2020 fishing season.
Thursday, June 18th 2020 - 23:10 UTC
Macri's Falklands policy and the Foradori/Duncan pact were “shameful”

President Mauricio Macri's Malvinas question policy was “shameful” and the three bills sent to Congress to reaffirm Argentina State Malvinas claim policy, represent a drastic change in the “de-Malvinization process” of the last four years, explained Guillermo Justo Chavez, head of the foreign minister Felipe Solá's cabinet.
Tuesday, June 16th 2020 - 10:30 UTC
Solá confirms end of fisheries info exchange with Falklands: on this, they decided how many licenses to award

Higher fines to those illegally fishing in Argentine waters, including around the Malvinas Islands, is directed to discourage poachers, indicated Argentine foreign minister Felipe Solá who also defended the decision to interrupt the exchange of fisheries information on the South Atlantic bio-mass with the United Kingdom and the Falklands.
Monday, June 15th 2020 - 05:47 UTC
Falklands' budget: 1,5% pay increase for government employees, and Minimum wage of £7.13 per hour

Some key changes within the Falkland Islands' Budget for 2020/21 from July 1, 2020, unless stated otherwise a 1.5% pay increase for Government employees.
Sunday, June 14th 2020 - 14:32 UTC
Falklands/Malvinas, the priority of Argentina/UK relations, Felipe Solá

Argentine foreign minister Felipe Solá anticipated that the Falklands/Malvinas Islands will be the priority in relations with the United Kingdom, and to protect the South Atlantic fisheries, fines have to be much harsher since now they are “ridiculous” low.
Friday, June 12th 2020 - 15:40 UTC
Falklands marks 38th anniversary of liberation from Argentine occupation in 1982

To mark the anniversary of the Liberation of the Falkland Islands from Argentine occupation in 1982, the following program has been arranged by Gilbert House for Sunday 14 June 2020.
Friday, June 12th 2020 - 12:56 UTC
Falklands had a record breaking 2019/20 cruise season, with 72,836 visitors

Despite being cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, 2019-2020 proved to be a record-breaking cruise season in the Falkland Islands. A total of 72,836 cruise passengers arrived in the Islands, up 16.5% on the previous season.
Friday, June 12th 2020 - 11:11 UTC
Falklands lawmakers: eternally grateful to those who liberated us and continue to protect our sovereignty

This Sunday we will mark Liberation Day, the day when we commemorate, and indeed celebrate, the liberation of these Islands from Argentine invasion in 1982.
Friday, June 12th 2020 - 07:08 UTC
“Falkland Facts and Fallacies”, a new contribution to the Falklands' debate

By historian David Tatham (*) - This book by Graham Pascoe describes itself as a refutation of a work by two Argentine lawyers, Professor Marcelo Kohen and Facundo Rodríguez – and that is just what it is.
Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 17:44 UTC
Gibraltar: New Governor a Royal Navy man

This morning Gibraltar’s new governor was sworn in at the Gibraltar Parliament. Normally this is a high profile event with a guard of honour, residents lining the street outside and a packed crowd in the public gallery and a flurry of photographers. Sadly Sir David Steel missed out on that part of his welcome due to the COVID crisis.