Falkland Islands

• Saturday, February 9th 2019 - 07:46 UTC

  Two new South Atlantic trawlers to be built at Nodosa shipyard, Galicia

  

  The Galicia, Spain-based boat-builder Nodosa Shipyard has received orders for a pair of new Spanish trawlers during the past month. In its most recent order, Nodosa signed a contract with the Spanish harvester Pescapuerta Group to build a new freezer stern trawler for fishing in the South Atlantic. It aims to have delivered the vessel by the end of 2020, ready to enter full operations for the spring 2021 season.

• Friday, February 8th 2019 - 08:38 UTC

  South Georgia extends Marine Protected Area legislation to its entire Maritime Zone

  

  The Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) has announced a range of additional measures for its Marine Protected Area (MPA) which will greatly enhance the protection and conservation of the Territory’s rich marine biodiversity.

• Thursday, February 7th 2019 - 10:08 UTC

  Falklands' air service latest incorporation delayed waiting for airworthiness documentation

  

  In January, a newly leased aircraft from Britten-Norman arrived in the Falkland Islands to provide an additional resource to the Falkland Islands Government Air Service during the height of the summer season. The plan was to carry out a 100 hours inspection and to fit flotation tyres before the aircraft – registration G-BCEN – would begin to carry passengers.

• Wednesday, February 6th 2019 - 09:59 UTC

  Falklands approves funding for a new aircraft to meet local demand

  

  The Falkland Islands Government Air Service has received funding approval from the Executive Council and the Standing Finance Committee for a new aircraft to replace Islander VP-FBM which incurred substantial structural damage while landing at Beaver Island in June.

• Wednesday, February 6th 2019 - 09:05 UTC

  UK seminar for Overseas Territories on safe maritime trade and seabed mapping

  

  The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) have launched a five-day capacity building seminar to help UK Overseas Territories, including the Falkland Islands, support safe maritime trade. The seminar, delivered as part of the government’s Overseas Territories Seabed Mapping Program, will focus on international regulations, with sessions on maritime safety information training, best practice governance and maritime law.

• Tuesday, February 5th 2019 - 09:40 UTC

  Falklands Sao Paulo air link to become operational next October to coincide with tourist season

  

  Argentina and the UK have agreed that the second commercial air link between the Falkland Islands and South America, with a stopover at Cordoba, Argentina, will begin operational next October in coincidence with the South Atlantic summer tourist season, according to Martin Dinatale, an Argentine journalist who specializes in diplomatic affairs.

• Tuesday, February 5th 2019 - 07:40 UTC

  Falklands' government and BFSAI plan to build 70 new houses in the next three years

  

  The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) with the support of British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI) are seeking expressions of interest from developers and investors wanting to find out more about an ambitious range of housing development opportunities in the Falkland Islands.

• Friday, February 1st 2019 - 09:44 UTC

  Falklands' official RPI reached 2.9% in 2018; complaints of “inaccurate inflation”

  

  The Falkland Islands' retail price index RPI increased by 2.9% in the 12-month period ending on December 2018, members of the Legislative Assembly were informed. The increase is broadly in line with previous quarters’ year-on-year increases.

• Tuesday, January 29th 2019 - 10:23 UTC

  Falkland Islands Government Representative in London is retiring after forty years service

  

  After forty years in the service of the Falkland Islands, Sukey Cameron, the Falklands Representative in London is to retire in October. The Penguin News chatted with Ms Cameron about her long and distinguished career.

• Saturday, January 26th 2019 - 09:57 UTC

  Argentina/UK resume joint South Atlantic fisheries scientific assessment cruises

  

  Next February first and after fourteen years Argentina and the United Kingdom will again be involved in a scientific assessment cruise of the Illex squid in the South Atlantic.