Falkland Islands

• Friday, April 10th 2020 - 08:48 UTC

  Falklands' wool farmers bashed with lack of demand and falling prices

  

  Falkland Islands farmers are deeply concerned because wool prices have crashed to 40-50% below levels of early 2019, and as much as 70% of the Falklands 2019/20 wool clip is as yet unsold.

• Friday, April 10th 2020 - 08:25 UTC

  Falkland Islands Government prepares to operate remotely

  

  Changes in the Falkland Islands government. The Executive Council this week agreed to seek a temporary change to the constitution, allowing the eight member Legislative Assembly to sit remotely.

• Friday, April 10th 2020 - 07:43 UTC

  Falklands: Only flags ceremony to celebrate the Queen's birthday

  

  The Falkland Islands government has revealed details for the celebration of the birthday of Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday 21 April 2020. At precisely 10.30 am, the Falkland Islands and Royal Standard flags will have risen on Victory Green.

• Friday, April 10th 2020 - 07:41 UTC

  Falklands' tips to help manage stress during the pandemic

  

  The Falklands government has offered some advice on how to endure the pandemic. It is understandable if you are worried about your safety and that of your loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is natural that we want to know exactly what is going on, but the current level of uncertainty and lack of control can make us feel unsafe and anxious.

• Thursday, April 9th 2020 - 09:56 UTC

  Falklands restricts non-essential visitors to the Islands

  

  The Falkland Islands Executive Council has approved measures to restrict non essential visitors to the Islands in order to help delay the spread of the Covid/19 in the archipelago.

• Thursday, April 9th 2020 - 08:57 UTC

  Falklands: five cases of COVID-19, all of them serving at Mount Pleasant Complex

  

  The Falkland Islands government announced on Wednesday that there are five confirmed cases of COVID-19, all individuals currently serving at the Mount Pleasant Complex, some fifty kilometers from the capital Stanley. This means no residents of the Islands have been contaminated with the virus.

• Thursday, April 9th 2020 - 08:45 UTC

  Falklands' Sea Lion development delayed responding to oil market conditions

  

  Rockhopper Exploration is responding to market developments by reducing staffing levels and activity related to the Sea Lion development in the offshore North Falkland basin. The company plans to maintain a smaller team, mainly focused on regulatory, fiscal and financial issues, pending a recovery in the external macro-environment.

• Wednesday, April 8th 2020 - 18:30 UTC

  BAS ends Antarctic season and organizing the return: chartered ship will leave Falklands for UK 3 May

  

  British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has announced exceptional plans to repatriate scientists, support teams and construction workers as they complete their Antarctic summer field season work.

• Tuesday, April 7th 2020 - 09:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands signs contract for new port in Stanley harbor

  

  The Falkland Islands Government announced on Monday that it has completed and signed a contract with BAM Nuttall for the design and build of a new port in Stanley Harbor.

• Monday, April 6th 2020 - 08:55 UTC

  Falklands confirms second Covid 19 case; patient is in isolation at the MPC

  

  The Falkland Islands government announced on Sunday of a second case of Covid 19, although the patient remains under isolation conditions at the Mount Pleasant Complex, the UK defense outpost of the Islands.