Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, October 24th 2018 - 08:55 UTC

  Falklands' calamari catches this year among the most productive

  

  The Falkland Islands calamari, Loligo, season has been one of the best in recent years with catches totaling some 78.913,81 tons, which represents a 25% over the previous season, according to reports in the Galician media, and confirmed by the Islands Natural Resources Department.

• Tuesday, October 23rd 2018 - 07:06 UTC

  England's Football Association XI team to visit the Falkland Islands: two matches scheduled

  

  England's Football Association (FA) is participating in a goodwill visit to the Falkland Islands in November, where they will play two football matches, one against the Falkland Islands national team in Stanley and the British Forces South Atlantic Islands XI. The party will also participate in coaching sessions with the two schools in Stanley and the junior school at the Mount Pleasant.

• Tuesday, October 23rd 2018 - 06:15 UTC

  Ten Falkland Islands tourist lodgings gain Green Seal status

  

  Ten tourist accommodation establishments in the Falkland Islands have been awarded ‘Green Seal status’, an award related to being environmentally responsible, following assessments by the Falkland Islands Tourist Board (FITB).

• Monday, October 22nd 2018 - 06:42 UTC

  Identification process of Argentine remains in the Falklands will be praised by Red Cross in Geneva

  

  Next month, on the 21st the International Committee of the Red Cross will be holding a special ceremony in Geneva to acknowledge the identification process of the unknown Argentine combatants buried at the Argentine military cemetery in the Falkland Islands, a legacy of the 1982 South Atlantic conflict.

• Thursday, October 18th 2018 - 23:45 UTC

  Falklands expecting some 41 ship visits this cruise season, which begins on Saturday with “Ushuaia”

  

  Some 41 ships are expected to visit the Falkland Islands this coming cruise season which begins on Saturday with expedition vessel “Ushuaia”. Total calls in Stanley are estimated in 108 while some 170 in the Camp, but much will depend on the weather.

• Thursday, October 18th 2018 - 08:57 UTC

  “The Falkland Islands belong to you, the Islanders”. The key to “Malvinas is in the hands of Islanders”

  

  Twenty years ago, this month, one of Argentina's then leading political analysts and journalist publicly admitted the Falkland Islands belong to the Islanders. Mariano Grondona had been invited to the Islands by the Legislative Council and during a gathering with locals said the famous quote, “The Falkland Islands belong to you, the Islanders”.

• Wednesday, October 17th 2018 - 08:08 UTC

  Falklands announces winners of the student competition to visit the Islands

  

  The Falkland Islands Government and the British Embassies in Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Chile announce the winners of the 2018-2019 student competition to visit the Falkland Islands.

• Wednesday, October 17th 2018 - 07:44 UTC

  UK Antarctic Heritage Trust announces a new Port Lockroy team for 2018/19

  

  The United Kingdom Antarctic Heritage Trust (UKAHT) is delighted to reveal details of the quintet who will live and work at Port Lockroy on a remote island off the Antarctic Peninsula during the 2018/19 Austral Antarctic summer (November – March).

• Monday, October 15th 2018 - 08:29 UTC

  East Falkland, among most plastic contaminated shores in South Atlantic Islands

  

  The amount of plastic washing up onto the shores of remote South Atlantic islands is ten times greater than it was a decade ago, according to new research published in the journal Current Biology. Scientists investigating plastics in seas surrounding the remote British Overseas Territories, including East Falkland, discovered they are invading these unique biologically-rich regions. This includes areas that are established or proposed Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).

• Saturday, October 13th 2018 - 08:15 UTC

  Falklands: forensic team identifies remains of the 101th Argentine combatant

  

  The Argentine government announced on Friday that the number of identified combatants fallen during the 1982 South Atlantic conflict and whose remains are buried in the Falkland Islands has risen to 101. That means 101 gravestones at the Argentine military cemetery in Darwin now have a full name.