Falkland Islands

• Monday, December 15th 2025 - 19:44 UTC

  Falklands, First Sitting of the new Legislative Assembly

  

  The Falkland Islands newly elected Legislative Assembly held its first sitting Monday 15th December following the General Election on the 11th of December. At the sitting, all Members swore the Oath of Allegiance and the Oath of Due Execution of Office, marking the commencement of the 2025-2029 Assembly’s term.

• Monday, December 15th 2025 - 10:50 UTC

  Falklands: international observers praise electoral process and civil liberties

  

  For the first time, an international team of observers was present in the Falkland Islands during—and prior to—the general election held on December 11, to monitor the entire electoral process. The delegation consisted of seven members from the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association of the British Islands and Mediterranean Region (CPA-BIMR), including parliamentarians, electoral analysts and staff from the CPA UK branch.

• Saturday, December 13th 2025 - 09:43 UTC

  Falkland Islands’ newly elected lawmakers sworn in after landmark election

  

  The newly elected members of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly (MLAs) were formally sworn in on Friday during a ceremony at Government House, marking the start of a new four-year legislative term following a highly disruptive general election.

• Friday, December 12th 2025 - 22:54 UTC

  Are the UK and Argentina discussing easing Falklands-era weapons ban?

  

  According to an interview of Argentine President Javier Milei published by The Telegraph this week, the South American country and the United Kingdom are in talks to lift the weapons ban in place since the 1982 Falklands/Malvinas War.

• Friday, December 12th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

  Falklands Election: Renewed Legislative; oath ceremony at Government House

  

  As anticipated, close to 11:00pm Thursday 11 December, the results of the Falkland Islands general election were announced by the Returning Officer Dr. Andrea Clausen, and the integration of the new Legislative Assembly for the next four years was confirmed.

• Friday, December 12th 2025 - 10:50 UTC

  Argentina rejects UK and Israeli oil plans for Malvinas

  

  Argentina's Foreign Ministry on Thursday issued a vigorous rejection of a reported “Final Investment Decision” by British company Rockhopper Exploration Plc and Israel's Navitas Petroleum Development and Production Limited regarding the “Sea Lion” oil field in the North Falkland Basin.

• Thursday, December 11th 2025 - 10:28 UTC

  FIG Notes Final Investment Decisions for Sea Lion Development Program

  

  The Falkland Islands Government notes that Navitas Petroleum Development and Production Ltd and Rockhopper Exploration Plc have taken their Final Investment Decisions to invest in the Development Program for the Northern Area of the Sea Lion Field.

• Thursday, December 11th 2025 - 10:24 UTC

  First step for “Falkland Islands as an oil and gas producing region,” BOR Petroleum

  

  Borders & Southern Petroleum plc (AIM:BOR) said that the Navitas/Rockhopper on its final investment decision (FID) for the Sea Lion development project represents the first step toward establishing the Falkland Islands as an oil and gas producing region.

• Wednesday, December 10th 2025 - 15:00 UTC

  Falklands, Additional Voting Opportunity, Returning Officer

  

  The Falkland Islands Government would like to inform voters of an additional opportunity to cast their ballots ahead of the General Election on Thursday 11 December.

• Tuesday, December 9th 2025 - 23:57 UTC

  Falklands, Sunday 14 December airbridge flight with 84 seats for civilian passengers

  

  Following the cancellation of the UK Ministry of Defense (MOD) airbridge flight on Sunday night, the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) had been advised by MoD that all of the passengers impacted would be rebooked for Wednesday night’s southbound flight.