Falkland Islands

• Saturday, October 7th 2023 - 06:36 UTC

  Sir Lindsay Hoyle: “Why I became a champion and advocate for the British Overseas Territories”

  

  By Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the UK House of Commons
  
  From the Pitcairn Islands in the Southern Pacific Ocean to the British Indian Ocean Territory almost 10,000 miles away, the British Overseas Territories (OTs) all have one thing in common – they are British.

• Wednesday, October 4th 2023 - 10:40 UTC

  Studying the impact of commercial whaling in South Georgia on today's pods

  

  While commercial whaling in the twentieth century killed big whale populations, it also appears to have had a long-term impact on the genetic variety of today's surviving whales, according to a piece by Nature World News extracted from Journal of Heredity.

• Tuesday, October 3rd 2023 - 09:55 UTC

  Buenos Aires says Cleverly's trip to Falkland Islands is an “unnecessary provocation”

  

  After British Secretary James Cleverly announced Sunday that he would be traveling to the Falklands to show his support for the Islanders' self-determination, the Argentine government replied that it was an “unnecessary provocation.”

• Tuesday, October 3rd 2023 - 09:23 UTC

  Brazil speaking for Mercosur supports Argentina's Falklands sovereignty claims at UN debate

  

  The United Nations Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) began its general debate on decolonization and related items on Monday, with many speakers emphasizing the need to resolve the questions of the 17 Non-Self-Governing Territories, more than six decades after the General Assembly adopted the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. The Falklands/Malvinas case was speared by Brazil in representation of Mercosur, while as usual the Spanish representative criticized the Gibraltar situation.

• Tuesday, October 3rd 2023 - 09:20 UTC

  Ten finalists in Paraguay for the competition, “Why I would like to meet my neighbors in the Falklands”

  

  The British Embassy in Paraguay has announced the 10 finalists from Paraguay to the Regional Student Competition 2022/2023 on the Falkland Islands. The applicants answered the question “Why would I like to meet my neighbors in the Falkland Islands?” in a video.

• Tuesday, October 3rd 2023 - 08:16 UTC

  Falklands lawmakers will hold an open session Public Meeting Monday 9th October

  

  Members of the Falkland Islands elected Legislative Assembly will be holding a public meeting on Monday 09th October, 17.00 Court and Assembly Chamber, Town Hall; this will be an open session.

• Monday, October 2nd 2023 - 10:00 UTC

  Foreign Secretary Cleverly announces a Falklands' visit to assert the Islands right to self determination

  

  British media is reporting that Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said he will visit the Falkland Islands to assert the UK’s control of them after a “run-in” with the Argentine government.

• Saturday, September 30th 2023 - 12:46 UTC

  Falklands: temporary suspension to permanent residence permit applications

  

  The Falkland Islands Customs & Immigration Service informed that, due to large numbers of applications for permanent residence permits this month, acceptance of further applications will temporarily be suspended until Tuesday 2 January 2024.

• Saturday, September 30th 2023 - 09:58 UTC

  Falklands Rockhopper claims the oil company is in “its strongest position”

  

  The oil and gas exploration company with interests in the Falkland Islands, Rockhopper Exploration PLC, declared a pretax loss in the six months ended June 30 of US$ 2.6 million, from USD749,000 a year prior, as administrative expenses jumped 40% to 2.1 million pounds.

• Saturday, September 30th 2023 - 08:27 UTC

  Falklands attends the Conservative Party Conference at Manchester

  

  The Falkland Islands will be present at the annual Conservative Party conference scheduled to begin on Sunday and last until Wednesday, 4 October, when the Prime Minister will be giving one of the closing speeches.