Falkland Islands

Monday, January 21st 2019 - 15:33 UTC
Penguin Awareness Day

Penguin Awareness Day is an unofficial holiday which is celebrated annually on January 20th. This holiday is used to celebrate and commemorate these fascinating flightless birds which are loved by people all over the world. It’s also a day to bring attention to the plight of these birds whose numbers seem to be shrinking faster and faster each and every day.
Monday, January 21st 2019 - 08:19 UTC
Vessels leaving Vigo for the Falklands' Loligo season; Argentina reports good catches of Illex

While the Spanish fleet of fishing vessels, many of them partners of Falkland Islands companies have started leaving Vigo for the South Atlantic to begin the Loligo season on 24 February, Argentine licensed jiggers operating south of parallel 44 have been catching some 25 tons per day per vessel of Illex, according to the first reports from Pescare.com.ar.
Monday, January 21st 2019 - 07:47 UTC
Falklands supports a visit next March of the families from the 18 newly identified Argentine soldiers

The Falkland Islands government said in a release that if the families of the 18 newly identified Argentine soldiers might wish to visit the Falklands in March, “we would support this”, as part of the humanitarian obligations, in much the same way the Islands facilitated the DNA process.
Wednesday, January 16th 2019 - 09:03 UTC
A “Malvinas Heroes” library to the opened at the End of the World lighthouse

An Argentine yacht with a crew of five, one of them a survivor of the sinking of ARA General Belgrano during the Falklands conflict have left Bahia Blanca for Ushuaia and then on to the End of the World Lighthouse at the Isla de los Estados, where they plan to open a library under the name of “Malvinas Heroes”.
Tuesday, January 15th 2019 - 06:53 UTC
Falklands in The New York Times list of Places to Visit

On 9 January, The New York Times published a multimedia report with a list of 52 Places to visit in the world. In position 23 figures the Falkland Islands with the following description, emphasizing, “five kinds of penguins easier to reach”. The report is credited to Nell McShane Wulfhart.
Tuesday, January 15th 2019 - 06:25 UTC
Falkland Islands strengthens its air service with new aircraft and avionics

The Falkland Islands government air service, FIGAS, has incorporated on lease a Britten-Norman Islander aircraft for the inter-islands air service during the current summer season. Likewise another new aircraft has been ordered, scheduled to be delivered next July, as well as four new engines for the FIGAS fleet of Briten-Norman Islanders.
Monday, January 14th 2019 - 06:40 UTC
Premier record oil production helps significant cuts in its debts

Premier Oil has taken advantage of its second consecutive year of record oil production to make larger than expected cuts into its still-significant debts. The London-listed oil and gas developer, with interests in the Falkland Islands, expects its financial results to reveal end-of-year debts of US$2.3 billion, after removing US$390 million from the total following a sharp rise in oil output.
Saturday, January 12th 2019 - 10:46 UTC
Falkland Islands Representative in UK to retire next October

The Falkland Islands Government announced on Friday that Mrs Sukey Cameron MBE, the Falkland Islands Government Representative in the UK, is to retire in October 2019.
Friday, January 11th 2019 - 09:06 UTC
Falklands' health service preparing for a Brexit impact on medical supplies

Brexit will hit the supply of medicines to the Falkland Islands, however, it is unclear to what extent, indicated Falklands Chief Medical Officer Dr Rebecca Edwards to Penguin News this week.
Friday, January 11th 2019 - 08:09 UTC
Falklander leads Shackleton's “Endurance” search team in Weddell Sea

Following on from Penguin News’ interview last week with Islander Mensun Bound, who was involved in the search for the Argentine submarine Ara San Juan, Mr Bound spoke of his current project, the search for Shackleton’s ship Endurance.