Falkland Islands

• Thursday, April 11th 2024 - 09:59 UTC

  Ferries breakdown leave West Falkland and outer islands sea isolated

  

  The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) was notified on Friday 5 April 2024 by Workboat Services Limited that Concordia Bay, the vessel contracted to undertake the Ferry and Coastal Shipping contract, had suffered a mechanical failure.

• Thursday, April 11th 2024 - 09:00 UTC

  Falklands to begin Criminal Law review and amendments

  

  As part of the Government’s commitment to regularly review and update the criminal law Executive Council has approved policy recommendations and draft legislation which will make a number of changes to the Crimes Ordinance 2014 and the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Ordinance 2014.

• Wednesday, April 10th 2024 - 11:09 UTC

  South Georgia: Invitation to submit proposals to act as Mint for Commemorative Coins

  

  The Commissioner of the Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands has invited proposals to act as the Government’s Mint for the production of commemorative coins.

• Wednesday, April 10th 2024 - 10:33 UTC

  Falkland Islands Government Office pays tribute to veterans on reunion weekend

  

  A delegation from the Falkland Islands Government Office (FIGO) in London recently participated in the South Atlantic Medal Association (82) Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Reunion Weekend held in Hull on April 6th and 7th.

• Tuesday, April 9th 2024 - 10:04 UTC

  Milei pledges to “recover the Malvinas Islands” through diplomatic means

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei insisted Monday that he intends to recover the Falkland/Malvinas Islands through diplomatic means but admitted it would be “a long process.”

• Monday, April 8th 2024 - 23:59 UTC

  Falklands 'fairly relaxed' with Milei's speech and hoping for a good relation with Argentina, MLA Spinks

  

  ”We are a peaceful people, and I think that in this day and age we need to have a grown up relationship (with Argentina), recognizing there is a difference over sovereignty, but we are neighbors and there are things that would be beneficial to both sides,” said member of the Legislative Assembly Roger Spink in an interview with GB news commenting on president Javier Milei's latest statements on the South Atlantic dispute.

• Saturday, April 6th 2024 - 04:09 UTC

  Airfield resurfacing project in the Falkland Islands completed

  

  The British Government Defense Infrastructure Organization (DIO) has completed an £8.9 million project to resurface the alpha loop at Mount Pleasant Complex airfield on the Falkland Islands.

• Friday, April 5th 2024 - 10:55 UTC

  Falklands announces fees to change for applications for British passports

  

  The Customs and Immigration Service would like to inform the public that from Thursday 11 April 2024 His Majesty’s Passport Office will be increasing their fees by 7.5%. This means that there will be the following price increase to passports:

• Friday, April 5th 2024 - 10:55 UTC

  New Board Chairman at Falklands Conservation

  

  After ten years as Board Chairman of Falklands Conservation, the charity thanked and wished a heartfelt farewell to Roger Spink. His position will be taken over by Tom Blake, from FIDC, Falklands Development Corporation.

• Friday, April 5th 2024 - 10:53 UTC

  Falklands favors removal of 1p and 2p from circulation and a new set of banknotes

  

  From 6 November to 17 December 2023, the Treasury Department ran two consultations regarding changes to Falkland Islands currency: One on a proposal to withdraw low value 1p and 2p coins and the other on preferred themes and imagery for a new set of Falkland Islands banknotes.