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Falkland Islands

  • Tuesday, July 18th 2023 - 09:47 UTC

    Falklands: Aberdeen children model ships to circumnavigate Antarctica

    The adventure has taken inspiration from the Ross scientific expedition of 1839-1843 involving HMS Erebus and HMS Terror.(Pic Independent)

    Model ships built by two young Aberdeenshire brothers have been launched on what is planned to be an epic journey around the South Pole. The mission to circumnavigate Antarctica, started by Harry and Ollie Ferguson, is thought to be a world first.

  • Saturday, July 15th 2023 - 19:25 UTC

    Falklands farmers consider the new agriculture challenge and climate change

    Clifton said wool prices had “been tumbling. We say the gross national wool income is valued at about £12 million. My view now - that it is down to about 50%.

    Pulling together Rural Business Association Members (RBA) policymakers and experts on the impact of climate change in the Falkland Islands was the aim of Chair of the RBA Lewis Clifton at Farmers Week, he told Penguin News (PN) in an interview recently.

  • Saturday, July 15th 2023 - 10:52 UTC

    Falklands extends payment increases to all FIG grades

    The agreement ends a long dispute that started when the Falkland Islands Budget was announced and limited payment increases.

    Following representations from Falkland Islands Government Officers, Members of Legislative Assembly reconsidered their budget decisions to not award increments to officers in grades C-A and agreed in Executive Council on July 3 to extend the award to include the payment of increments to all grades.

  • Saturday, July 15th 2023 - 10:12 UTC

    Icy toes at Falklands Midwinter Swim in Surf Bay

    Photo: BFSAI

    The day dawned frosty for this year’s Falkland Islands Midwinter Swim, held at Surf Bay on Sunday July 9. Sensible souls looked from their windows, shook their heads and returned to their warm beds.

  • Friday, July 14th 2023 - 10:52 UTC

    Falklands win shock archery gold medal at 2023 Island Games

    Currently there are 24 Islands worldwide, which meet every 2 years to contest 14 sports over a period of 6 days. Photo: Katharyn Daniels (Twitter)

    The Falkland Islands (pop. 4,000) produced one of the major shocks in the history of the International Island Games by trouncing the host Island Guernsey by 6-2 to win the Gold Medal in the 'Recurve Head to Head Team Knockout' at the 2023 Island Games.

  • Friday, July 14th 2023 - 10:46 UTC

    Falklands projected new port facility is a floating dock at FIPASS location

    MLA Spink and Ms Clark gave an indication that the new facility should be able to be delivered more quickly, as the floating barges can be brought into the Islands

    A tender was launched on July 10 for a new port facility for the Falkland Islands, following previous iterations of plans being deemed too costly. The tender is for a floating dock location, to be located in the same location as FIPASS, the current port facility.

  • Friday, July 14th 2023 - 10:16 UTC

    Falklands, MPC in routine training exercise next week

    MPC which includes the MPA International Airport and Mare Harbor Port

    From 16 July until 23 July 2023, Mount Pleasant Complex, MPC, personnel will be conducting a series of routine training exercise activities around the Falkland Islands. Key dates to be aware of:

  • Wednesday, July 12th 2023 - 22:22 UTC

    Falklands approves additional medical funding

    The Standing Finance Committee funded £600,000, and £200,000 annually, for an Arthroplasty ‘Catch-Up’ Plan to treat Islanders for hip or knee replacements.

    The Falkland Islands Standing Finance Committee met in the Liberation Room this week and approved initial funding of £600,000, then £200,000 annually, for an Arthroplasty ‘Catch-Up’ Plan to treat Islanders who have been waiting for hip or knee replacements.

  • Wednesday, July 12th 2023 - 22:21 UTC

    Falklands CFL Charitable Fund made seven awards this year

    “After a few slow years during Covid the competition for funding was lively this year,” noted CFL Trust Chair Janet Robertson.

    Falkland Islands Consolidated Fisheries Ltd Charitable Trust has made a total of seven awards this year, benefitting a range of people both in the Falklands community and beyond.

  • Monday, July 10th 2023 - 19:17 UTC

    Falklands launches tender for replacement of port facility FIPASS

    FIPASS, the obsolete port terminal from the Falklands, which government and the private sector want to renew (Pic FIG)

    FIG today launched a tender for the provision of a new port facility for the Falkland Islands. The tender process was approved by Executive Council in February 2023, and today’s launch follows months of work with professional advisers and engagement with existing port users to refine the specification and provide both FIG and prospective tendering companies with a robust and complete model of what the Falklands needs from its port facility, looking decades into the future.