Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, April 19th 2023 - 10:40 UTC

  HMS Montrose, a long time friend of the Falklands has come to the end of her active life

  

  After a 30-year-career serving Britain on the front line around the globe, HMS Montrose’s active life came to an end in Portsmouth. At 11.20am nearly 200 members of her ship’s company turned to face the vessel as the White Ensign was lowered on her flight deck and the frigate passed into history.

• Wednesday, April 19th 2023 - 09:20 UTC

  Falklands collecting info for the launching of its Business Climate Survey 2023

  

  The Falkland Islands Development Corporation has launched the Business Climate Survey 2023 in partnership with the Falkland Islands Chamber of Commerce, the Falkland Islands Tourism Association and the Rural Business Association.

• Wednesday, April 19th 2023 - 08:31 UTC

  South Georgia Government Officer Recruitment

  

  The Government of South Georgia & The South Sandwich Islands to recruit a Government Officer on a 40-month contract starting in September 2023.

• Friday, April 14th 2023 - 10:09 UTC

  Ukrainians operating veteran Falklands war Sea King helicopter donated by UK

  

  BBC has reported that a military helicopter donated to Ukraine by the UK government was used in the Falklands conflict more than 40 years ago, but despite its age, the Ukrainian military says the chopper will help in the fight against Russia.

• Friday, April 14th 2023 - 10:03 UTC

  Falkland Islands new Fishery Patrol Vessel expected to arrive this weekend

  

  The new Fishery Patrol Vessel, FPV Lilibet is due to arrive into Port William over the coming weekend. Her arrival has been delayed due to the Captain making the decision to assist a vessel in need during a storm. FPV Lilibet was stood down by the regional MRCC once a Taiwanese vessel confirmed that they could reach the vessel earlier than FPV Lilibet.

• Friday, April 14th 2023 - 08:49 UTC

  Members of the Falkland Islands Defense Force to take part in King’s Coronation

  

  The Falkland Islands Government are delighted to announce that members from the Falkland Islands Defense Force have been invited to participate in His Majesty King Charles III Coronation in London on Saturday 6 May 2023.

• Wednesday, April 12th 2023 - 11:10 UTC

  British solo sailor successfully rescued by Taiwanese jigger 900 miles from the Falklands

  

  British solo sailor Ian Herbert-Jones has been successfully rescued by a Taiwanese fishing vessel after being rolled, dismasted, and injured in a major storm in the South Atlantic, reports the Yachting Monthly.

• Tuesday, April 11th 2023 - 10:59 UTC

  Argentine politicians invited to Cambridge University symposium on governance (Malvinas issue expected to creep in)

  

  A group of Argentine politicians, have been invited to a political symposium organized by the University of Cambridge in UK, to address among other issues governance, environment and the impact of new technologies.

• Tuesday, April 11th 2023 - 10:17 UTC

  Argentine veterans want Foradori sacked from Foreign Ministry

  

  A group of Argentine war veterans Monday filed a petition before Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero to dismiss former Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Mario Foradori from the country's diplomatic corps for “having acted recklessly” in the conclusion, in 2016, of the joint declaration known as the Foradori-Duncan agreement to the “detriment of the interests of the Argentine Republic relating to the Malvinas question.”

• Monday, April 10th 2023 - 12:59 UTC

  The defense of the Falkland Islands with the Quick Reaction Alert Typhoons

  

  During the Easter holiday period, the RAF detachment in the Falkland Islands continued to deliver air operations in the South Atlantic. One element of the air operations is a Quick Reaction Alert response carried out by the Typhoons of 1435 Flight.