Falkland Islands

• Tuesday, November 7th 2023 - 10:23 UTC

  Falklands Representative marks service of Falkland Islanders at Houses of Parliament

  

  The Falkland Islands Government Representative to the UK and Europe, Mr Richard Hyslop, has paid tribute to the service of Falkland Islanders during the First and Second World War and those who helped liberate the Falkland Islands in 1982 by placing a commemorative stake in their honour at the UK Parliament’s Garden of Remembrance.

• Tuesday, November 7th 2023 - 09:46 UTC

  Falklands planning to redesign new themes on the Islands' banknotes; public consultations

  

  The Falkland Islands Treasury Department is launching two consultations concerning changes to Falkland Islands currency and is keen for the public to provide their feedback. The consultations cover:

• Tuesday, November 7th 2023 - 09:07 UTC

  Southern Ocean around Antarctica in deep trouble, 200 scientists report from 19 countries

  

  By Andrew Constable and Jess Melbourne-Thomas (*) - While the Southern Ocean around Antarctica has been warming for decades, the annual extent of winter sea ice seemed relatively stable – compared to the Arctic. In some areas Antarctic sea ice was even increasing. That was until 2016, when everything changed. The annual extent of winter sea ice stopped increasing. Now we have had two years of record lows.

• Sunday, November 5th 2023 - 10:07 UTC

  Falklands: Public meeting with lawmakers Monday at Goose Green Social Club

  

  Gilbert House has reported that members of the Legislative Assembly will be holding a public meeting on Monday 6th November, 16.30 Goose Green Social Club, this will be an open session.

• Friday, November 3rd 2023 - 22:58 UTC

  Confirmed avian flu case in the Falklands; Stanley becomes control zone until November 23

  

  On Monday 30 October 2023 a Southern Fulmar was found dead at a Stanley property. As per current policy, while one dead bird does not reach the threshold of suspicion for avian influenza, birds that are not usually found in the Falkland Islands are routinely swabbed for surveillance. Unfortunately, this bird tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza. Given that this is an isolated case of one bird, that is only common off-shore, a full protection zone will not be declared. However, a temporary control zone has been declared and is attached. A declaration issued by the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) says:

• Wednesday, November 1st 2023 - 14:35 UTC

  Falklands Remembrance Sunday 12 November

  

  Gilbert House, seat of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly has made public the arrangements for Sunday 12 November 2023, Remembrance Sunday. The Annual Service of Remembrance, this year commemorating the 105th anniversary of the end of the First World War, will be held in Christ Church Cathedral commencing at 9.30 am.

• Monday, October 30th 2023 - 21:13 UTC

  Minister Rutley in Peru, “Falklands people right to self determination must be respected”

  

  “What we want is for the rights of the people of the Falklands to be respected, and one of the main democratic principles is their right to self-determination. We are asking our friends to respect their wishes”, said David Rutley, Foreign Office minister for the Americas and Caribbean during a recent visit to Peru.

• Monday, October 30th 2023 - 17:36 UTC

  The Wavertree and the Endurance; talk at South Street Seaport Museum, New York

  

  On Tuesday, September 26th, at the South Street Seaport Museum in New York, Falkland Islander, Mensun Bound gave a lecture followed by a book signing of The Ship Beneath the Ice – The Discovery of Shackleton’s Endurance. The event occurred onboard the Wavertree, an old square rigger condemned at Port Stanley in 1910. This gathering was the culmination of a year-long book tour spanning the UK, USA, Canada, and parts of Europe and Scandinavia, during which time the book rose to Number 2 in the UK Best-Seller List.

• Sunday, October 29th 2023 - 01:13 UTC

  Falklands: Remote radar facilities in Mount Kent becomes new refurbished outpost

  

  Earlier this week marked the official handover of new build accommodation at the 303 Signals Unit Remote Radar Head Mount Kent in the Falklands Islands, from the contract team Ramboll Volker Fitzpatrick to 303 Signals Unit. The ceremony marked UK's long-term commitment to the Falkland Islands' right to self-determination.

• Saturday, October 28th 2023 - 10:26 UTC

  BFSAI help with soil erosion and pasture re growth in the Falklands by spreading wool

  

  Members of British Forces South Atlantic Islands, BFSAI, are helping to combat soil erosion and re-growth of pastures in the Falkland Islands.