Falkland Islands

• Thursday, February 15th 2024 - 12:14 UTC

  The magic of football: for China Falklands are British and no longer Argentine

  

  Disgruntled Chinese football fans, blaming Argentine top star Lionel Messi, are now advocating that the Falklands are British, --certainly not Argentine--.Messi failed to play in an exhibition match in Hong Kong, for which the Chinese public paid a considerable sum, and furious frustrated fans are calling the captain of the Argentine World Cup winner a “thief” and contradicting Beijing's official stance that the Malvinas are a relic of British colonialism and that the Islands belong to Argentina.

• Thursday, February 15th 2024 - 11:00 UTC

  Falklands' Borders & Southern Petroleum with new CEO at end of the month

  

  Falkland Islands oil exploring company, Borders & Southern Petroleum plc announced that Howard Obee has informed the Board that he intends to stand down as Chief Executive Officer.

• Thursday, February 15th 2024 - 10:53 UTC

  Falklands: confirmed case of avian influenza at Stanley Common

  

  The Falkland Islands Natural Resources Department has announced that on Monday 12 February 2024 swabs that were taken from a dead hawk found on Stanley Common were tested and returned positive for HPAI.

• Thursday, February 15th 2024 - 08:39 UTC

  Welsh Parliament party visit to Falklands, collaboration and closer ties anticipated

  

  With the purpose of building on the conversations and strengthening the relationship between the Falkland Islands and Wales, a multi-party delegation of four members from the Sennedd Cymru (Welsh Parliament) visited the Islands for seven days, James Evans MS, Laura Anne Jones MS, Alun Davies MS, and Jack Sargent MS, accompanied by the Falklands Government Representative in London, Richard Hyslop.

• Tuesday, February 13th 2024 - 10:49 UTC

  Strong gusting winds reported in the Falkland Islands

  

  Falkland Islands residents have been made aware of the predicted strong gusting winds that are forecast for 12/13 February, and the possible damage to their residences.

• Tuesday, February 13th 2024 - 10:44 UTC

  Germany size algae bloom around Falklands caught by Copernicus sentinel satellite

  

  The European Union Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission back in November 2023 documented a vast algae bloom around the Falkland Islands, highlighting the interplay with oceanic currents, points out a report from SciTechDaily.

• Tuesday, February 13th 2024 - 10:34 UTC

  UK Antarctic Heritage Trust celebrates 80th birthday of Port Lockroy

  

  The UK Antarctic Heritage Trust is recalling that on 11 February, the flagship site Port Lockroy celebrated its 80th birthday, and that over the coming weeks the Trust has further celebration plans. Particularly on Wednesday 21 February 2024 to enjoy the story of Operation Tabarin: From Secret Mission to Penguin Post Office, the first in the third season of online talks, “Antarctica In Sight: Live!”

• Tuesday, February 6th 2024 - 11:03 UTC

  Falklands and peat lands: first two of four Carbon flux towers installed

  

  The Falkland Islands Government, working closely with Falklands Conservation, South Atlantic Environmental Research Institution (SAERI), British Antarctic Survey (BAS), UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH) and the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), are delighted to see the installation of the first two of four Carbon flux towers.

• Tuesday, February 6th 2024 - 10:58 UTC

  Britain fully confident in Falklands' security and capability of the three services

  

  Britain remains fully confident in the security of the Falkland Islands and in the capability to defend them underlined a release from the Ministry of Defense, in response to a report in the London media claiming it only relies in a small Royal Navy patrol vessel and four RAF Typhoons to protect the South Atlantic archipelago.

• Tuesday, February 6th 2024 - 10:15 UTC

  UK Royal Navy leads NATO largest exercise since the Cold War

  

  The Royal Navy's flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth's departure to lead the largest NATO exercise since the Cold War has been cancelled at the last minute after an “issue” with a propeller shaft was spotted during final checks.