Falkland Islands

• Thursday, November 3rd 2022 - 10:47 UTC

  “Welcome to the City of Stanley, capital of the Falkland Islands”

  

  “Welcome to the city of Stanley, capital of the Falkland Islands!” reads the new updated sign to recognize Port Stanley's status as a city, and twinning with Portsmouth and Whitby.

• Thursday, November 3rd 2022 - 10:33 UTC

  Falklands MLA Pete Biggs at Security Legislation Conference in Westminster

  

  The chair of the UK Foreign Affairs Committee, Alicia Kearns MP addressed over 30 parliamentarians from 18 legislatures as part of the Conference on the Scrutiny of National Security Legislation organized by the UK Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA UK).

• Thursday, November 3rd 2022 - 09:41 UTC

  Falklands appoints 14 November as a Public Holiday, to celebrate birthday of King Charles III

  

  The Falkland Islands Executive Council have approved the appointment of 14 November as a Public Holiday in celebration of the birthday of His Majesty King Charles III. This will replace the public holiday previously held on 21 April in celebration of the birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

• Wednesday, November 2nd 2022 - 10:25 UTC

  Female team, with descendants of whaler families, reopening the South Georgia Museum at Grytviken

  

  An all-female team from Dundee in Scotland has travelled some 8,000 miles to South Georgia to help reopen the island's South Georgia Museum at Grytviken on time for the coming summer and cruise season.

• Wednesday, November 2nd 2022 - 10:10 UTC

  Falklands' Rockhopper 200 million Euros award ruling which Italy is working to annul

  

  Falkland Islands-linked Rockhopper Exploration said that Italy was working to annul the August ruling by an arbitration panel under which Italy has to pay 200 million Euros, plus interest, to Rockhopper for breaching its obligations related to the company's Ombrina Mare field in the Adriatic Sea.

• Tuesday, November 1st 2022 - 10:15 UTC

  Princess Anne will visit the Falkland Islands November 17 to 22

  

  The Governor of the Falkland Islands has announced that Her Royal Highness, Princess Royal will be visiting the Falkland Islands between November 17 and 22. Her Royal Highness will be accompanied by her husband, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence.

• Monday, October 31st 2022 - 10:36 UTC

  Falklands included in Russia's list of “unfriendly” territories

  

  Tit for tat. Russia expanded its sanctions list on Sunday to all British Overseas Territories, including the Falkland Islands, accusing them of “unfriendly actions” against Moscow.

• Saturday, October 29th 2022 - 10:36 UTC

  A mind blowing donation to the Falklands Museum and a remarkable letter from 1914

  

  Friends of Falkland Islands Museum and Archives (FIMA) have donated £225,000 to the museum in recent months, to go towards the costs of building the new Lookout Gallery.

• Saturday, October 29th 2022 - 10:34 UTC

  Falklands thanks Commons' Speaker for the 40th Anniversary support

  

  This week Falkland Islands Representative in London, Richard Hyslop presented the House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle with a 40th Anniversary of the liberation of the Falkland Islands framed stamped envelope.

• Saturday, October 29th 2022 - 10:26 UTC

  Lecture on Falklands Liberation Anniversary at Queen's University in Belfast

  

  As part of the Falkland Islands' 40th anniversary year of events in the UK, a delegation from Falkland House visited Belfast and Northern Ireland.