Falkland Islands

Saturday, November 12th 2022 - 10:07 UTC
Commemorative flight for 130 Falklands Veterans and next of kin, first time in the Islands in forty years

Many Veterans and relatives who lost loved ones in the Falklands war are back in the Islands, for the first time in four decades, in a commemorative flight funded by the UK Ministry of Defense. The 130 travelers will mark the conflict's fortieth anniversary Sunday 13 November at Remembrance Day in the City of Stanley.
Friday, November 11th 2022 - 10:45 UTC
Falklands Veterans mark the 40th anniversary of the Liberation of the Islands

The following arrangements have been made for Friday 11 November 2022 to enable Veterans of the Falkland Islands to mark the 40th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Falkland Islands.
Friday, November 11th 2022 - 10:20 UTC
Falklands residents demand “local and world leaders tackle climate change”

In the light and spirit of COP27 a group of Falklands residents have organized a demonstration to “demand action from leaders, both locally and worldwide to tackle the natural disasters we currently face,” organizer Mark McLeod told Penguin News. The demonstration will take place at the Jetty Centre at midday on Saturday November 12.
Friday, November 11th 2022 - 10:20 UTC
Falklands: additional funding for overseas students in higher education considered

Inflation is biting and additional funding for Falkland Islands students studying overseas for their higher or further education is being considered by Falkland Islands government as cost of living escalates globally, Penguin News was told by MLA Leona Roberts, portfolio holder for Education and Community.
Thursday, November 10th 2022 - 10:50 UTC
Falklands' preparations for major Remembrance commemoration next Sunday

The Falkland Islands Government has announced the arrangements and details for the coming Remembrance commemoration, which this Sunday will be counting with the participation of a great number of Falklands' Veterans on a special invitation tour of the Islands because of the fortieth anniversary of the Liberation. The ceremony will also be live stream events to the United Kingdom.
Wednesday, November 9th 2022 - 23:04 UTC
Travel expenses to Falklands' Darwin Cemetery are not “abroad,” Argentine taxpayer cries

An Argentine national who visited the Darwin Cemetery on the Falkland Islands to pay his respects to the combatants fallen in the 1982 war was outraged upon his return that his credit card was billing him the surcharges recently created by Superminister of Economy Sergio Massa for expenses abroad.
Wednesday, November 9th 2022 - 10:40 UTC
Falkland Islander addresses the House of Commons from the dispatch

A Law student at Stoke-on-Trent became the first Falkland Islander to address his “peers” at the House of Commons last Friday during a special session of the United Kingdom's Youth Parliament, with Sir Lindsay Hoyle presiding the meeting.
Tuesday, November 8th 2022 - 09:20 UTC
Falklands and BOTs delegates invited to the Constituency Garden of Remembrance

The Speaker of the House Sir Lindsay Hoyle installed on Monday the opening of the Constituency Garden of Remembrance at the New Palace Yard in Parliament grounds and invited representatives from the Overseas Territories to participate.
Tuesday, November 8th 2022 - 09:10 UTC
Falklands' war landing craft, wins 2022 Flagship Award of the Year

Foxtrot 8 is one of the four vessels that won the 2022 Flagships of the Year Awards, for its public engagement program and media campaign in honor of the 40th anniversary of the Falklands conflict, according to Heritage Machines and National Historic Ships UK.
Tuesday, November 8th 2022 - 08:58 UTC
Falkland Islands lists Covid-19 as endemic, in the same manner as other viral illnesses

On Wednesday 29 June the Falkland Islands King Edward Memorial Hospital, KEMH, announced that as Covid-19 infection rates continued to be low, following the initial spike in cases seen in May 2022, Covid-19 is now considered endemic in the Falkland Islands.