Falkland Islands

• Thursday, December 11th 2025 - 10:24 UTC

  First step for “Falkland Islands as an oil and gas producing region,” BOR Petroleum

  

  Borders & Southern Petroleum plc (AIM:BOR) said that the Navitas/Rockhopper on its final investment decision (FID) for the Sea Lion development project represents the first step toward establishing the Falkland Islands as an oil and gas producing region.

• Wednesday, December 10th 2025 - 15:00 UTC

  Falklands, Additional Voting Opportunity, Returning Officer

  

  The Falkland Islands Government would like to inform voters of an additional opportunity to cast their ballots ahead of the General Election on Thursday 11 December.

• Tuesday, December 9th 2025 - 23:57 UTC

  Falklands, Sunday 14 December airbridge flight with 84 seats for civilian passengers

  

  Following the cancellation of the UK Ministry of Defense (MOD) airbridge flight on Sunday night, the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) had been advised by MoD that all of the passengers impacted would be rebooked for Wednesday night’s southbound flight.

• Tuesday, December 9th 2025 - 23:49 UTC

  HMS Lancaster, once on South Atlantic Patrol, ends 34 years of exceptional service

  

  HMS Lancaster, at times on South Atlantic patrol and visiting the Falkland Islands, has ended in Bahrein the busiest and longest careers of any major British warship.

• Tuesday, December 9th 2025 - 23:43 UTC

  Falklands War iconic Yomper statue recovered with donations

  

  The campaign to preserve the Yomper statue, a tribute to the British forces that yomped across East Falkland, during the Falkland Islands war in 1982, has raised more than £16.000, exceeding its £9,000 target.

• Tuesday, December 9th 2025 - 22:20 UTC

  Falklands Police risk prevention Operation Comet for the festive period

  

  The Royal Falkland Islands Police launch Operation Comet, which will run throughout the entire festive period until 1 January 2026. This annual initiative targets one of the highest-risk times of the year, when incidents involving drink-driving historically increase.

• Monday, December 8th 2025 - 09:02 UTC

  Falklands’ oil development, Navitas has contracted a floating production vessel, UK media

  

  The UK media is reporting that Navitas, the lead operator of the Falkland Islands Sea Lion field, has told investors it has signed contracts to move the Aoka Mizu floating production vessel from Shetland to the South Atlantic and plans a formal “final investment decision” this month.

• Saturday, December 6th 2025 - 09:45 UTC

  South Georgia welcomes the UK/Oversea Territories’ biodiversity strategy

  

  The Government of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, GSGSSI, welcomes the publication of the UK OT biodiversity strategy which reaffirms the commitment of the UK government to work with OT territory governments to conserve, protect, and restore biodiversity in the Overseas Territories and to champion the benefits of nature.

• Thursday, December 4th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

  Falklands, feasibility report for a marina in Stanley Harbor

  

  The Falkland Islands Development Corporation (FIDC) has contracted U.K.-based maritime civil, structural, architectural, and environmental engineering services company Arch Henderson to conduct and provide the feasibility report for a marina in Stanley Harbor.

• Tuesday, December 2nd 2025 - 10:55 UTC

  Anniversary of the Battle of the Falkland Islands, 8 December 1914

  

  The Falkland Islands Government has announced that following the centenary commemoration of the great naval battle and defeat of the Imperial German navy, held in 2014, both the Royal Navy and the Royal British Legion globally concluded the practice of marking the 8th December as a separate remembrance event.