Falkland Islands

• Thursday, September 12th 2024 - 06:45 UTC

  Malvinas, Argentina recalls 60th anniversary of its historic milestone claim over the Falklands before a supportive UN

  

  On 9 September, we commemorate the 60th anniversary of Ruda’s Statement, the statement delivered by the then Legal Counselor of the Foreign Ministry, Ambassador José María Ruda, before the UN Special Committee on Decolonization. His address was a historic milestone in the sovereignty dispute over the Malvinas, South Georgias and South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime areas.

• Thursday, September 12th 2024 - 03:44 UTC

  Falklands, Self Determination in the 21st Century, Lib-Dems Conference

  

  The Liberal-Dem Party new MP for Surrey Heath, Dr Al Pinkerton, was, until his election on July an Associate Professor of Geopolitics specializing in international borders and boundary disputes. Next Sunday, at Conference, he’ll be chairing a fringe meeting about the Falkland Islands at 11:30 am in the Regent Room at the Grand Hotel. 

• Wednesday, September 11th 2024 - 13:21 UTC

  Falklands at UK OTs Forum on Public Finances and Good Governance

  

  Delegates from the Falkland Islands are attending the UK Parliament for the Good Governance and Public Finance Forum taking place at Westminster, 10/12 September.

• Wednesday, September 11th 2024 - 13:15 UTC

  Falklands Legislative Assembly celebrates Gibraltar National Day

  

  The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly is proud to join Gibraltar in celebrating Gibraltar Day today, 10th September. As fellow Overseas Territories, the Falkland Islands and Gibraltar share a unique bond, one rooted in the resilience, and a shared commitment to preserving our cultures and values as part of the global British family and Commonwealth.

• Monday, September 9th 2024 - 10:19 UTC

  Falklands: Explosive Disposal team locate and destroy a live anti vehicle landmine

  

  On 31 August, the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team from Mount Pleasant Complex (MPC) in the Falkland Islands were tasked to Cape Pembroke, North of Stanley Airport, for a possible landmine found by two serving soldiers from MPC.

• Monday, September 9th 2024 - 10:14 UTC

  Falklands support for tourism sector affected by pathogenic avian influenza

  

  Following the approval at ExCo on Tuesday 27 August 2024, the Falkland Islands Government are pleased to announce the continuation of the support scheme designed specifically to mitigate the effects of site closures associated with the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), also known as bird flu, on tourism businesses, operators and employees until 2 April 2025.

• Friday, September 6th 2024 - 10:55 UTC

  Falklands delegation at Expo-Prado strengthens relations with Uruguay

  

  The Falkland Islands Government are pleased to announce the safe arrival of the Falkland Islands delegation to Uruguay on Sunday September First 2024, marking a significant opportunity to strengthen our long-standing relationship and explore new avenues of cooperation.

• Friday, September 6th 2024 - 10:29 UTC

  Falklands to attend Lib-Dem, Labour and Conservative parties conventions

  

  A delegation from the Falkland Islands Government will be attending the Labour and Conservative Party Conferences this year, while it will also be holding the first ever fringe meeting at the Liberal Democrat Conference in Brighton with a conference titled, “Falkland Islands: Self determination in the 21st century”.

• Friday, September 6th 2024 - 09:36 UTC

  Falklands plans to create a consultation Maritime Committee seeking advice from the sector

  

  The Falkland Islands Government Committee system will have a new addition and that is the Maritime committee, and is forecasted to function broadly along the lines of the fisheries committee has been confirmed.

• Thursday, September 5th 2024 - 08:01 UTC

  Scientific research study on Avian Influenza Virus, HPAIV

  

  Nature Communications has published and made public an extensive report with full results on field sampling and diagnosis of the deadly Bird Flu virus, high pathogenicity avian influenza virus (HPAIV), detected in the Falkland Islands and South Georgia, which apparently is rapidly spreading to sea birds and mammals species in sub-Antarctica islands and the frozen continent.