Falkland Islands

• Sunday, June 7th 2026 - 07:56 UTC

  Report warns foreign fleets off Argentina catch up to four times the national industry's haul

  

  Foreign fleets operating along the outer edge of Argentina's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) —the so-called Mile 201— extract up to four times the volume caught by the entire national fishing industry, according to a report by the Latin American Foundation for Fisheries Sustainability (FULASP) released on the International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing. The organization called the activity one of the main threats to the fishery resources of the South-West Atlantic.

• Saturday, June 6th 2026 - 08:09 UTC

  Falklands’ public meeting Monday 8th June on the 2026/27 annual budget, with Secretary Clunie attending

  

  The Falkland Islands Government will be holding a public meeting on Monday 8th June 2026 from 5-6pm in the Court & Assembly Chamber where the Financial Secretary, Pat Clunie will present the 2026-27 annual budget.

• Friday, June 5th 2026 - 07:08 UTC

  Argentina warns it could 'fully exercise all actions' over Falklands oil drilling plans

  

  Argentina's government warned that it could “fully exercise all” available actions over plans to develop an oil field near the Falkland Islands, in a fresh escalation of the sovereignty dispute. The Foreign Ministry declared the plans of Britain's Rockhopper Exploration “unlawful” and described that company and its Israeli partner, Navitas Petroleum, as “clandestine,” after the Sea Lion project moved from exploration into development.

• Wednesday, June 3rd 2026 - 23:00 UTC

  Falklands pass £216m budget under 'live within our means' principle amid fiscal pressures

  

  The Falkland Islands Government presented its 2026/27 budget to the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, the first of the Assembly elected in December, with an Appropriation Bill of 216.3 million pounds and under the guiding principle of “living within our means.” The plan seeks to balance the territory's finances amid pressure on revenue and an ambitious infrastructure investment program.

• Wednesday, June 3rd 2026 - 20:58 UTC

  Falklands approve accelerated housing scheme with 30 modular homes at Murray Heights

  

  The Falkland Islands Government announced that its Executive Council had approved a plan to accelerate housing provision in Stanley, in response to the urgent need to expand the housing stock. The initiative provides for the development of infrastructure for 60 new plots at Murray Heights, intended for modular housing solutions, and the construction of 30 modular units.

• Wednesday, June 3rd 2026 - 08:22 UTC

  Falklands Legislative Assembly addresses overseas expenses and budget bills drafts

  

  Today, Wednesday 3 June at the Court and Assembly Chambers Town Hall, beginning at 09:00, the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly will be holding an assembly, open to the public.

• Wednesday, June 3rd 2026 - 08:19 UTC

  Doctorate from the University of Dundee on Falklands’ Britishness identity

  

  The Falkland Islands’ Jane Cameron National Archives are proud to announce that following five years of study and research, Corporate Records and National Archives Manager, Chloe Anderson-Wheatley has completed her doctorate with the University of Dundee, in Archives & Records Management.

• Wednesday, June 3rd 2026 - 08:12 UTC

  Falklands, South Atlantic Airbridge will change UK terminal to East Midlands for four months

  

  The Royal Air Force and British Forces South Atlantic Islands have informed to the Falkland Islands community of temporary changes to the South Atlantic Airbridge, SAA, which links the Islands with RAF Brize Norton in England.

• Tuesday, June 2nd 2026 - 06:49 UTC

  Falklands to mark 44th anniversary of Liberation Day on 14 June

  

  The Falkland Islands will mark the 44th anniversary of Liberation Day on Sunday, June 14, commemorating the end of the 1982 Argentine occupation. The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) has released the official program of events, which will combine a religious service, a military parade and a civic reception in Stanley.

• Monday, June 1st 2026 - 13:39 UTC

  Falklands Legislative Assembly marks Overseas Territories Day and start of Pride Month

  

  The Falklands Legislative Assembly on 1 June marked British Overseas Territories Day with an institutional ceremony at Victory Green, in Stanley, in which the archipelago's flag flew alongside that of the United Kingdom throughout the day. The annual commemoration brings together the fourteen British Overseas Territories scattered across the Caribbean, the South Atlantic, the Antarctic, and the Pacific under a shared agenda of self-government and links with the administering power.