Falkland Islands

• Saturday, February 5th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Falklands: Update on Humanitarian Project Plan 2 to identify remains of Argentine combatants

  

  On Friday Falkland Islands lawmakers, MLAs John Birmingham and Roger Spink met, via video link, with Laurent Corbaz from the International Committee of the Red Cross and members of his team to discuss the progress made in HPP2 (Humanitarian Project Plan 2) work.

• Saturday, February 5th 2022 - 09:38 UTC

  South Georgia Museum releases stamp set to commemorate 30th anniversary

  

  The Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) released this week a stamp set to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of The South Georgia Museum. The Museum at Grytviken is owned by GSGSSI and operated by the South Georgia Heritage Trust, a charity registered in Scotland, as reported by South Georgia Newsletter.

• Thursday, February 3rd 2022 - 09:53 UTC

  Falklands updates international connectivity, but community's health remains the priority

  

  The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) said on Wednesday it recognizes that many people are keen to receive an update on restoring the international connecting flights with mainland South America. Media across the world is starting to report on the relaxations of borders, removal of testing requirements, and returning to a relatively normal way of life in many countries.

• Wednesday, February 2nd 2022 - 12:05 UTC

  Falklands publishes audited annual financial statements; underlines S&P Global A+ credit rating

  

  The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) published its annual financial statements for the financial year ending 30 June 2021. The statements have been reviewed by external auditors, Mazars LLP, who provided an unqualified and independent opinion that the documents present a true and fair view, and are free from material misstatement.

• Wednesday, February 2nd 2022 - 11:58 UTC

  Falklands' Sea Lion project, Rockhopper, Harbour and Navitas extend heads of terms to 31 March 2022

  

  Rockhopper Exploration, Harbour Energy, and Navitas Petroleum have extended the provisions of their previously signed heads of terms concerning the Sea Lion project offshore the North Falkland Basin. The new deadline is March 31, 2022: the aim is to sign definitive documentation on the transaction by this date. Harbour plans to exit operations offshore the Falklands, leaving the other two partners to take the development forward.

• Wednesday, February 2nd 2022 - 11:43 UTC

  Falklands 2021 census preliminary figures: 2,887 people counted on Sunday night 10 October

  

  The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) announced on Tuesday its preliminary population figures from the 2021 census. Work to error-check and validate the census data received is ongoing, however, provisional data on high-level results are now available.

• Tuesday, February 1st 2022 - 23:23 UTC

  Argentina decries increasing UK flights to Falklands with Brazil stopovers

  

  Argentina's Ambassador to Brazil Daniel Scioli has filed a note expressing his country's concern over British military aircraft stopping en route to the Falkland Islands.

• Monday, January 31st 2022 - 12:55 UTC

  Argentina decries British “show of force” in South Atlantic

  

  Argentina's Foreign Ministry has labeled a new military deployment by the United Kingdom in the Falkland Islands as “a new and unjustified show of force and a deliberate departure from the calls of the numerous resolutions of the United Nations and other international organizations.”

• Monday, January 31st 2022 - 09:15 UTC

  A day of discussions on the Falklands' Wetlands future

  

  Wednesday, February 2, World's Wetlands Day will be celebrated in the Falkland Islands with a day of conferences and discussions at the Falklands College, from 09:00 to 16:00.

• Wednesday, January 26th 2022 - 09:24 UTC

  Research and Monitoring Plan for South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands Marine Protected Area

  

  A new Research and Monitoring Plan has been launched to help support the management of the South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands Marine Protected Area, MPA. The announcement was done in the January edition of the Sough Georgia Newsletter.