Falkland Islands

Tuesday, October 5th 2021 - 18:10 UTC
Amateur radio call signs: VP8 for Falklands and VP0 for South Georgia, South Sandwich and BAT

Due to an administrative oversight in the new Falkland Islands Communications Ordinance implemented way back in 2017, new VP8 licenses for use in the former Falkland Islands Dependencies have not been available for some years now.
Tuesday, October 5th 2021 - 09:20 UTC
Falklands: Rockhopper targets lower costs for Sea Lion project and potential entry of Navitas Petroleum

Rockhopper Exploration presented on the last day of September its half-year interim report, which follows on the shock announcement from Harbour Energy that it will seek to exit the Sea Lion Project in the North Falkland Basin.
Tuesday, October 5th 2021 - 07:58 UTC
Busy start for Falklands' stand at Manchester Conservative conference

A delegation from the Falkland Islands is now installed in Manchester City attending the Conservative Party Conference21, which took off on Sunday 3 October and will extend until Wednesday 6 October.
Monday, October 4th 2021 - 09:00 UTC
Birmingham 2022 Queen's Baton Relay in the Falklands on June 7

The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games to take place from 28 July to 8 August will be preceded by the 16th official Queen’s Baton Relay. An epic journey across the Commonwealth, with the Queen’s Baton visiting all 72 nations and territories, reaching Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania, the Caribbean and in the Americas, among others the Falkland Islands on 7 June 2022.
Saturday, October 2nd 2021 - 09:34 UTC
Argentina: Carmona's appointment as Malvinas Secretary heralds confrontation, report says

The appointment of former Mendoza Deputy Guillermo Carmona at the helm of the Malvinas Secretariat has been interpreted by the Argentine armed forces as a sign that the Government intends to toughen up on the sovereignty dispute with the United Kingdom, it was reported.
Friday, October 1st 2021 - 09:12 UTC
FIG and BAS work together on forthcoming Antarctic summer research season

Despite the global pandemic, the strong strategic relationship between the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) and British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has gone from strength to strength. Following the success of the previous austral summer research season, the Falkland Islands is once again positioned to be the gateway for exciting and important Antarctic science over the next six to nine months.
Thursday, September 30th 2021 - 09:35 UTC
“Malvinas Historic Corridor”, the project to create a submarine park by sinking Argentine navy vessels

The official Patagonia Tourism Office has come up with an ambitious project to create a submarine park by sinking with full honors decommissioned Argentina Navy vessels and veterans of the South Atlantic conflict.
Thursday, September 30th 2021 - 09:08 UTC
Rockhopper hosting a retail investor meeting on Falklands' oil industry

Rockhopper Exploration plc (AIM: RKH), the oil and gas exploration and production company with key interests in the North Falkland Basin, confirms it will be hosting a retail investor meeting this Thursday, 30 September 2021.
Thursday, September 30th 2021 - 08:35 UTC
Falklands' new waste management scheme gets the green light

The revised scheme for the new Waste Management Facility has been approved by the Planning and Building Committee. The new plans are for a waste management facility including a household waste tipping area, a public waste center, an incinerator with a 30-meter high chimney and ash collection bay, and a waste storage area.
Thursday, September 30th 2021 - 08:30 UTC
Type 21 frigates' crews monument at San Carlos prepared for Falklands' 40th anniversary

Falklands-based sailors tidied up the monument to crews of Type 21 frigates ahead of next year’s 40th anniversary of the conflict. A team of seven personnel who support the United Kingdom operations in the South Atlantic climbed Campito Hill which dominates nearby San Carlos Water – scene of several days of a bitter battle between the liberating fleet and Argentine aircraft in May 1982.