Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, July 21st 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  Falklands/Malvinas architecture and urban planning exhibition in Ushuaia

  

  The Town Hall of Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego province, extreme south of Argentina, together with the local branch of Malvinas war Veterans opened this week an exhibition under the title of “Architecture and Planning in Malvinas, 1764/1833” dedicated to the people that lived in the Falklands/Malvinas Islands during that period of time.

• Monday, July 19th 2021 - 09:55 UTC

  Argentina committed to a WTO agreement on fishing subsidies – but don't forget the Falklands

  

  Argentina participated in the recent Trade negotiations of the World Trade Organization at the ministerial level, which addressed the issue of rules for global fisheries and limits to government subsidies to fishing, committing its support for an agreement, but not forgetting the Falkland Islands claim.

• Saturday, July 17th 2021 - 07:59 UTC

  Ushuaia names commission to prepare Malvinas war 40th anniversary

  

  Ushuaia officials and Malvinas war veterans have been meeting to start preparing the agenda of commemorations for the fortieth anniversary of the South Atlantic conflict next year.

• Friday, July 16th 2021 - 21:02 UTC

  Search for possible interment of Argentine combatant at Falklands' Teal Inlet agreed by UK and Argentina

  

  Argentina and the UK together with the International Committee of the Red Cross subscribed on Thursday in Geneva the international instruments to advance in the search and identification of a possible interment at the Teal Inlet, in the Falkland Islands, that could hold remains of non identified Argentine combatants.

• Friday, July 16th 2021 - 09:09 UTC

  Falklands puts in practice quarantine options and warns about symptoms of Delta variant

  

  Falkland Islands' Executive Council, ExCo, approved on Thursday a further change to quarantine measures for people travelling to the Falkland Islands by air with the introduction of a new 5-day‘ test to release’ option. This initiative was identified during the latest six-week review of quarantine arrangements, in line with the requirements of the Infectious Diseases Control Regulations 2020, as well as in light of the Covid-19 vaccination status of the community.

• Wednesday, July 14th 2021 - 05:49 UTC

  Information on the upcoming South Georgia 2021/22 Tourism Season

  

  The Government of South Georgia and South Sandwich Island, GSGSSI is committed to facilitating visits without compromising the high standards in safety and environmental protection. The GSGSSI website now includes the latest information and details of the upcoming 2021/22 tourism season.

• Tuesday, July 13th 2021 - 07:43 UTC

  South Georgia welcomes a new Chief Executive Officer, Laura Sinclair Willis

  

  After a thorough and competitive recruitment process, the Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands announced that the next Chief Executive will be Laura Sinclair Willis.

• Thursday, July 8th 2021 - 09:56 UTC

  Argentina takes action against foreign oil companies operating on South Atlantic continental shelf

  

  Argentina's Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Energy Wednesday announced sanctions were to be imposed on three companies for operating illegally in the South Atlantic.

• Thursday, July 8th 2021 - 09:48 UTC

  Three companies (two UK and one Israel) involved in Falklands' oil industry, added to Argentina's sanctions list

  

  Argentina announced it has launched a sanctions process against several foreign oil companies, the UK based Chrysaor Holdings Ltd, Harbor Energy Plc, and Israel's Navitas Petroleum for involvement in hydrocarbons activities, with illegitimate Falkland Islands licenses, in the Argentine continental shelf, more precisely at the Sea Lion project in North Malvinas basin

• Thursday, July 8th 2021 - 07:09 UTC

  Falklands' government awards contract for improvement of Stanley airport terminal

  

  The Falkland Islands Government has informed that after a competitive tender, the contract for the construction of a new terminal entrance at Stanley Airport has been awarded to Falkland Building Services (FBS), a subsidiary of the Falkland Islands Company (FIC). Materials for the work should arrive in Stanley in early September 2021 and construction will then begin.