Falkland Islands

• Saturday, December 17th 2022 - 07:20 UTC

  Princess Anne in the Falklands impressed by Islands continued development and vibrant community

  

  Letters of thanks from HRH The Princess Royal and Admiral Sir Tim Lawrence, and Rear Admiral Jeremy Larken DSO following their recent visit to the Falkland Islands as part of the 40th Anniversary commemorations have been received addressed to MLA John Birmingham, currently the spokesperson for the Legislative Assembly.

• Thursday, December 15th 2022 - 22:44 UTC

  New Faces, Same Objective: Falkland Islands Association AGM in London

  

  Last week saw the first face-to-face AGM of the Falkland Islands Association since the pandemic began in 2020. It was held at the Abbey Centre in Westminster. About fifty members were present in person. But another fifty took part - some of them from the Falklands – via Zoom. This was a major improvement on earlier AGMs when decisions could be taken only by those actually present. All future AGMs will be done this way.

• Thursday, December 15th 2022 - 21:30 UTC

  Falklands forced to reschedule flu vaccine clinics

  

  The KEMH regrets to advise the public that the second expected shipment of flu vaccines has not arrived in the Islands in time for the scheduled clinics.

• Thursday, December 15th 2022 - 11:30 UTC

  RRS Sir David Attenborough docks in Falklands: Saturday begins Antarctic round at Rothera Base

  

  Falkland Islands RRS Sir David Attenborough has arrived to the Islands, and docked at East Cove, and is scheduled to leave for the Rothera Base on Saturday, beginning the Antarctica campaign.

• Wednesday, December 14th 2022 - 10:13 UTC

  Next of kin of the only Argentine combatant buried in South Georgia visit his grave

  

  Forty years after the end of the South Atlantic conflict, the children of Argentine Navy NCO Felix Oscar Artuso were able to visit the grave of their father, the only Falklands combatant buried in South Georgia island.

• Wednesday, December 14th 2022 - 10:09 UTC

  Falkland Islands detailed Consultation Report on Marine Managed Areas

  

  The unique marine environment of the Falkland Islands is important to our community, supporting our biodiversity and the economy of the Islands. The Falkland Islands Government ran a consultation from 23 March to 1 May to help us with our consideration of proposals for Marine Managed Areas (MMAs), which set aside areas for special protection. MMAs could play an important role in caring for and managing our marine environment for current and future generations.

• Tuesday, December 13th 2022 - 09:26 UTC

  Falklands' household Power and Fuel Allowance payments

  

  The Falkland Islands government Household Power and Fuel Allowance (HFPA) administrative team would like to inform the public that, all applicants who received a letter confirming their successful application for this allowance will receive their December payment from Monday 12 December.

• Tuesday, December 13th 2022 - 07:49 UTC

  Argentina to release a “Malvinas 40th Anniversary Yearbook” on January 3 when Britain 'usurped' the Islands

  

  The Argentine foreign ministry is planning to release a Yearbook, on the 40th anniversary of the Falklands/Malvinas war, reporting on all the activities displayed both domestically and internationally, with the purpose of honoring all combatants and Veterans, plus emphasizing the “inalienable sovereignty rights of Argentina over the Islands, usurped by Britain in 1833”. The launching date will take place on 3rd January 2023.

• Sunday, December 11th 2022 - 15:00 UTC

  Book review: The Ship Beneath the Ice

  

  The loss of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance is the stuff of legend. She was crushed in the ice of the Weddell Sea in 1915. The subsequent escape of Shackleton and his men is an epic of heroism and survival.

• Sunday, December 11th 2022 - 08:46 UTC

  Falklands Government extends Borders & Southern production licenses

  

  Oil and gas company Borders & Southern Petroleum with interests in the Falkland Islands announced this week it had secured the extension of its Production Licenses PL018, PL019, PL020, including the Darwin Discovery Area, according to reports in London's financial media.