Falkland Islands

• Friday, September 11th 2020 - 09:30 UTC

  Falklands fishing industry disappointed with Islands' management of Brexit issues

  

  Falklands' fisheries company Fortuna Ltd’s Stuart Wallace said at a meeting of Fisheries Committee last week that he was “disappointed” with the level of engagement about Brexit between FIG and the fishing industry.

• Friday, September 11th 2020 - 08:48 UTC

  Falklands describes start of second Loligo season this year as “exceptional”

  

  The Falkland Islands' second Loligo season this year has had an “exceptional start” the Director of Natural Resources Dr. Andrea Clausen told the Fisheries Committee last Thursday.

• Friday, September 11th 2020 - 08:42 UTC

  Falklands 14-day quarantine will remain confirms Chief Medical Officer

  

  The Falkland Islands Chief Medical Officer Beccy Edwards said this week that “we are still in the foothills of the global curve” of Covid-19, as Falkland Islands Government, FIG, confirmed that they will not yet be reducing the 14-day quarantine requirements.

• Tuesday, September 8th 2020 - 09:13 UTC

  Falklands' public meeting to address the single constituency referendum

  

  Falkland Islanders discussed the upcoming single constituency referendum scheduled for 24th September and whether there is a need for wider engagement work on the issue, according to a column from MLA Teslyn Barkman.

• Friday, September 4th 2020 - 09:50 UTC

  Argentina and UK agree on new stage of Humanitarian Plan to identify fallen combatants in the Falklands

  

  UK and Argentina exchanged notes on Thursday in order to advance to a new stage in the Humanitarian Project Plan, which between 2017 and 2019 enabled the identification of 115 Argentine soldiers who died in the Falkland Islands during the 1982 conflict.

• Friday, September 4th 2020 - 09:10 UTC

  Ground investigations in the Falklands for the new port project

  

  The Falkland Islands Planning and Building Committee unanimously approved a planning application for ground investigations at FIPASS and Stanley Growers as part of the preparations for the new port project.

• Thursday, September 3rd 2020 - 19:02 UTC

  Falkland Islands Government continue to uphold humanitarian principles

  

  Since the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) first began DNA work in 2017 to identify unknown Argentine soldiers buried in the islands, the Falkland Islands Government has continued to uphold both its humanitarian principles and commitment to the Geneva Convention.

• Thursday, September 3rd 2020 - 08:50 UTC

  Two UK caught Covid-19 cases reported in Falklands through antibody testing; only positive results in months

  

  Following fifty samples undertaken by the Falkland Islands hospital, KEMH, during the third round of SARS-COV-2 antibody testing, two positive results turned out, and were from people who would have caught the virus while in the United Kingdom, reported the Islands' Chief Medical Officer Dr. Rebecca Edwards.

• Wednesday, September 2nd 2020 - 08:38 UTC

  Falklands and St Helena will be participating in the Virtual Island Summit

  

  St Helena and the Falkland Islands will be joining over 100 islands in the Virtual Island Summit. The Summit (https://www.islandinnovation.co/summit/) is a free online event aimed at connecting islands across the globe to share common experiences through a digital platform.

• Wednesday, September 2nd 2020 - 08:00 UTC

  South Georgia launches Macaroni penguin 50 pence coin

  

  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Government have announced the launching of the penultimate 50 pence coin in the penguin series, which features the macaroni penguin.