Falkland Islands

• Tuesday, January 19th 2021 - 09:10 UTC

  Falklands Conservation advises on penguins’ 'catastrophic' moulting period

  

  Unlike all other birds, penguins go through what is called a “catastrophic” moult. For the penguin, it is probably as bad as it sounds. Falklands Conservation recalls that every penguin must moult once a year, normally between December to March, by drastically shedding all their feathers and re-growing new feathers in one go – hence the “catastrophic”.

• Tuesday, January 19th 2021 - 09:07 UTC

  Icebreaker HMS Protector is back to sea after £14m revamp

  

  The HMS Protector, the only Royal Navy's ice patrol ship, has returned to sea after a £14m revamp to improve her ability to work in Antarctica. Extra weight was added to the vessel during the work has improved her ice-breaking capability, the Navy said.

• Monday, January 18th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  Falklands has a “plan of attack” to inoculate Islanders with Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine

  

  Falkland Islands Chief Medical Officer Rebecca Edwards has said there is already a “plan of attack” formulated to vaccinate Islanders with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for Covid-19.

• Monday, January 18th 2021 - 09:20 UTC

  Falkland’s students wishing to return to UK face mounting difficulties

  

  Falkland Islands elected lawmaker MLA Stacy Bragger, has commented on the difficulties facing Islands students as the UK goes into lockdown. Penguin News contacted MLA Bragger to ask how the UK cancellations of GCSEs and A-Levels will affect locals.

• Saturday, January 16th 2021 - 08:38 UTC

  Falklands compensates farmers for mutton not processed during the current season

  

  The suppliers of the Falkland Islands Meat Company (FIMCo) will be eligible for assistance through an FIG scheme, it was announced through a press statement on January 7. The support is in the form of £10 of compensation from FIG per head of mutton which cannot be processed by FIMCo, but does not make payments for cull sheep.

• Friday, January 15th 2021 - 09:39 UTC

  Falklands exempt from UK requirements for pre departure coronavirus testing

  

  The Falkland Islands has been exempted from new UK regulations regarding pre-departure Covid-19 testing for international travelers to England. The new testing requirements, announced by UK Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps, will be in force from 4 am on January 15.

• Friday, January 15th 2021 - 09:15 UTC

  Falkland Islands penguins’ catastrophic moulting and how you can help them

  

  Falklands Conservation has illustrated that unlike all other birds, penguins go through what is called a “catastrophic” moult. For the penguin it is probably as bad as it sounds. Every penguin must moult once a year, normally between December to March, by drastically shedding all their feathers and re-growing new feathers in one go – hence the “catastrophic.”

• Friday, January 15th 2021 - 09:11 UTC

  Falklands promotes workshops for prospective lawmakers' candidates ahead of November's election

  

  Falkland Islands' lawmakers discussed on social media and in the Legislative Assembly late in 2020 a need for a ‘pre-election program’ to encourage members of the public to stand for election as a Member of the Legislative Assembly late in 2021.

• Friday, January 15th 2021 - 09:10 UTC

  Falklands extends domestic tourism incentive program until 31 May, including Easter

  

  The Falkland Islands Government will be extending the Tourism Recovery Incentive Program (TRIP) by two months. The scheme, which was due to end on March 31, will now remain in operation until May 31. Falklands residents will have until that date to redeem their vouchers.

• Wednesday, January 13th 2021 - 09:33 UTC

  Premier Oil becomes Harbor Energy; merges with Chrysaor to make North Sea's largest oil and gas producer

  

  Premier Oil announced on Tuesday that shareholders voted in favor of a reverse takeover of private equity-backed Chrysaor to create the British North Sea’s biggest oil and gas producer in which Premier shareholders will hold about 5.5%.