Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, October 2nd 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  Falklands appoints new Director of Policy and Economic Development

  

  The Falkland Islands Government announced on Tuesday the appointment of Andrew Gaule as the new of Director of Policy and Economic Development. Andrew is due to arrive in the Islands on 2 November 2019 to allow for a seamless handover from the current Director Diane Simsovic.

• Wednesday, October 2nd 2019 - 09:25 UTC

  A 50p Falklands' coin with the wrong Rockhopper penguin variety nets £114 online

  

  A rare 50p coin from the Falkland Islands has sold for almost £114 online, thanks to a subtle blunder. The silver coin was minted as part of a set of four penguin-themed 50ps designed to celebrate the wildlife on the British isles back in 2017. The original 50p coins featured the wrong variety of Rockhopper penguin

• Tuesday, October 1st 2019 - 10:57 UTC

  BAE delivered the last of 160 Eurofighter Typhoons to the RAF

  

  The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has received the last of its Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 multirole combat aircraft into service, with the announcement on 27 September that deliveries from BAE Systems Warton have been concluded.

• Monday, September 30th 2019 - 07:08 UTC

  Malvinas carved plaque inaugurated at Casa Rosada

  

  The Argentine government honoured Malvinas war Veterans with a ceremony at Government House, Casa Rosada, where a plaque with the Falkland Islands contour was unveiled together with an inscription underlining the valor of the combatants in their determination to recover the South Atlantic Islands.

• Monday, September 30th 2019 - 06:31 UTC

  Falklands' Humanitarian Plan to identify Argentine soldiers remains extended

  

  Argentina, United Kingdom and the Red Cross International Committee with the consent of the Falklands Islands have agreed to extend the Humanitarian Plan of identifying remains buried at the Argentine military cemetery close Darwin.

• Saturday, September 28th 2019 - 09:48 UTC

  The Dictionary of Falklands Biography Website, a new and expanding resource for the Islands' history

  

  The website for the Dictionary of Falklands Biography is proving capable of significant expansion. Designed and established by Tom McAdam in 2018, the editor David Tatham and the researcher Stephen Palmer have used the freedom offered by a website in a number of ways.

• Friday, September 27th 2019 - 09:59 UTC

  Falklands/Sao Paulo weekly air link details uploaded in LATAM's website

  

  Flight details of the new air link of the Falkland Islands with the South American continent, Sao Paulo in Brazil, were uploaded to the LATAM website on Wednesday. After a hiccup in the loading which suggested prices were in the £1000s the computerization was completed and a more attractive price was shown to be available.

• Friday, September 27th 2019 - 09:58 UTC

  Falklands' Chamber of Commerce Board elects Mike Summers as Chair

  

  Ex-member of the Legislative Assembly Mike Summers was elected as Chair of the Falkland Islands Chamber of Commerce Board following the 2019 Annual General Meeting last week.

• Friday, September 27th 2019 - 09:38 UTC

  Falkland’s delegates successful round of contacts at Labour Party conference

  

  A delegation of Falkland Islands' lawmakers and staff are attending the annual round of UK political parties’ conferences. This week was the turn of the Labour Party which met at Brighton

• Friday, September 27th 2019 - 08:53 UTC

  Falklands' port facilities reopen following incident with trawler

  

  Falkland Islands main sea terminal, FIPASS, (Falklands Interim Port and Storage System) this week resumed normal activity after the incident in which the trawler Pesca Vaqueiro collided with the dock on September 5.