Falkland Islands

Friday, September 22nd 2017 - 08:47 UTC
Falklands' Patrol Vessel HMS Clyde to be relieved by HMS Forth

HMS Clyde celebrates her tenth anniversary in the South Atlantic this week. The Falklands Patrol Vessel was commissioned on July 5, 2007 and arrived on September 21.
Thursday, September 21st 2017 - 08:09 UTC
Why would I like to meet my neighbors in the Falkland Islands?

The Government of the Falkland Islands and the British Embassies in Uruguay, Brazil and Chile invite university students to participate in a regional competition to visit the Falkland Islands.
Thursday, September 21st 2017 - 06:36 UTC
Argentina claims at UN its Falklands/Malvinas “legitimate and imprescriptible” sovereignty rights

Argentine vice-president Gabriela Michetti ratified before the United Nations General Assembly her country's “legitimate and imprescriptible” sovereignty rights over the disputed Falkland/Malvinas Islands and made a new call on the United Kingdom to resume “bilateral negotiations”
Monday, September 18th 2017 - 08:03 UTC
Falklands' flock reaches 490.113; West Falkland produces more wool per sheep than in the East

By Sharon Jaffray - The Falkland Islands flock reached 490.113 sheep of which 281.671 in East Falkland and 177.506 in the West plus 30.936 in the outer islands, according to the latest Farming Statistics 2016/2017, in accordance with the Agricultural Returns Ordinance. Likewise the number of cattle was 3.433.
Saturday, September 16th 2017 - 08:12 UTC
Falklands promotes the Weather Observation Website to improve forecasting

The Falkland Islands government is calling for individuals' weather observations to be uploaded to the Met Office system thus helping with improving forecasting and in formal weather modeling.
Friday, September 15th 2017 - 07:23 UTC
Falklands: Substantial progress with seal mitigation in Calamari fishery

By Senior Fisheries Scientist Dr Alexander Arkhipkin - The Department of Natural Resources (Fisheries) has reported that seal mortalities were brought to negligible levels thanks to recent mitigation measures. Since the end of August, all Loligo trawlers were required to have seal exclusion devices (SEDs) in their trawls.
Friday, September 15th 2017 - 07:00 UTC
Falklands' Governor Phillips: “You decide how you wish to be governed, now and in the future”

The new Governor of the Falkland Islands emphasized that he was in the Islands to work with, “the democratically elected representatives of the people”, and it was, “entirely proper that you (Falkland Islanders) decide how you wish to be governed, now and in the future.”
Thursday, September 14th 2017 - 18:24 UTC
Falklands government donates £200k to Caribbean Islands affected by Hurricane Irma

The Falkland Islands Government has made £200k available to assist sister UK Overseas Territories and former Territories in the Caribbean so terribly impacted by Hurricane Irma.
Thursday, September 14th 2017 - 07:20 UTC
Falklands Offshore Minerals Environmental Legislation Consultation

The Falkland Islands Department of Mineral Resources is carrying out a public consultation on a range of proposed legislative measures applying to the offshore oil and gas industry.
Wednesday, September 13th 2017 - 09:05 UTC
Falklands' Prado stand: Argentina puts pressure on Uruguay and UK embassy

Uruguay has requested that the Falkland Islands stand at the Great Britain pavilion in the country's main agriculture and industrial show, Expo-Prado, be withdrawn, following an emphatic statement and disappointment from Argentina regarding the Falklands/Malvinas question dispute.