Falkland Islands

• Thursday, January 22nd 2026 - 23:02 UTC

  Argentina envoy asks French lawmakers to cover “Falklands” label on map during hearing

  

  Argentina’s ambassador to France, Ian Sielecki, halted the start of a hearing at France’s National Assembly and refused to speak while a map behind him displayed the Falklands/Malvinas as UK territory. Proceedings resumed only after a staff member covered the islands with a sticky note.

• Thursday, January 22nd 2026 - 01:55 UTC

  Falklands, Minister Doughty reaffirms support for the Islands and the Great British family

  

  ”We remain strong defenders of the Falkland Islands as part of our Great British family globally and we continue to work very closely with them on a range of trade and tariff issues, said Foreign Office minister for Overseas Territories, Stephen Doughty during a question time in Parliament.

• Thursday, January 22nd 2026 - 01:54 UTC

  Falklands Sports Council launches competition to design Glasgow Games Baton

  

  The run-up to the Commonwealth Games has officially begun in the Falkland Islands, with plans for a King’s Baton Relay revealed by the National Sports Council. In previous years, one baton has travelled around the whole Commonwealth but this time each nation has received their own blank baton.

• Wednesday, January 21st 2026 - 19:58 UTC

  Falklands: Legislative Assembly sets out early priorities after December election

  

  The Falkland Islands’ Legislative Assembly said it has begun its “early work” for the new term and will focus in coming weeks on finalising the 2026/27 budget, reviewing the capital programme and addressing stalled projects, according to an official statement issued on January 21.

• Wednesday, January 21st 2026 - 09:36 UTC

  Falklands patrol: HMS Medway replaces HMS Forth that completed five years in South Atlantic

  

  HMS Forth has been replaced by HMS Medway as the Royal Navy's permanent patrol vessel in the Falkland Islands and the wider South Atlantic. The handover sees one Batch 2 River-class sister ship replacing the other after HMS Forth's more than five years based at East Cove Military Port. HMS Forth is now heading back to the UK for the first time in more than five years.

• Monday, January 19th 2026 - 18:43 UTC

  A fairy penguin in Falklands, a long way from home in New Zealand

  

  The Falkland Islands have recently been delighted to welcome a new visitor all the way from New Zealand!

• Monday, January 19th 2026 - 12:59 UTC

  South Georgia, Discovery Investigations: 100 Years Of Marine Science Stamp Release

  

  Two-hundred and fifty years ago Captain James Cook landed at Possession Bay and took possession of South Georgia, in the name of King George III and his heirs.

• Monday, January 19th 2026 - 12:46 UTC

  Falklands: website of the Islands’ Dictionary of Biographies 2025 success

  

  2025 saw an increase in the number of ‘hits’ on the website of the Dictionary of Falklands Biography, DBF. The total number of hits was 27,025, a substantial increase on the previous year’s figure of 22,257.

• Saturday, January 17th 2026 - 03:33 UTC

  Historic Endurance model unveiled in Stanley

  

  A scale model of the Endurance, the legendary polar ship of Ernest Shackleton, was officially unveiled on Thursday at the Jetty Visitor Centre in Stanley, becoming a new long-term public exhibit, according to the Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust (FMHT).

• Thursday, January 15th 2026 - 09:04 UTC

  Falklands, Legislative Assembly portfolio assignments

  

  The Falkland Islands elected Legislative Assembly has agreed a revised portfolio system for the 2025-2029 term. Following the December 2025 General Election, Members reviewed the structure to improve focus, and align related policy areas.