Falkland Islands

• Friday, April 14th 2017 - 18:59 UTC

  Falklands passes same sex marriage bill; invites non residents to share the legislation

  

  On Thursday 30th March, the Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands voted strongly in favor of reform and passed the Marriage Bill, allowing same sex marriage and civil partnerships for both same sex couples and heterosexual couples.

• Friday, April 14th 2017 - 18:33 UTC

  Falklands: Dolphin Fund desists from taking over FIH Group, at this time

  

  Dolphin Fund Ltd said late Thursday that it has decided not to make an offer for FIH Group PLC at this time, following a letter from the Falkland Islands Government warning FIH about its status should it undertake a change of ownership.

• Friday, April 14th 2017 - 06:46 UTC

  Falklands: New CBFSAI Brg Bennett

  

  The new Commander of British Forces South Atlantic Islands, Brigadier Baz Bennett OBE arrived in the Islands this week. Brigadier Bennett began his military career in 1991, commissioning into the Royal Artillery in the Army.

• Thursday, April 13th 2017 - 07:47 UTC

  Falklands plans to celebrate same sex marriage Bill next April 27

  

  The Falkland Islands are planning a community event for April 29 to celebrate same sex marriage becoming legal in the Falklands. The Marriage Bill debated at Legislative Assembly was passed. by a 7 to one vote, reports the Penguin News.

• Wednesday, April 12th 2017 - 10:32 UTC

  Falklands announces the Queen's Birthday Parade, April 21st

  

  The Falkland Islands Government has announced that the parade to celebrate the birthday of Her Majesty the Queen will be held at Victory Green in Stanley on Friday 21st April 2017. The parade will form up at Victory Green at 10.20 hours and His Excellency the Governor will arrive at 10.30 hours.

• Wednesday, April 12th 2017 - 08:34 UTC

  Brazil says the RAF Falklands-outbound flight last Saturday was on a search and rescue mission

  

  The RAF Hercules flight which last Saturday landed in the international Brazilian airport of Porto Alegre was flying from the Falkland Islands on a search and rescue mission, as part of a humanitarian effort, according to the Brazilian reply delivered to the Argentine foreign ministry, and reported by political analyst Martin Dinatale.

• Tuesday, April 11th 2017 - 16:52 UTC

  Falklands' teenager will spend a month in Uruguay on an scholarship program

  

  Falkland Islander Darby Newman (15) will have the opportunity to spend over a month in Uruguay on a student exchange program. Darby applied for, and was awarded, the scholarship offered to a Falklands student by the American Field Service (AFS).

• Tuesday, April 11th 2017 - 16:42 UTC

  Falklands will establish a dedicated Telecommunications Regulator

  

  The Falkland Islands government has announced that with the introduction of the new Telecommunications Ordinance, recent focus has been on setting up structures to regulate the Sure exclusive license.

• Tuesday, April 11th 2017 - 15:38 UTC

  Argentine court rules phoning the Falklands is a domestic call and 50% cheaper

  

  A local tribunal from the Argentine northern province of Jujuy (bordering Bolivia) ruled against the telephone company for having billed a call to the Falklands/Malvinas Islands as international, “instead of domestic”, adding the ruling must be published in the largest circulation provincial and national dailies, pointing out that the phone link with the Islands must be charged as a domestic long distance.

• Tuesday, April 11th 2017 - 06:14 UTC

  Falkland Islanders asked on proposals to recommend Marine Management Areas

  

  Falkland Islanders are being asked to comment on proposals to recommend three Marine Management Areas (MMAs) to the Falkland Islands Government (FIG). These areas include some of the Falklands most pristine and vulnerable marine environments such as around Beauchêne Island and the Jason Islands archipelago, and include globally important populations of the Black-Browed Albatross and the Rockhopper penguin.