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Montevideo, May 27th 2025 - 20:42 UTC

Falkland Islands

  • Saturday, August 24th 2024 - 07:19 UTC

    Falkland Islands Community School Celebrates Outstanding GCSE Results

    Principal of FICS, Sebastian St John, praised the students, “results are well deserved, and testimony of the hard work pupils have put into their studies...”

    The Falkland Islands Community School (FICS) is thrilled to announce the excellent GCSE results achieved by its 2024 Year 11 cohort. These remarkable achievements will enable many students to pursue their educational and career aspirations with a solid foundation for future success.

  • Tuesday, August 20th 2024 - 07:52 UTC

    Falklands: Dave Morgan back as Acting Governor

    A photo panel of the many activities of Adam Pile during his brief tenure

    The Falkland Islands Acting Governor Dave Morgan is back in Stanley following a brief (boreal summer) holiday and has retaken his appointment. This means that Adam Pile OBE, Deputy Director Overseas Territories (FCDO) who replaced Dave in his absence will be returning to London.

  • Monday, August 19th 2024 - 10:46 UTC

    Sunshine at Mount Pleasant Airport in July way above average

    July was slightly windier than usual, it was reported

    July of 2024 saw the Mount Pleasant Airfield record a total of 90.3 hours of sunshine against an average of 70.1 hours, Falklands Radio reported citing Met Office data. The broadcaster also mentioned that lying snow was present for 18 days, partially due to the heavy snowfall at the end of June, despite temperatures being around average.

  • Monday, August 19th 2024 - 07:12 UTC

    Falklands cancels second season of Loligo squid for conservation reasons

    Despite the fishing industry agreeing with reasons not to open the second Loligo season, this will have a significant impact on the fishing sector

    In July 2024 the Falkland Islands Fisheries Department conducted a routine pre-season survey prior to the second Loligo season, working in close partnership with local fishing companies. The survey results showed the lowest second pre-season biomass estimate since 2008, with the lower end of the estimate being below the Fisheries Department safe stock replenishment threshold of 10,000 tonnes.

  • Friday, August 16th 2024 - 18:16 UTC

    Falklands oil development: update on the consultation on Sea Lion offshore field

    A total of 25 presentations on the revised EIS have been received by the Falklands government and shared with Navitas

    On Tuesday 2 July 2024 it was announced that Navitas Petroleum Development and Production Ltd (Navitas) issued a revised Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) concerning its proposals for the drilling of oil wells and offshore production from the Sea Lion Field Northern Development Area, Phase 1 and 2.

  • Friday, August 16th 2024 - 10:04 UTC

    Argos Georgia: bodies of six Galician mariners expected Monday in Spain

    Minute of silence celebrated in Baiona for the sailors of the Argos Georgia ship that died in Falklands waters. Photo: EFE/Salvador Sas

    The inquests into the deaths of six 6 crew members of the FV Argos Georgia was opened this week in the Falkland Islands Coroners Court, Malcolm Simmons. Those in attendance, both virtually and in person, included Nigel Phillips, Governor of St Helena, (since the vessel flew the Red Ensign of St Helena), representatives for the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Nick Hibberd from the UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch, Rosario Bernal, Consul General of Spain in London, and next of kin for crew members.

  • Friday, August 16th 2024 - 10:00 UTC

    Falkland Islands Day success, and community's preservation of Culture and Heritage tradition

    The success of Falkland Islands Day, 14th August was confirmed by all the messages received, from King Charles III down to individual and organization supporters of the Islands right to self determination and to integrate as a nation with its own people, geography and common sense of belonging to a shared culture and heritage

  • Wednesday, August 14th 2024 - 11:26 UTC

    Falklands Day celebration in the Islands and London

    The Falkland Islands flag will be flying at Houses of Parliament and the FCDO building

    Today 14th August the Falkland Islands are celebrating when 432 years ago in 1592, English explorer John Davis recorded the first sighting of the Falkland Islands from aboard the vessel “Desire”.

  • Wednesday, August 7th 2024 - 08:05 UTC

    Falklands checks Orkney facilities, seat for next year's Island Games

    Falklands National Sports Council Mike Summers recently visited Orkney island

    With the upcoming Island Games, Orkney 12 to 18 July 2025 just around the corner, and with the anticipated participation of a Falkland Islands delegation, Mike Summers, chair of the Falklands National Sports Council advanced some leads as to what can be expected next year, since he recently visited the Scottish Island.

  • Tuesday, August 6th 2024 - 23:31 UTC

    Falklands' Port Replacement: FIG halts contract negotiations with Harland and Wolff

    The government reaffirms its dedication to the timely completion of the port replacement project

    The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) has announced the termination of contractual negotiations with Harland and Wolff for the port replacement project. The decision was reached after an extraordinary Executive Council (ExCo) meeting on August 1, 2024.