Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, September 27th 2017 - 19:32 UTC

  Falklands promote horticulture to cut costly and vulnerable import of fresh foods

  

  The Falkland Islands Development Corporation, FIDC, announced the latest phase of their Fresh for the Future program, bringing new commercial entrants into the horticulture market, as well as assisting keen amateur growers to step up with a training program to develop skills that may be applied over a range of production situations and optimizing crop performance.

• Wednesday, September 27th 2017 - 18:57 UTC

  Falklands government statement on Telecoms Regulator report about service performance

  

  The Falkland Islands Government, FIG, has made a statement regarding the recent publication of the Telecoms Regulator’s report in relation to the performance of Sure, in respect of the broadband service, particularly its compensation methodology when customer satisfaction has not been delivered.

• Wednesday, September 27th 2017 - 06:01 UTC

  Falklands: balancing financial prudence with the need to invest in a large capital program.

  

  James Wilson is the new Financial Secretary within the Falkland Islands Government. A position some think is the equivalent to the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the UK Government. There are, however, some major differences: James is not a politician but a civil servant.

• Tuesday, September 26th 2017 - 17:18 UTC

  Falkland Islands Government marks thirty years exhibiting at the UK Party Political Conferences.

  

  The Falkland Islands Government continue to attend and exhibit at both the Conservative and Labour Party Conferences, to represent Falkland Islanders views and to thank delegates for their continued support. This includes both the Government and Opposition politicians, along with the wider general public attending.

• Friday, September 22nd 2017 - 20:16 UTC

  Falklands celebrates Chilean Independence Day at Government House

  

  Chileans in the Falkland Islands celebrated their country's Independence Day with a reception at Government House in Stanley on Monday and on the weekend a traditionally lively gathering at The Narrows Bar.

• 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.