Falkland Islands

• Saturday, November 21st 2015 - 07:20 UTC

  Le Boreal cruise passengers will be leaving Falklands over the weekend

  

  The Falkland Islands Government confirmed on Friday that travel arrangements are now in place for the crew and passengers who were evacuated from the stranded cruise Le Boreal on Wednesday 18th November, to return home. Two flights have been coordinated, one departing Saturday and the following on Sunday.

• Thursday, November 19th 2015 - 22:30 UTC

  Falklands' cruise rescue operation live-tested and successfully completed

  

  Passengers and crew forced to abandon a cruise ship due to a fire in the engine room causing loss of power, were all safe and without injury in Stanley yesterday morning. This followed a complex rescue and care mission comprising British Forces from Mount Pleasant, Government emergency services, the ship’s agents Sulivan Shipping and with support from local farmers.

• Thursday, November 19th 2015 - 06:24 UTC

  Falklands' cruise incident: all passengers safe and 90 hosted in Stanley

  

  With support from a Royal Navy patrol, the Royal Air Force Search and Rescue helicopters and Falkland Islands emergency services, hundreds of passengers have been rescued from the French flagged mega yacht Le Boréal after it issued a distress call on Wednesday early morning to the north of the Falkland Islands.

• Wednesday, November 18th 2015 - 09:18 UTC

  L' Boreal cruise ship fire to North of the Falkland Islands

  

  The Falkland Islands Government can confirm that a private cruise vessel has issued a distress call following a fire on-board..

• Tuesday, November 17th 2015 - 06:41 UTC

  Falklands addresses European refugee crisis and possible assistance

  

  Following requests from a number of members of the public to assess the possibility of assisting with the European refugee crisis, the Falkland Islands government, FIG, has reviewed with HMG the options to take part in their resettlement scheme.

• Friday, November 13th 2015 - 14:04 UTC

  Premier Oil defers project development and exploration spending into 2016

  

  The successful Falkland Islands' exploration company Premier Oil has cut full-year capital expenditure as the oil producer deferred some project development and exploration spending into 2016, it said on Thursday. Like its peers, Premier Oil has to reduce spending to cope with a halving in oil prices since a peak in June last year that has eaten into revenues.

• Friday, November 13th 2015 - 07:24 UTC

  Falklands' Remembrance Sunday commemorations on a soft rain day

  

  The Falkland Islands commemorated Remembrance Sunday on a damp day with a soft rain that added to the poignancy and quiet of the ceremony held in the capital Stanley, while in London the Falklands' government representative laid a wreath at the Cenotaph.

• Tuesday, November 10th 2015 - 07:22 UTC

  Falklands will attend BOT Joint Ministerial Council in London on December

  

  The Falkland Islands will be attending the fourth meeting of the British Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) will be held in London on 1 - 2 December at Lancaster House, which will be hosted by FCO Minister for the Overseas Territories James Duddridge MP.

• Saturday, November 7th 2015 - 08:42 UTC

  Falkland Islands Remembrance Sunday arrangements

  

  The Falkland Islands have announced the following arrangements for Sunday 8 November 2015, Remembrance Sunday. The Annual Service of Remembrance will be held in Christ Church Cathedral commencing at 9.30 am.

• Saturday, November 7th 2015 - 08:36 UTC

  Falkland Islanders attended the Commonwealth Youth Parliament in Australia

  

  Young Falkland Islanders, Ulia Sytchova and Vicky Collier recently represented the Falkland Islands at the 7th Commonwealth Youth Parliament (CYP) in Darwin, Australia from November first to five.