Falkland Islands

• Friday, September 19th 2025 - 20:10 UTC

  Falklands, Loligo Season closes a week earlier to conserve stock levels

  

  The Falkland Islands Government Fisheries Department has issued a closure notice for the second Loligo season, which will end at 23:59 today, Friday, 19 September.

• Friday, September 19th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

  Falklands’ successful trade, energy and business mission to Chile

  

  A Falkland Islands business delegation has just returned from a week in Chile, where they explored opportunities in sustainable energy, innovation and connections between the two countries.

• Thursday, September 18th 2025 - 12:59 UTC

  Legislative Assembly marks Chilean Independence Day

  

  Today, the Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands extends warm greetings to the Government and people of Chile as they celebrate their Independence Day.

• Thursday, September 18th 2025 - 12:41 UTC

  Falklands: Successful Maritime Recovery Takes Place

  

  The yacht LA MARGUERITE, which departed Stanley on Sunday, got into difficulties yesterday afternoon shortly after entering Argentine waters to the southwest of the Falkland Islands.

• Thursday, September 18th 2025 - 08:55 UTC

  Falklands Election, how to stand for the Legislative Assembly

  

  The Falkland Islands Government Legislative Assembly, made up of eight elected members, which holds full internal self-governance, with the power to legislate for the “peace, order and good government” of the islands under the Islands 2009 Constitution. 

• Wednesday, September 17th 2025 - 19:52 UTC

  New study links squid abundance around Falklands to ocean conditions

  

  A new study has developed an innovative model to forecast the abundance of Argentine shortfin squid (Illex argentinus) in the Falkland Islands region, highlighting how environmental variability drives key fluctuations in this vital resource.

• Wednesday, September 17th 2025 - 11:12 UTC

  Falklands ‘bashing’, a listing Milei appeals to an old Argentine political habit

  

  Last Friday following a negative electoral week for the government of Argentine president Javier Milei, which forced him to reshape his economic program, and open the tight purse of the budget, looking ahead to the midterm election in October, (and ahead of the arrival of the new British ambassador in Buenos Aires), the Falkland Islands, this time hydrocarbons development, were again the target of Argentine political frustration.

• Monday, September 15th 2025 - 10:20 UTC

  LATAM not fully naming Ushuaia's airport sparks outrage

  

  LATAM Airlines' removal of Ushuaia's International Airport's name (“Malvinas Argentinas” - Spanish for “Argentine Falklands”) regarding its stopover between Punta Arenas (Chile) and Mount Pleasant sparked criticism on the Argentine side.

• Monday, September 15th 2025 - 04:36 UTC

  Falklands, significant pressure on Southbound Airbridge flights during September

  

  The Falkland Islands community will be aware of the strain on Airbridge seating capacity at this time of year and will appreciate that this week’s cancelled flight has added additional pressure on the availability of Southbound Airbridge seats.

• Monday, September 15th 2025 - 04:20 UTC

  Falklands at UK Parties conference; “next year will have to include Reform”

  

  A representative from the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly, together with the team from the London Office, FIGO, will attend this year’s Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat UK Party conferences later this month.