Falkland Islands

• Friday, June 2nd 2023 - 08:56 UTC

  Operation Coldstare, air patrol in support of South Georgia's fisheries

  

  Last month the British Forces in South Atlantic Islands, BFSAI, stationed in Mount Pleasant Complex, MPC, were involved in the operation COLDSTARE as part of a routine maritime patrol in support of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands' rich fisheries resources.

• Thursday, June 1st 2023 - 09:56 UTC

  Falklands adjusts Government Reserves Policy to 1,5 times (from 2,5) departmental operating expenditure

  

  Following the sitting of the Executive Council on Wednesday 10 May, a paper was approved to update the Government’s Reserves Policy to hold 1.5 times adjusted departmental operating expenditure in unrestricted reserves.

• Wednesday, May 31st 2023 - 18:28 UTC

  Falkland Islands Government publishes Budget for 2023/24

  

  On 31st May, the Governor of the Falkland Islands made her annual address, state of the Nation, to the Legislative Assembly. In her speech, Alison Blake CMG reviewed last year's challenges and highlights, set out the government's and public service priorities for the year ahead, and paid tribute to the economy.

• Wednesday, May 31st 2023 - 10:51 UTC

  Falklands and HMS Medway honor patrol vessel HMS Leeds Castle

  

  HMS Medway is carrying out patrol duties in the Falkland Islands, filling in while HMS Forth undergoes refit in Gibraltar, but her crew are leaving behind a lasting legacy, which will even be visible from space.

• Thursday, May 25th 2023 - 11:30 UTC

  James Cleverly in Chile: Falklands have a right to self determination and to choose their future

  

  British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, on a political and trade visit to South America, including Colombia, Chile and Brazil, said the Falkland Islands people have the right to self determination recalling that ten years ago Islanders overwhelmingly voted to remain in the British Family.

• Thursday, May 25th 2023 - 10:40 UTC

  Falklands' salmon farming reignites: application for judicial review

  

  The controversy surrounding the possibility of salmon industrial farming, and its environmental impact, has reignited in the Falkland Islands.

• Monday, May 22nd 2023 - 10:47 UTC

  Falklands remembers the anniversary of Landing Day in San Carlos

  

  On 21 May 1982, British troops from the Task Force landed in San Carlos waters to begin the last chapter of the complete recovery and Liberation of the Falkland Islands.

• Monday, May 22nd 2023 - 10:42 UTC

  Falkland Islands foreign travel advice

  

  The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office announced its Falkland Islands foreign travel advice (22 May), with updated information on the South Atlantic Airbridge.

• Saturday, May 20th 2023 - 11:20 UTC

  Brigadier Dan Duff, takes command of BFSAI at MPC in Falklands

  

  This week the Falkland Islands and Mount Pleasant Complex bid farewell to the outgoing Commander of British Forces South Atlantic Islands, BFSAI, Jonathan Lett, who has been on the job since November 2020, and welcomed Brigadier Dan Duff, British Army.

• Saturday, May 20th 2023 - 11:15 UTC

  Fiftieth anniversary of Stanley Power Station in the Falklands

  

  The Falkland Islands Power and Electrical Section are delighted to be able to celebrate 50 years of service for Power Station ‘B’. On 19 May 1973 Power Station ‘B’ was opened by then Governor Mr E G Lewis CMG OBE, and in attendance were members of the public, alongside Power Station staff and those who built the station.