Falkland Islands

• Monday, October 2nd 2023 - 10:00 UTC

  Foreign Secretary Cleverly announces a Falklands' visit to assert the Islands right to self determination

  

  British media is reporting that Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said he will visit the Falkland Islands to assert the UK’s control of them after a “run-in” with the Argentine government.

• Saturday, September 30th 2023 - 12:46 UTC

  Falklands: temporary suspension to permanent residence permit applications

  

  The Falkland Islands Customs & Immigration Service informed that, due to large numbers of applications for permanent residence permits this month, acceptance of further applications will temporarily be suspended until Tuesday 2 January 2024.

• Saturday, September 30th 2023 - 09:58 UTC

  Falklands Rockhopper claims the oil company is in “its strongest position”

  

  The oil and gas exploration company with interests in the Falkland Islands, Rockhopper Exploration PLC, declared a pretax loss in the six months ended June 30 of US$ 2.6 million, from USD749,000 a year prior, as administrative expenses jumped 40% to 2.1 million pounds.

• Saturday, September 30th 2023 - 08:27 UTC

  Falklands attends the Conservative Party Conference at Manchester

  

  The Falkland Islands will be present at the annual Conservative Party conference scheduled to begin on Sunday and last until Wednesday, 4 October, when the Prime Minister will be giving one of the closing speeches.

• Wednesday, September 27th 2023 - 09:40 UTC

  UK, US support for British Falklands sovereignty but Spaniards, Germans and Italians favor Argentina

  

  How do Europeans, Americans, and even the UK feel about the sovereignty dispute over the Falkland Islands between Argentina and the UK? A new YouGov EuroTrack survey asked several Western European EU nations (as well as the UK and USA): Should the Falkland Islands belong to the United Kingdom or Argentina?

• Wednesday, September 27th 2023 - 08:30 UTC

  How does Falklands figure in the Cable.co.uk global mobile data purchasing report

  

  The latest Cable.co.uk worldwide mobile data purchasing report shows that developed nations plus countries such as Israel, enjoy the cheapest pricing, while at the other end of a long list, figure Zimbabwe, the Falkland Islands, and Saint Helena.

• Wednesday, September 27th 2023 - 08:18 UTC

  Falklands celebrates Peat Cutting Monday with a Public Holiday on October 2nd

  

  Monday 2 October is a Public Holiday in the Falkland Islands due to the Peat Cutting Monday. This is when the Falkland Islands celebrate the tradition of Peat Cutting, where people used to go and cut peat cubes to heat their homes for the year.

• Tuesday, September 26th 2023 - 08:59 UTC

  The Falklands Warrah as emblem of Argentina's 'symbolic' Malvinas National Park

  

  The outgoing Argentine government announced on Sunday, through the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development that it is working on the creation of the first “symbolic” natural park in the Falkland Islands, and a bill is being drafted to send to Congress.

• Monday, September 25th 2023 - 10:00 UTC

  Argentina insists Navitas Petroleum has a ban due to “illegal” operations in Falkland Islands

  

  Argentina has again complained that the Israeli company Navitas Petroleum LP is operating in the Falkland Islands, Malvinas Islands, involved in illegal activities in Argentine insular territory without the pertinent hydrocarbons exploration and exploitation permits from the competent authorities.

• Monday, September 25th 2023 - 09:55 UTC

  Doko challenge to honor Gurkhas who helped liberate Falklands

  

  Last Saturday, military personnel from across BFSAI took part in a Gurkha Doko challenge in memory of those who liberated the Falkland Islands. The sixteen participants ran a combined total of 40km, the distance from Mount Pleasant Complex to the Gurkha Memorial near Stanley, carrying a weighted doko basket.