Falkland Islands

• Saturday, July 15th 2023 - 19:25 UTC

  Falklands farmers consider the new agriculture challenge and climate change

  

  Pulling together Rural Business Association Members (RBA) policymakers and experts on the impact of climate change in the Falkland Islands was the aim of Chair of the RBA Lewis Clifton at Farmers Week, he told Penguin News (PN) in an interview recently.

• Saturday, July 15th 2023 - 10:52 UTC

  Falklands extends payment increases to all FIG grades

  

  Following representations from Falkland Islands Government Officers, Members of Legislative Assembly reconsidered their budget decisions to not award increments to officers in grades C-A and agreed in Executive Council on July 3 to extend the award to include the payment of increments to all grades.

• Saturday, July 15th 2023 - 10:12 UTC

  Icy toes at Falklands Midwinter Swim in Surf Bay

  

  The day dawned frosty for this year’s Falkland Islands Midwinter Swim, held at Surf Bay on Sunday July 9. Sensible souls looked from their windows, shook their heads and returned to their warm beds.

• Friday, July 14th 2023 - 10:52 UTC

  Falklands win shock archery gold medal at 2023 Island Games

  

  The Falkland Islands (pop. 4,000) produced one of the major shocks in the history of the International Island Games by trouncing the host Island Guernsey by 6-2 to win the Gold Medal in the 'Recurve Head to Head Team Knockout' at the 2023 Island Games.

• Friday, July 14th 2023 - 10:46 UTC

  Falklands projected new port facility is a floating dock at FIPASS location

  

  A tender was launched on July 10 for a new port facility for the Falkland Islands, following previous iterations of plans being deemed too costly. The tender is for a floating dock location, to be located in the same location as FIPASS, the current port facility.

• Friday, July 14th 2023 - 10:16 UTC

  Falklands, MPC in routine training exercise next week

  

  From 16 July until 23 July 2023, Mount Pleasant Complex, MPC, personnel will be conducting a series of routine training exercise activities around the Falkland Islands. Key dates to be aware of:

• Wednesday, July 12th 2023 - 22:22 UTC

  Falklands approves additional medical funding

  

  The Falkland Islands Standing Finance Committee met in the Liberation Room this week and approved initial funding of £600,000, then £200,000 annually, for an Arthroplasty ‘Catch-Up’ Plan to treat Islanders who have been waiting for hip or knee replacements.

• Wednesday, July 12th 2023 - 22:21 UTC

  Falklands CFL Charitable Fund made seven awards this year

  

  Falkland Islands Consolidated Fisheries Ltd Charitable Trust has made a total of seven awards this year, benefitting a range of people both in the Falklands community and beyond.

• Monday, July 10th 2023 - 19:17 UTC

  Falklands launches tender for replacement of port facility FIPASS

  

  FIG today launched a tender for the provision of a new port facility for the Falkland Islands. The tender process was approved by Executive Council in February 2023, and today’s launch follows months of work with professional advisers and engagement with existing port users to refine the specification and provide both FIG and prospective tendering companies with a robust and complete model of what the Falklands needs from its port facility, looking decades into the future.

• Monday, July 10th 2023 - 02:24 UTC

  Falklands government and NGOs restores tussac peatland on nature reserves

  

  The Environment Department of the Falkland Islands Government has announced a successful tussac planting campaign at Gid’s and Middle Islands this winter in collaboration with Island LandCare and the Antarctic Research Trust.