Falkland Islands

• Saturday, January 10th 2026 - 14:22 UTC

  Falklands, flags at half-mast to the memory of a much loved former legislator and historian

  

  As a mark of respect for the late Mr John Smith MBE, the flag at the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly Offices, Sulivan House, will be flown at half-mast on the day of his funeral, Tuesday the 13th of January.

• Wednesday, January 7th 2026 - 15:06 UTC

  Elisha Kent Kane Society awards Gold Medal to Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust trustee Mensun Bound

  

  At a recent black-tie dinner in Manhattan, the Elisha Kent Kane Historical Society, presented its Gold Medal to Mensun Bound, Trustee of the Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust (FMHT). The prestigious award was in recognition of his role in discovering Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance that sank beneath the ice of the Weddell Sea on 21 November 1915. The search, which was directed by the FMHT, working in close collaboration with the deep-water robotics company Ocean Infinity, found the wreck at a depth of 3008 m on 5 March 2022.

• Wednesday, January 7th 2026 - 10:00 UTC

  Ascension’s Telecoms Turning Point and What It May Signal for the Falklands

  

  By OpenFalklands
  
  This post examines the latest milestone in Ascension Island’s telecommunications story, set against the accelerating global adoption of Starlink and its relevance for the Falkland Islands. If you are new to this unfolding saga, you may wish to begin with my two earlier OpenFalklands posts, which anticipated how similar dynamics could emerge in the Falklands.

• Monday, January 5th 2026 - 04:00 UTC

  Telecommunications: The One Constraint Touching Every Falklands Business

  

  By OpenFalklands
  
  On December 19th 2025, the Falkland Islands Development Corporation (FIDC) published its 2025 Business Climate Survey with the statement:

• Saturday, January 3rd 2026 - 22:03 UTC

  Falklands, Argentina recalls the 193 anniversary of UK “illegitimate” occupation and calls for bilateral dialogue

  

  In its annual routine statement, the Argentine Foreign ministry has recalled the 193rd anniversary of 3 January 1833, when ‘the illegitimate occupation of the Malvinas Islands’ and ‘has reaffirmed its legitimate and imprescriptible sovereignty rights over the Malvinas, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands and their surrounding maritime spaces’.

• Wednesday, December 31st 2025 - 09:09 UTC

  FAO officially launches 2026 as the International Year of the Women Farmer

  

  The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) officially launched The International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026, a global campaign aimed at recognizing women’s indispensable yet often overlooked contributions to global agri-food systems and to galvanize efforts to close persistent gender gaps.

• Wednesday, December 31st 2025 - 08:26 UTC

  Falklands: reminder of new embarkation tax for passengers departing by air, £40

  

  As agreed in the Budget for 2025/26, the rate of embarkation tax payable by passengers departing the Falkland Islands by air, in accordance with the Embarkation Tax Regulations Ordinance 1999, will increase from £32 to £40 per passenger, with effect from Thursday 1 January 2026.

• Tuesday, December 30th 2025 - 20:32 UTC

  Milei tells Telegraph Malvinas' claim non-negotiable

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei sparked a fresh diplomatic controversy this week after telling London's The Telegraph that his country's sovereignty claim over the Falkland/Malvinas Islands was non-negotiable.

• Sunday, December 28th 2025 - 19:15 UTC

  Falklands: Prime Minister Starmer says he is “proud of the bond with the Islands”

  

  British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has sent a Christmas message to the people of the Falkland Islands, as well as to the British forces stationed in the territory. In his message, he also referred to the presence of British troops on the Islands.

• Saturday, December 27th 2025 - 10:38 UTC

  Falklands, Season’s Greetings message from Governor Martin-Reynolds

  

  The Falkland Islands Governor, Colin Martin-Reynolds has extended a Season’s Greetings to the people of the Islands, adding how wonderful his first five months in the Islands have been outlining how grateful he and his family are to the warmth and welcome reception from the local community.