Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, October 26th 2022 - 07:43 UTC

  Falklands' Health and Social Services logo competition

  

  The Falkland Islands' Health and Social Services Department would like to invite budding artists or technical designers to help design a new logo for the directorate.

• Wednesday, October 26th 2022 - 01:05 UTC

  “The ship beneath the Sea”, Shackleton's Endurance

  

  “Well, what about the Endurance,” was the seed of the challenge suggested by a good friend of maritime archeologist Mensun Bound when they met in south Kensington at Caffe Nero, for a coffee in the summer of August 2012.

• Tuesday, October 25th 2022 - 09:38 UTC

  Falklands Census 2021: population reaches 3,662, in Stanley 2,964 and Camp, 354

  

  The Falkland Islands Government published on Monday its findings from the 2021 census. Sunday 10 October 2021 marked the 25th Falkland Islands census since the first was carried out by a resident Governor in 1842.

• Tuesday, October 25th 2022 - 09:29 UTC

  “Should’ve gone to salmon-savers!” Falklands Unity Marine Limited

  

  Unity Marine Ltd. is a Falkland Islands company linked to the aquiculture industry, which has for many years tried to interest the Legislative and local community in diversifying the Islands economy, through fish farming.

• Tuesday, October 25th 2022 - 08:35 UTC

  Falklands Legislative Assembly holds session at Goose Green Social Club

  

  On Thursday the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly will be holding a session at the Goose Green Social Club. Members of the public wishing to attend should be seated no later that 10:50 AM.

• Monday, October 24th 2022 - 20:40 UTC

  Findings from the 2021 Falkland Islands census

  

  The Falkland Islands Government has today published its findings from the 2021 census. Sunday 10 October 2021 marked the 25th Falkland Islands census since the first carried out by a resident Governor in 1842.

• Saturday, October 22nd 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  The Falkland Islands Community School has a new principal

  

  The Falkland Islands Executive Head-teacher Karen Steen announced the appointment of a new principal, in a letter sent to FICS parents. The interim Principal, Amanda Fraser, will be returning to her family in the UK in November.

• Friday, October 21st 2022 - 09:57 UTC

  Brazil/Falklands commercial air link needs “more time for restart”

  

  While the Falkland Islands Brazil commercial airlink is not yet resuming, Director of the Department of Development and Commercial Services (DCS), Becky Clark has confirmed this isn’t a complete cancellation of the LATAM flight.

• Friday, October 21st 2022 - 09:51 UTC

  Falkland Islands lawmakers committed to enable oil production

  

  Members of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly John Birmingham and Pete Biggs have both voiced personal distaste at the concept of oil production in the Falkland Islands, despite an overall commitment in the Islands Plan 2022 to “progress extractive industries in an environmentally conscious way.”

• Friday, October 21st 2022 - 09:04 UTC

  Falklands community will host 150 pilgrims for five days in November

  

  The 40th Anniversary Committee of the Falklands Islands recently appealed for hosts to accommodate 135 pilgrims and 10 support staff during their visit from 9 to 14 November and are very pleased to report that over 150 beds have been offered by the Stanley community for the veterans, next of kin and their partners.