MercoPress https://en.mercopress.com/ South Atlantic News Agency en Copyright 2026, MercoPress. https://en.mercopress.com/web/img/en/mercopress-logo.gif MercoPress http://en.mercopress.com/ <![CDATA[Falklands consolidates the future of its economy in the fishing and hydrocarbons industries]]> In late 2025 Fortuna Ltd acquired Ocean Fish Group, a fishing and processing company based in Cornwall, England. The Falklands Planning and Building Committee has approved two projects tied to the sectors that underpin the Islands' economy: fishing and hydrocarbons.

]]> Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:01:00 GMT <![CDATA[A Chelsea fan displays a Falklands flag as Enzo Fernández comes on]]> The supporter's gesture referred back to the controversy that arose after the World Cup semi-final played on July 15 in Atlanta, in which Argentina beat England 2-1 A Chelsea supporter held up a Falkland Islands flag at Stamford Bridge on Saturday as Argentine midfielder Enzo Fernández came onto the pitch during the club's final pre-season friendly, a 3-1 win over Real Sociedad.

]]> Mon, 17 Aug 2026 23:48:00 GMT <![CDATA[Falklands debates immigration inflow ahead of oil industry development]]> MLAs Clifton, Michael Goss and Jack Ford argued in favor of the pause in residence permit processing After the announcement that the Falkland Islands Government has decided to suspend Permanent Residence Permits (PRP) for a year in order to carry out a review of the entire scheme, the local press approached two elected members who back the initiative to explain the reasons behind the measure.

]]> Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:57:00 GMT <![CDATA[The Falklands Legislative Assembly marks 434 years since the first recorded sighting]]> The ship appears on the territory's coat of arms and gives rise to its motto, “Desire the Right.” The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly marked Falklands Day on Friday, the anniversary of the first recorded sighting of the archipelago, on August 14, 1592. The day was marked by raising the Falkland Islands flag and the Union flag side by side on Victory Green, in Stanley.

]]> Fri, 14 Aug 2026 21:43:00 GMT <![CDATA[Falklands pause Loligo squid fishing for two weeks over low biomass]]> The decision was taken after consultation with the industry and reflects, according to the official statement, a shared view that a temporary cessation is the most appropriate course of action The Falkland Islands Fisheries Department announced on Wednesday that fishing within the Loligo Box will be paused for around two weeks as a precautionary measure, following low Loligo squid biomass in the area.

]]> Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:05:00 GMT <![CDATA[Argentina to mark every July 15 with the World Cup win that revived the Falklands dispute]]> The decision was approved unanimously on August 5 at an executive committee meeting held at the association's Ezeiza complex The Argentine Football Association (AFA) has established July 15 as National Football Teams Day, in tribute to the 2-1 win over England in the 2026 World Cup semi-final, the same match after which several players displayed a banner asserting a sovereignty claim over the Falklands that prompted a FIFA disciplinary case.

]]> Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:13:00 GMT <![CDATA[Falklands: 'South Atlantic Sentinel' exercise involves all three services]]> BFSAI ground forces simulate the defense of Mount Pleasant Complex against attempts to seize it. In late July, forces from the three services stationed at Mount Pleasant Complex in the Falkland Islands — headquarters of British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI) — took part in a series of military exercises designed to demonstrate their speed of response and operational integration, under the banner of the deployment's name, South Atlantic Sentinel.

]]> Sat, 08 Aug 2026 07:48:00 GMT <![CDATA[Celtic roots of both the Falklands and Malvinas names?]]> The coarse sheet smuggled into the pitch by some fan, and displayed by Argentines players following victory in the match with England The Irish Times has published a very interesting piece from Tomaí Ó Conghaile following on the fallout from the World Cup, who argues that both the English and Spanish versions of the Falkland-Malvinas Islands names have their roots in Celtic languages.

]]> Sat, 08 Aug 2026 07:38:00 GMT <![CDATA[Falklands: rise in the CPI, caused by the conflict in the Middle East]]> The Islands' Head of Policy, Roddy Cordeiro, warned of volatile oil prices and said the United Kingdom is already anticipating that they will give inflation a further push. The Consumer Price Index (CPI), according to official Falkland Islands figures, recorded a quarterly increase of 3.4% as a result of the impact of higher fuel prices.

]]> Sat, 08 Aug 2026 07:26:00 GMT <![CDATA[Why the Falkland Islands are British]]> The islands are not an “imperial possession” of Britain – that’s 19th-century language. Photo: Getty Images By Graham Pascoe (*) On 11 July 2026 the Argentine foreign minister, Pablo Quirno, wrote a long article on the Falkland Islands (or the Malvinas, as they are called in Spanish) in the Buenos Aires newspaper La Nación, as Iona Cleave reported in the London Telegraph the next day. On 23 July he published an almost identical article in the Israeli English-language daily Jerusalem Post. In both his articles the foreign minister repeated several arguments which (he said) showed the strength of Argentina's claim to the Falklands. Unfortunately for him, everything he said is historically and legally untrue, as will be pointed out below.

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