Tag: Falkland Islands Government

• Thursday, September 18th 2025 - 12:41 UTC

  Falklands: Successful Maritime Recovery Takes Place

  

  The yacht LA MARGUERITE, which departed Stanley on Sunday, got into difficulties yesterday afternoon shortly after entering Argentine waters to the southwest of the Falkland Islands.

• Friday, August 15th 2025 - 13:37 UTC

  Falklands, New Principal at Infant Junior School and Camp Education

  

  The Falkland Islands Government is pleased to announce the appointment of Shelley Short as the new Principal of the Infant Junior School and Camp Education (IJS&CE). Shelley has been IJS&CE’s Deputy Principal since August 2024 and will take up her new role at the start of the school year in September 2025, following a thorough handover with outgoing Principal, Gaynor Kilmister.

• Wednesday, July 23rd 2025 - 08:57 UTC

  Falklands, Government announces Environmental Studies Budget

  

  The application period for the Falkland Islands Government’s (FIG) Environmental Studies Budget is now open. The Environmental Studies Budget provides annual funding to support individuals and organizations in the Falkland Islands to conduct activities and research which benefit and enhance our natural environment.

• Monday, July 21st 2025 - 09:39 UTC

  Falklands, Public Meeting on Social and Economic Impacts of hydrocarbons project

  

  The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) and Navitas will hold a public meeting to present the findings from social and economic impact assessments of the proposed Sea Lion hydrocarbons project.

• Thursday, July 17th 2025 - 10:40 UTC

  Falklands, Government finally presents delayed 25/26 Budget approved by outgoing Legislative Assembly

  

  The Falkland Islands Government’s (FIG) Budget for 2025/26 has today, 16th July, been approved by the Legislative Assembly, setting a considered and strategic direction to safeguard the long-term financial health of the Islands.

• Tuesday, July 15th 2025 - 06:16 UTC

  Falklands, Planned emergency services exercise planned for Wednesday and Thursday around Stanley

  

  The Falkland Islands Government is advising the local community that a joint emergency services exercise will be taking place on Wednesday, 16, and Thursday, 17 July in and around Stanley.

• Monday, July 14th 2025 - 06:51 UTC

  FIG best wishes to the Team Falklands at Orkney Island Games

  

  The Falkland Islands Government, FIG, has sent its best wishes to Team Falkland Islands participating at the Orkney Island Games 2025 with a delegation of 35 athletes in several disciplines.

• Tuesday, July 8th 2025 - 06:51 UTC

  Falklands, Public Consultation on Use of TV and Radio Services

  

  The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) would like to remind all residents that the public consultation on the use of television and radio services across the Islands is still open and will run until 15 July 2025.

• Friday, June 6th 2025 - 20:11 UTC

  Falklands agrees to education facilities for secondary age children from MPC

  

  Falkland Islands Executive Council (ExCo) has agreed that a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) be signed between the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) and the UK Ministry of Defense (MOD) that will allow secondary-age children from Mount Pleasant Complex (MPC) to board at Stanley House and study at the Falkland Islands Community School (FICS) from the start of the 2025 academic year.

• Tuesday, May 27th 2025 - 08:25 UTC

  Falklands, consultation on overseas driving licenses concludes next Friday

  

  The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) is undertaking a consultation in relation to the use of overseas driving licenses. The purpose of the consultation is to help identify whether there are public safety concerns around the use of overseas driving licenses and whether the current law needs to be changed.