Tag: Falkland Islands Government

• Friday, October 16th 2015 - 06:54 UTC

  Falklands' salvage rules apply to Argentine yacht La Sanmartiniana; contacts for its return

  

  Rules of salvage will apply to the Falklands’ Patrol Vessel’s recovery of the abandoned Argentine yacht La Sanmartiniana, Falkland Islands Government (FIG) Attorney General Peter Judge confirmed to Penguin News on Thursday.

• Friday, October 9th 2015 - 06:42 UTC

  Falklands' bound Argentine 'militant' yacht rescued abandoned by fisheries protection vessel

  

  An Argentine flagged yacht “La Sanmartiniana” belonging to a political group which responds to Argentine president Cristina Fernandez son, Maximo Kirchner, was detected abandoned in the high seas by the Falklands Islands Fisheries Protection Vessel, FPV Protegat and is being towed to Port Stanley, reports a release from the Falklands government.

• Wednesday, September 30th 2015 - 07:12 UTC

  Falklands launches on-line shopping service for philatelic products

  

  The Falkland Island Government and Falklands Post Service Ltd have announced the launch of our new on-line shopping service for philatelic products.

• Friday, September 25th 2015 - 06:51 UTC

  Falkland Islanders’ voices matter: FIG launches social media campaign

  

  The Falkland Islands Government has launched a new social media campaign focusing on putting Islanders’ voices at the forefront. Starting this week a series of short films and pictures will appear on the Government digital media channels on Twitter, YouTube and Facebook.

• Wednesday, September 23rd 2015 - 08:22 UTC

  Falklands Argos completes farm-out agreement with Noble and Edison

  

  Falklands focused Argos Resources Limited confirmed the completion by its wholly owned subsidiary, Argos Exploration Limited of a farm out agreement with Noble Energy Falklands Limited and Edison International S.p.A in respect of its Licence PL001.

• Friday, September 18th 2015 - 06:55 UTC

  Falklands' government congratulates new Labor leader, Jeremy Corbyn

  

  The Falkland Islands Government has congratulated the Leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn MP on his election success. Mr Corbyn’s campaign to take up leadership after Ed Miliband resigned in May, touched a raw nerve with some Islanders after media picked up on a BBC interview from two years ago in which he said a “degree of joint administration,” could be used as a solution to the dispute over the Falkland Islands.

• Friday, September 4th 2015 - 08:26 UTC

  Falklands approves Noble and Premier plans to drill Rhea-1 and Jayne East

  

  The most recent meeting of the Falkland Islands' Executive Council (ExCo) was dominated by matters relating to oil exploration and development including recommendations for plans of Noble Energy and Premier Oil to go ahead with drilling of Rhea-1 and Jayne East wells.

• Tuesday, August 11th 2015 - 15:46 UTC

  Falkland Islands reply to Milko Schvartzman comments on fisheries

  

  The comments by Milko Schvartzman on the Falkland’s fishery in FIS on 2 June 2015, are incorrect and uninformed in many areas. We reject the inference that the Falkland Islands Government promotes a fisheries industry based on modern-day slavery and on piracy. The Falkland Islands have a long history of responsible environmental stewardship, and we pride ourselves on protecting and safeguarding our unique environment and the natural resources therein.

• Saturday, July 11th 2015 - 06:15 UTC

  Falklands' new chief of Emergency Services & Island Security has experience in oil industry

  

  The Falkland Islands Government announced the appointment of Mr. Andrew Almond-Bell as the new Director of Emergency Services & Island Security. He will succeed Barry Marsden who left the Islands earlier this year.

• Wednesday, July 1st 2015 - 02:44 UTC

  Falklands will continue to develop its legitimate oil industry as it moves from exploration to production

  

  The Falkland Islands government has no doubts about its right to licence legitimate offshore oil and gas exploration activities in accordance with Falklands' legislation and will continue to support the hydrocarbons industry as it moves from successful exploration towards oil production.