Tag: Falkland Islands

• Monday, April 13th 2020 - 08:30 UTC

  Falklands Mount Pleasant Airport main runway has been resurfaced

  

  The full main runway at the Falkland Islands Mount Pleasant Airport has re-opened after the completion of resurfacing works covering 3,000 meters, the British Forces South Atlantic Islands, BFSAI, command announced this week.

• Monday, April 13th 2020 - 07:34 UTC

  March 2020, the driest March in Falklands on record

  

  March 2020 was the driest March on record according to data from the Met Office at Mount Pleasant Airport in the Falkland Islands, with rainfall less than a third of the monthly average.

• Friday, April 10th 2020 - 08:59 UTC

  Falklands anticipates a “more aggressive” coronavirus testing strategy

  

  The Falkland Islands Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Rebecca Edwards, confirmed that a “more aggressive” coronavirus testing strategy will be employed once tests can be carried out in the Falklands.

• Friday, April 10th 2020 - 08:56 UTC

  Falklands' survey: 84% of businesses report negative impact from the pandemic

  

  The Falkland Islands Government, FIG, recently carried out a business survey in conjunction with the Chamber of Commerce that resulted in 283 responses.

• Friday, April 10th 2020 - 08:48 UTC

  Falklands' wool farmers bashed with lack of demand and falling prices

  

  Falkland Islands farmers are deeply concerned because wool prices have crashed to 40-50% below levels of early 2019, and as much as 70% of the Falklands 2019/20 wool clip is as yet unsold.

• Friday, April 10th 2020 - 08:25 UTC

  Falkland Islands Government prepares to operate remotely

  

  Changes in the Falkland Islands government. The Executive Council this week agreed to seek a temporary change to the constitution, allowing the eight member Legislative Assembly to sit remotely.

• Friday, April 10th 2020 - 07:43 UTC

  Falklands: Only flags ceremony to celebrate the Queen's birthday

  

  The Falkland Islands government has revealed details for the celebration of the birthday of Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday 21 April 2020. At precisely 10.30 am, the Falkland Islands and Royal Standard flags will have risen on Victory Green.

• Friday, April 10th 2020 - 07:41 UTC

  Falklands' tips to help manage stress during the pandemic

  

  The Falklands government has offered some advice on how to endure the pandemic. It is understandable if you are worried about your safety and that of your loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is natural that we want to know exactly what is going on, but the current level of uncertainty and lack of control can make us feel unsafe and anxious.

• Thursday, April 9th 2020 - 09:56 UTC

  Falklands restricts non-essential visitors to the Islands

  

  The Falkland Islands Executive Council has approved measures to restrict non essential visitors to the Islands in order to help delay the spread of the Covid/19 in the archipelago.

• Thursday, April 9th 2020 - 08:57 UTC

  Falklands: five cases of COVID-19, all of them serving at Mount Pleasant Complex

  

  The Falkland Islands government announced on Wednesday that there are five confirmed cases of COVID-19, all individuals currently serving at the Mount Pleasant Complex, some fifty kilometers from the capital Stanley. This means no residents of the Islands have been contaminated with the virus.