Tag: Falkland Islands

• Thursday, April 9th 2020 - 08:45 UTC

  Falklands' Sea Lion development delayed responding to oil market conditions

  

  Rockhopper Exploration is responding to market developments by reducing staffing levels and activity related to the Sea Lion development in the offshore North Falkland basin. The company plans to maintain a smaller team, mainly focused on regulatory, fiscal and financial issues, pending a recovery in the external macro-environment.

• Wednesday, April 8th 2020 - 18:30 UTC

  BAS ends Antarctic season and organizing the return: chartered ship will leave Falklands for UK 3 May

  

  British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has announced exceptional plans to repatriate scientists, support teams and construction workers as they complete their Antarctic summer field season work.

• Wednesday, April 8th 2020 - 12:30 UTC

  Sanitary aircraft on Thursday will fly “Greg Mortimer” cruise Australians to Melbourne

  

  A charter flight is expected in Montevideo on Thursday, April 9 to pick up and fly home to Australia most of passengers and crew on the “Greg Mortimer”, the cruise vessel stranded off the coast of Uruguay for the last two weeks because 128 people on board have tested positive for Covid 19.

• Tuesday, April 7th 2020 - 09:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands signs contract for new port in Stanley harbor

  

  The Falkland Islands Government announced on Monday that it has completed and signed a contract with BAM Nuttall for the design and build of a new port in Stanley Harbor.

• Monday, April 6th 2020 - 08:55 UTC

  Falklands confirms second Covid 19 case; patient is in isolation at the MPC

  

  The Falkland Islands government announced on Sunday of a second case of Covid 19, although the patient remains under isolation conditions at the Mount Pleasant Complex, the UK defense outpost of the Islands.

• Saturday, April 4th 2020 - 08:45 UTC

  Falklands reports first Covid 19 positive result: MPA member with no ventilator and in stable condition

  

  The Falkland Islands government announced on Friday the first positive result of the Covid 19 virus. The case was confirmed following the reception of virus results returned from the UK, via the Airbridge.

• Friday, April 3rd 2020 - 08:54 UTC

  Argentina under lockdown makes time to recall the start of the Malvinas conflict, 38 years ago

  

  “On April 2nd we claim sovereignty over our Malvinas Islands” was the message twitted by Argentine president Alberto Fernandez on the Malvinas War Veteran and Fallen Day, outstanding date in the official calendar of the country which recalls that 38 years ago, Argentine forces invaded the Falklands, triggering a conflict that would end 74 days later.

• Friday, April 3rd 2020 - 07:57 UTC

  Airbridge flights provide Falklands with a steady flow of Covid-19 test samples

  

  Some 86 tests for COVID-19 from Falkland Islands residents have returned negative results, it was confirmed on Wednesday. A total of 124 tests have been sent for analysis to the UK so far, with some 38 results still awaited. Thus until Wednesday, April first, the Falklands have no confirmed COVID-19 cases.

• Friday, April 3rd 2020 - 07:55 UTC

  Falklands Office in London remains open for business and stranded Islanders

  

  On the advice of the UK Prime Minister, the Falkland Islands Government Office in London is closed and all staff is working from home. Despite this FIGO is working as normal and remains available to help all Islanders in the UK, Falkland Islands organizations, FIG, and anyone traveling to and from the Islands.

• Friday, April 3rd 2020 - 07:45 UTC

  Falklands ensures vital supplies for West Falkland and other islands

  

  Although Falklands have no anticipated difficulties with sea freight logistics to supply the Islands, nevertheless it has the challenge of maintaining West Falkland and the other outer islands with the necessary provisions. Let us not forget that the Falklands are an archipelago that includes two main landmasses and some 700 minor islands.