Tag: Falkland Islands

Friday, January 12th 2018 - 07:18 UTC
Falklands concern with vast fishing fleet gathering on high seas

A vast fleet of fishing vessels assembling to catch Illex squid on the high seas, some 400 miles north of the Falkland Islands, is an issue of concern to the Falkland Islands Fisheries Department.
Wednesday, January 10th 2018 - 08:09 UTC
Eastern Falkland Plateau to be surveyed by state of the art scientific research vessel

The RRS Discovery arrived on Tuesday in Chile's extreme south port of Punta Arenas in advance of her next research expedition, to undertake seismic survey and piston coring operations in the eastern Falkland Plateau region of the Sub-Antarctic Southwest Atlantic Ocean.
Friday, January 5th 2018 - 10:06 UTC
Falklands new Chief of Justice has very close links with the Islands

On instructions from the Secretary of State, His Excellency the Governor has formally appointed Mr James Lewis QC as the Honorable the Chief Justice of the Falkland Islands. Mr Lewis was officially sworn in by the Governor at a ceremony held at Government House on Thursday 4 January.
Friday, January 5th 2018 - 08:08 UTC
Falklands congratulate Gibraltar political leader on his knighthood

The Falkland Islands Government, FIG, has congratulated Gibraltar minister Joe Bossano on being awarded a knighthood in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List for 2018. In a statement in which it described Sir Joe as a “long-standing friend of the Falkland Islands”, FIG said he has spoken vociferously in support of Falkland Islander’s right to self-determination at various international forums.
Friday, January 5th 2018 - 07:34 UTC
Falklands' national identity research triggered by years of Kirchner governments

Students of national identities will recall that throughout the long years of the Kirchner regimes in Argentina, and despite all historical evidence to the contrary, that country’s foreign ministers, ambassadors and even its presidents were adamant that there was really no such thing as a Falkland Islander.
Tuesday, December 26th 2017 - 09:23 UTC
Antipodean Albatross in breeding crisis; Falklands' Black-browed surveys show numbers are increasing

Antipodean Albatrosses court for years, mate for life and work together to raise their young – but human activity is causing a sex ratio imbalance that is destroying their lifelong romance. This year, they have been uplisted to Endangered on the IUCN Red List due to worrying population declines.
Friday, December 22nd 2017 - 10:43 UTC
Falklands' Concordia Bay ferry resumes operations

The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) confirmed on Thursday that Concordia Bay ferry operations will resume from midday on Friday 22 December.
Friday, December 22nd 2017 - 10:36 UTC
Falklands included in US universities and NASA project to keep track of kelp floating forests

Kelp forests grow along coastlines worldwide, largely hidden from view. Like rainforests, they're among the planet's most important ecosystems: beautiful but fragile habitats for a wide array of plant and animal species. But scientists believe kelp forests are being threatened by climate change. Now, researchers from UCLA and seven other universities have an improved tool for tracking these shifting ecosystems, the largest of which is about 5 miles long.
Friday, December 22nd 2017 - 06:45 UTC
Theresa May pledges no compromise on Falklands' right to self determination

In a personal Christmas message to Falkland Islanders, Prime Minister Theresa May emphasized that she would not allow anyone to compromise Islanders’ right to self determination. Her full message follows:
Wednesday, December 20th 2017 - 11:13 UTC
Images of Falklands' war wrecks: HMS Coventry, HMS Ardent and HMS Antelope

Images showing the wrecks of three Royal Navy ships sunk in the Falklands War and which are the final resting places for 42 British servicemen. The remains of HMS Coventry, HMS Antelope and her sister ship HMS Ardent have been captured using sonar images taken by the survey vessel HMS Enterprise.