Tag: Falkland Islands

• Friday, October 6th 2017 - 07:08 UTC

  Falklands' delegation meet David Davis and Boris Johnson at Tory Conference in Manchester

  

  This week Falklands MLA Jan Cheek and Falklands Representative in London Sukey Cameron have been accompanied at the Conservative Conference in Manchester by Assistant Representative Michael Betts, and law student and former Falklands PR Manager Krysteen Ormond.

• Thursday, October 5th 2017 - 10:15 UTC

  Growing number of Chinese tourists visit Antarctica, but with carbon credits

  

  The number of Chinese visitors to the Antarctic Peninsula is growing rapidly, adding to concerns over the fragile ecosystem. It’s almost a three-week trip and will cost at least 100,000 Yuan (US$15,000), and before a foot is set on frozen land, special boots are needed to walk over a sponge mat soaked in disinfectant. Besides this season Chinese tourists will have to purchase carbon credits to offset emissions.

• Thursday, October 5th 2017 - 09:31 UTC

  Brexit will hit Britain’s overseas territories hard – why is no one talking about it?

  

  When the Brexit referendum result was announced last June, I was working on the Turks and Caicos Islands, one of the UK’s overseas territories in the Caribbean. A collection of about 40 tropical islands, of which eight are inhabited, people there were shocked at the result. They were annoyed they hadn’t had a chance to vote, and concerned about their future.

• Wednesday, October 4th 2017 - 06:34 UTC

  Falklands' spring fire and smokes recorded by NASA Aqua satellite

  

  A satellite true-color image of fire and smokes in the Falkland Islands was recorded last 28 September with the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite.

• Tuesday, October 3rd 2017 - 12:11 UTC

  Falklands appoints Headteacher of Community School

  

  The Falkland Islands Government has announced the appointment of Neil Appleby as the new Headteacher for the Falkland Islands Community School. Neil was born in Basingstoke in the South of England and within eleven years he and his family made their way North to County Durham.

• Monday, October 2nd 2017 - 19:56 UTC

  Falklands' budget estimated deficit, turns into a strong surplus at the end of the financial year

  

  The Falkland Islands budget performance at the end of the financial year in June will show a considerable surplus, far from the £2 million deficit estimate, according to the government's Head of Finance, Andrew Francis.

• Monday, October 2nd 2017 - 14:12 UTC

  Supplies in Falklands ready for shipping to Antarctica's Port Lockroy, the most remote post office

  

  Brooms to clean bird droppings, along with thousands of toy penguins, are among tons of items being shipped out to the UK's most remote post office. Each year, four scientists become postmasters, manning the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust's post office at Port Lockroy in Antarctica for four months.

• Saturday, September 30th 2017 - 19:20 UTC

  Falklands promotes investment in the tourist cruise sector

  

  In response to calls from the Falklands cruise sector the Falkland Islands Tourism Board (FITB) has launched a new grant scheme to encourage investment in the cruise sector. Executive Director of FITB Stephanie Middleton said “Cruise operators tell us that they are keen to see more options for visitors when coming on shore.

• Saturday, September 30th 2017 - 11:52 UTC

  Half of the Falkland Islands wool clip has been forward sold

  

  Landholdings General Manager Andy Pollard has reported that the wool market remains in a strong position, with demand increasing as customers view it as a more sustainable product than artificial fibres.

• Friday, September 29th 2017 - 21:34 UTC

  Falklands' deminers welcomed and ready to begin the next phase

  

  The BACTEC demining team was welcomed back to the Falkland Islands with a reception last Tuesday evening, hosted by the recently arrived Governor Nigel Phillips at Government House.