Tag: Stanley

• Monday, June 14th 2021 - 15:20 UTC

  Falklands pay tribute to 1982 fallen on Liberation Day

  

  Falkland Islanders are today paying tribute to the British Armed Forces killed during the 1982 conflict and commemorating the 39th anniversary of liberation from Argentine occupation.

• Wednesday, June 9th 2021 - 09:33 UTC

  MPA/Stanley march to collect funds for the foundation that cares after retired working police dogs

  

  Four working dogs accompanied their military police officer owners on a charity challenge in the Falkland Islands. It was all in the aid of raising money for The Thin Blue Paw Foundation – a charity that was set up to support retired police dogs.

• Saturday, January 30th 2021 - 09:40 UTC

  Falklands new port will require 900,000 tons of stone

  

  Falkland Island lawmaker, MLA Roger Edwards, portfolio holder for Public Works spoke about the ongoing project for the new port to replace FIPASS, (Falklands Interim Port and Storage System) and the resources it will require, among which some 900,000 tons of stone.

• Friday, January 29th 2021 - 08:07 UTC

  Stanley's RPI drops in last quarter: reduced cost of fuel and power

  

  The Falkland Islands capital, Stanley Retail Price Index (RPI) indicated that the cost of living has dropped again in the last quarter of 2020 after a steady increase in the previous two quarters.

• Saturday, January 23rd 2021 - 07:38 UTC

  Peat slips in the Falkland Islands and the unimaginable destruction of Stanley

  

  Penguin News published on the 15 January edition a historic piece on the two peat slips suffered by Stanley in 1878 and 1886, which caused unimaginable destruction and cut the settlement in two.

• Friday, September 25th 2020 - 09:05 UTC

  Falkland Islands votes to remain a two electoral constituency

  

  The Falkland Islands Referendum held on Thursday, resulted in a defeat for the concept of a single constituency. Neither of the two current constituencies Camp or Stanley, garnered the two thirds support for a single constituency.

• Thursday, September 24th 2020 - 08:14 UTC

  Planning for the Falklands 2021/22 season and beyond

  

  The Falkland Islands Tourist Board has also worked alongside the Government to identify ways in which it too could assist with helping position the sector to take advantage of demand in 2021/22 and beyond. To this end the tourist board has reallocated existing budgets and earmarked funds totaling £380,000 as follows:

• Wednesday, September 23rd 2020 - 08:45 UTC

  Falklands votes on Thursday on a single electoral constituency referendum

  

  Next Thursday, 24 September, Falklanders will be going to the polls to vote on a referendum on a Single electoral Constituency for the whole archipelago. Currently, there are two constituencies in the Falklands, Stanley the capital, which elects five of the eight members of the Legislative Assembly, and the so-called Camp, which represents the rest of the territory and sends three representatives.

• Friday, September 4th 2020 - 09:10 UTC

  Ground investigations in the Falklands for the new port project

  

  The Falkland Islands Planning and Building Committee unanimously approved a planning application for ground investigations at FIPASS and Stanley Growers as part of the preparations for the new port project.

• Saturday, August 8th 2020 - 07:27 UTC

  Falklands: prison sentences for the three Kiwi fishermen involved in violent disorder

  

  Three New Zealanders were this week handed custodial sentences at the Falklands' Magistrate’s Court after pleading guilty to violent disorder. Samuel Goldsworthy, Sonny Ball, and Chassy Duncan were each sentenced to prison terms lasting 14 months, 12 months, and eight months respectively.