Falkland Islands

Friday, May 16th 2025 - 21:22 UTC
Falklands Government Budget announcement delayed until July

The Falkland Islands Government has postponed the announcement of its 2025/26 budget, which was initially scheduled for June 3. According to a statement from the Legislative Assembly, the delay comes after members of the Budget Select Committee expressed dissatisfaction with the final draft presented, leading to a decision to take additional time for consensus-building.
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Friday, May 16th 2025 - 08:36 UTC
Whaling 1950 statistics, 30.000 hunted in Antarctica, despite “poor season in South Georgia”

The reporting of fisheries statistics for illex and loligo and varieties of finfish in 2025 are considered perfectly standard, although sensitive, but almost a century ago the reporting of whaling statistics in Antarctica was the norm too even when the large numbers caused some dismay.
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Thursday, May 15th 2025 - 10:11 UTC
The cephalopods market faces tight supply and rising prices, FAO report

The global cephalopods market is under increasing strain as tight supply continues in early 2025. Reduced landings in key producing regions, adverse weather, and extra tariff barriers are contributing to upward pressure on cephalopod prices across major international markets, reports FAO’s Mohamed Hammi.
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Wednesday, May 14th 2025 - 13:48 UTC
EU tariffs on Falklands exports, “we are in ongoing discussions”, says FCDO

A specific question in UK Parliament on the Falkland Islands Government urgent call to the UK Government for the use of the current UK/EU reset agreement as an opportunity to remove the detrimental post-Brexit tariffs on Falklands exports, received from Foreign Secretary David Lammy a brief reply of “ongoing discussions”.
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Wednesday, May 14th 2025 - 13:41 UTC
UK Ambassador to Argentina visits Falklands Office in London

UK’s recently appointed ambassador to Argentina, David Cairns visited the Falkland Islands Government Office in London where he met with Representative Richard Hyslop and other staff from FIGO.
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Wednesday, May 14th 2025 - 11:24 UTC
Falklands Consolidated Fisheries Trust awards applications close 31st May

The Falkland Islands Consolidated Fisheries Ltd., over the past five years has made 23 awards assisting individuals in further education and training, which in the long-term will benefit the Falklands community.
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Monday, May 12th 2025 - 23:39 UTC
Falklands, 40th anniversary of Mount Pleasant Complex and its air, sea and land military facilities

Mount Pleasant Complex is marking its 40th year as an Royal Air Force fighter and transport presence in the Falkland Islands. Some fitty three kilometers southwest of the capital, Stanley, MPC was officially opened on 12 May 1985 by Prince Andrew, and became fully operational the following year, May 1986, making it the newest permanent air base for the RAF.
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Monday, May 12th 2025 - 10:56 UTC
Falklands and Antarctica in the World Longest 301-Day Cruise scheduled 2027

The longest 301-day world voyage across five continents and over 100 countries will be launched in November 2027 points out the Residential cruise line Villa Vie Residences.
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Monday, May 12th 2025 - 10:25 UTC
South Georgia, Expressions of Interest for the time charter of a UK-Flagged Fisheries Patrol Vessel

The Government of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) is seeking expressions of interest for the Time Charter of a UK-flagged Fisheries Patrol Vessel (FPV).
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Saturday, May 10th 2025 - 08:08 UTC
Falklands, new engineering support for HMS Forth and MPC

In the windswept South Atlantic, the Naval Engineering Falkland Islands (NEFI) team has consistently been an important supporting element of the Royal Navy’s regional operations, mainly with HMS Forth stationed at MPC. Marking a major change in their organizational structure, the former NEFI team has become part of Forward Support Unit (FSU) Archimedes.
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