Falkland Islands set to host inaugural Tri-Shears competition

If you’re planning your social calendar for the upcoming months, make sure to add the Tri-Shears competition on 14th November. The event looks to boost the profile of shearing in the Falklands and will for the first time see teams from Chile,...

Falkland Islands Government launches search for future telecommunications providers

Following approval by Executive Council, Falkland Islands Government has launched an international search for future telecommunications providers after the end of Sure’s current licence. The preliminary market engagement phase aims to explore all...

Falkland Islands Government launches new bank notes

As part of the Falklands Day celebrations, Falkland Islands Government launched new £5, £10 and £20 banknotes. The design references the first recorded sighting of the Falkland Islands by John Davis aboard the Desire on 14 August 1592, with the...

Falkland Islands Government publishes 2014-2024 National Accounts

Falkland Islands Government’s Policy Department has published the National Accounts for 2014 to 2024. Falklands Gross Domestic Product in 2024 rose by 3.6% to £175 million with fishing and aquaculture remaining the dominant sector contributing...

King Charles celebrates 'strong ties' to the Falkland Islands in new message

King Charles has spoken about his "strong ties" to the Falkland Islands in a letter sent to the British Overseas Territory. The monarch’s touching message came as the Falklands celebrated their national day. King Charles has celebrated Britain's...

Ynys Mon Inter-island Basketball Tournament 2025: Faroe Islands vs Falkland Islands

King Charles message on the Falkland Islands National Day

Friday, August 15th 2025 - 13:46 UTC King Charles, back in 1999, when as Prince of Wales spent time in the Falklands and visited a rookery On the Falkland Islands National Day, August 14, Governor Colin Martin-Reynolds CMG, passed on a message to...

Ynys Mon Inter-island Basketball Tournament 2025: Isle of Man vs Falkland Islands

Falkland Islands to premiere short film on new banknotes

Monday, August 11th 2025 - 23:14 UTC The Falkland Islands Government Office (FIGO) in London will debut a short film showcasing the creation of the territory’s new banknotes. The screening will take place on Wednesday, 13 August, at the Historic...

Ynys Mon Inter-island Basketball Tournament 2025: Jersey vs Falkland Islands

Ynys Mon Inter-island Basketball Tournament 2025: Ynys Mon vs Falkland Islands

Falkland Islands Basketball team returns from the Inter Island Games

Falkland Islands Basketball Team returned with one win after the Inter Island Games. The team got a chance to complete with 5 different teams and polish their skills for the future tournaments. We caught up with two players of the team to hear how...

Falkland Islands Government responds to potential impacts of the Navitas Sea Lion oil project

The social, economic and environmental impacts of the proposed Sealion Oil Project have been detailed in a published report by Hatch. The report lists positive, neutral and negative impacts that the Falklands could see if the project goes ahead....

Ynys Mon Inter-island Basketball Tournament 2025: Guernsey Vs Falkland Islands

Tariff on exports from the Falkland Islands to the USA drops to 10%

Exports from the Falkland Islands to the USA will now only have a 10% tariff on them. It comes as President Trump’s administration unveiled the latest figures on worldwide trade to the USA. The Falkland Islands had previously seen exports slapped...

Navitas Sea Lion project report sets out positive and negative impact on the Falkland Islands

A report into the social and economic impacts of the Navitas Sea Lion project has been released. The report, put together by Hatch, sets out the positives and negatives that could come if the project is green-lit. At a public meeting on Thursday,...

Colin Martin-Reynolds CMG has sworn in as the Governor of the Falkland Islands

The 38th Governor-Designate Colin Martin-Reynolds CMG has been officially sworn into the role of Governor of the Falkland Islands this week. The swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday took place in the Court and Assembly Chambers at Town Hall in front of...

Seabourn to set sail on first-ever “Pole-to-Pole” expedition voyage in 2027

Seabourn has unveiled the details of its first-ever expedition Grand Voyage – the 94-day “Pole to Pole: Grand Expedition” on the purpose-built Seabourn Venture. Departing on Aug. 17 and concluding Nov. 19, 2027, the voyage will span more than...

Athy to welcomes visitors from the Falkland Islands

Athy will warmly welcome four winners of the Ernest Shackleton essay competition from the Falkland Islands to visit the new Shackleton Museum during their tour of the UK and Ireland. On August 19, Ruby Marsh, Alice-May Curtis, Benjamin Goodwin and...

The Falkland Islands Wolf: The Tragic Tale Of The First Known Canid Humans Drove To Extinction

If people were to know anything about the animals of the Falkland Islands, it’d be likely to be the fact that there are a lot of sheep – but there never used to be. Before the arrival of European settlers in the late 1700s, there was only one land...