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Falklands, New Principal at Infant Junior School and Camp Education
MercoPress
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Friday, August 15th 2025 - 13:37 UTC Shelley said: “I am honoured to be appointed as Principal at IJS&CE. My time as Deputy Principal has given me the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to the school’s ongoing success The Falkland Islands...
Falklands Day, August 14th
MercoPress
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Thursday, August 14th 2025 - 12:01 UTC Today, the 14th of August, the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly proudly marks Falklands Day and extends warm wishes to all Falkland Islanders and friends of the Falklands. This day marks the anniversary...
King Charles celebrates 'strong ties' to the Falkland Islands in new message
GB News
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August 15, 2025
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...
King Charles message on the Falkland Islands National Day
MercoPress
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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...
Atlas Ocean Voyages debuts fifth Antarctic season
Globetrender
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August 18, 2025
Atlas Ocean Voyages has launched its 2026-27 Antarctic season, offering camping on ice and intimate dining experiences amid icebergs. Olivia Palamountain reports Atlas Ocean Voyages has opened bookings for its fifth Antarctic season, featuring 23...
The Bank of England could learn from the Falklands
The Spectator
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August 14, 2025
While the Bank of England consults on who will appear on the next round of British bank notes, with reports that Winston Churchill could be dropped from the fiver, this week in the South Atlantic a new set of bank notes came into circulation. The...
Falklands, Pollution Prevention and Waste Management Approved by ExCo
MercoPress
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Tuesday, August 12th 2025 - 04:53 UTC MLA Peter Biggs said: “Falklands needs to improve how we manage pollution and waste and this is an important step in better protecting our air, land and water. The Executive Council has approved a Pollution...
Falklands: Public Consultation on the Draft Islands Wildfire Strategy
MercoPress
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Monday, August 11th 2025 - 10:03 UTC Wildfires are a natural aspect of the Falklands landscape, regularly occurring as a result of lightening. The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) would like to remind the public that views are still sought in the...
Falklands: Measures to minimize disturbance of penguin colonies
MercoPress
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Monday, August 11th 2025 - 08:49 UTC As cruise season approaches, FIG’s Environment Department and the Tourist Board set guidelines for operators to ensure a positive experience for visitors and penguins With the next cruise ship season...
Falklands congratulates RFA on its 120th anniversary: Be it war or natural disasters, they are always there
MercoPress
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Wednesday, August 6th 2025 - 07:21 UTC RFA Tidespring is currently deployed in the Indo-Pacific as part of the Carrier Strike Group 25’s eight-month mission. The Falkland Islands Government Office in London, FIGO, has wished the RFA.(Royal Fleet...
Falkland Islands Government responds to potential impacts of the Navitas Sea Lion oil project
FITV
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August 10, 2025
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....
Antarctic researcher remains, working for Falklands’ Dependency, 66 years ago, found in receding glacier
MercoPress
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Tuesday, August 12th 2025 - 06:40 UTC Dennis Bell (left) with his fellow colleagues and the dogs that helped them to work in Antarctica. Midwinter 1959 at Admiralty Bay Base. Credit: unknown. The remains of an Antarctic researcher have been...
Falklands, Loligo season
MercoPress
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Thursday, August 7th 2025 - 12:14 UTC The Falkland Islands Government’s (FIG) Fisheries Department yesterday issued a 48-hour notice of closure for the winter loligo fishery season. The fishery opened on 27 July and initial catches dropped...
Falklands, invitation to celebrate launching of the new bank note collection
MercoPress
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Sunday, August 3rd 2025 - 11:04 UTC The new banknote with King Charles III and a king penguin in the obverse, and the national flower, pale maiden, and five penguin species on the reverse The Falkland Islands Government invites the public to an...
Crash near Falkland caused an estimated 150L fuel spill on Highway 97
Castanet Kamloops
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August 6, 2025
Photo: Contributed Fuel truck jackknifed on Holmes Bridge Monday evening. Mounties say between 100 and 150 litres of fuel is estimated to have spilled after a fuel truck jackknifed on Holmes Bridge on Monday evening. Const. Chris Terleski with the...
Falklands, Paras final exercise in and around Stanley with UAS technology
MercoPress
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Monday, July 28th 2025 - 09:16 UTC BFSAI underlined the valuable collaboration from the Falklands community and FIDF. Photo: Cpl Williams RAF Photographer British Forces in South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI) has reported that the Third Battalion, the...
After two-year Darwin-inspired voyage, young scientists return with climate warning and hope
Malay Mail
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August 2, 2025
ROTTERDAM, Aug 2 — After a two-year around-the-world ocean voyage inspired by Charles Darwin, scientists and crew sailed home on a historic vessel into Rotterdam yesterday bearing a warning about climate change—but also a message of hope. The...
Falklands, Government announces Environmental Studies Budget
MercoPress
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Wednesday, July 23rd 2025 - 08:57 UTC The application period for the Falkland Islands Government’s (FIG) Environmental Studies Budget is now open. The Environmental Studies Budget provides annual funding to support individuals and organizations in...
Transformed St Helena veteran vessel will be visiting Falklands in 2026/2027
MercoPress
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Thursday, July 31st 2025 - 21:26 UTC RMS St Helena when she was in full operations transporting passengers and cargo between the island in mid-Atlantic and South Africa. Falkland Islands residents, originally from the island of St. Helena, most...
Falklands’ delegation will be attending Expo-Prado next September in Uruguay
MercoPress
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Monday, July 21st 2025 - 09:21 UTC The Falkland Islands Government welcomes expressions of interest from the community to form part of a delegation to represent the Falkland Islands at Expo Prado in Montevideo, Uruguay, in September 2025. Expo...