Falkland Islands

Tuesday, November 11th 2025 - 15:25 UTC
Armistice Day To Be Marked With Two-Minute Silence

A two-minute silence will be observed this Tuesday, 11 November 2025, to mark Armistice Day. The silence began at 11am and will be signaled by the firing of the saluting guns on Victory Green.
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Monday, November 10th 2025 - 20:47 UTC
Falklands, Strict regulations regarding Drone Usage

The Falkland Islands Civil Aviation Department has issued a regulatory Direction to the pilots of small unmanned aircraft (SUA), otherwise known as drones. The Direction has been issued by the Director of Civil Aviation in accordance with Article 68(1) of the Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) Order 2013 (AN(OT)O).
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Monday, November 10th 2025 - 20:31 UTC
Falklands, young student highlights Islands’ education system in Westminster at Youth Parliament

Last Thursday, Alexia Davies, a student from the Falkland Islands, was among students from across the UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies representing the voices of young British people across the globe at the UK Youth Parliament Sitting in the House of Commons.
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Friday, November 7th 2025 - 10:18 UTC
Falklands, Parental Fees Cap Raised Under Childcare Subsidy Regulations

The Falkland Islands Executive Council (ExCo) has approved an amendment to the Childcare Subsidy Regulations 2021 to raise the cap on parental fees from £2.75 to £3 an hour. This change in the cap will allow registered childcare providers to set the parental fee at any value up to £3 an hour. The change in the cap will take place once the Childcare Subsidy Regulations have been published in the Gazette.
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Friday, November 7th 2025 - 10:02 UTC
Falklands, modernized, phased anti-discriminatory legislation approved

The Falkland Islands Government has approved a program of work to modernize anti-discrimination legislation, ensuring that everyone in the Falkland Islands is protected from unlawful discrimination.
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Wednesday, November 5th 2025 - 23:53 UTC
Election, 11 December: Do you care about the future of the Falkland Islands?

Since contrary to other South American governments where voting is mandatory, (Uruguay and Chile, two neighbors), and since the Falkland Islands are a very small community, without political parties, the elected Government campaigns to ensure citizens effectively vote and the bravest consider candidacy.
Wednesday, November 5th 2025 - 23:20 UTC
Falklands, “Faugh a Ballagh”, (Clear the Way), the Irish Regiment has arrived

B Company, 1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment (1 R IRISH) have officially taken over from I Company, 2nd Battalion, The Rifles (2 RIFLES) as the British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI) Roulement Infantry Company (RIC), at Mount Pleasant Complex in the Falkland Islands.
Wednesday, November 5th 2025 - 19:14 UTC
Falklands to mark Remembrance Day on Sunday 9 November

The Falkland Islands will observe Remembrance Day on Sunday, 9 November 2025, marking the 107th anniversary of the end of the First World War.
Tuesday, November 4th 2025 - 08:34 UTC
Falklands, Lloyds Bank interested in operating in the Islands

The Falkland Islands Government has published a notice in the Penguin News saying that “there will be a public meeting held on Wednesday, 5th November 2025 at 5pm in the Court & Assembly Chamber.
Monday, November 3rd 2025 - 08:46 UTC
Falklands Government and Sure reach VSAT Licensing Agreement

The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) and Sure South Atlantic (Sure) have reached an agreement to allow Sure to continue to discharge its universal service obligations under its exclusive telecommunications licence, alongside the more permissive VSAT licensing scheme approved by Executive Council in June this year.