Tag: Falkland Islands Government (FIG)

• Tuesday, March 5th 2024 - 11:05 UTC

  Falkland Islands progresses port facility project with Harland and Wolff

  

  In a bid to enhance its infrastructure, the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) has taken significant steps towards the replacement of the Stanley port facility, known as FIPASS. Following recent executive council meetings, two pivotal papers have been approved to advance the project.

• Tuesday, February 6th 2024 - 10:58 UTC

  Britain fully confident in Falklands' security and capability of the three services

  

  Britain remains fully confident in the security of the Falkland Islands and in the capability to defend them underlined a release from the Ministry of Defense, in response to a report in the London media claiming it only relies in a small Royal Navy patrol vessel and four RAF Typhoons to protect the South Atlantic archipelago.

• Wednesday, December 6th 2023 - 10:30 UTC

  Falklands will proceed with Phase Three of Sand Bay Wind Farm

  

  Following approval from the Executive Council on Monday 27 November, the Falkland Islands Government will be able to proceed with “in principle approval” for Phase Three of the Sand Bay Wind Farm.

• Tuesday, October 10th 2023 - 08:23 UTC

  Winners of the competition, Why I would like to meet my neighbors in the Falklands?

  

  The Falkland Islands Government and the British Embassies in Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay have announced the winners of this year’s regional student competition. Participants from the four countries were asked to submit a short video in English, in which they answered the question: “Why would I like to meet my neighbours in the Falkland Islands?”.

• Wednesday, April 26th 2023 - 03:46 UTC

  Falklands Workforce Development Strategy: Public views sought on the draft

  

  The Falkland Islands Government would like to remind the public that they are keen for people to provide feedback on the proposed actions to address workforce-related challenges, in relation to education and skills, recruitment and integration, and retention in the Islands.

• Tuesday, March 1st 2022 - 09:44 UTC

  Falklands Government confirms compassionate charter flight to Chile 19 March

  

  The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) can confirm that it intends to charter a flight to Chile from the Falkland Islands on Saturday 19 March 2022, returning Saturday 9 April 2022. The flight will only stop in both Punta Arenas and Santiago on the outbound and return journeys.

• Saturday, January 12th 2019 - 10:46 UTC

  Falkland Islands Representative in UK to retire next October

  

  The Falkland Islands Government announced on Friday that Mrs Sukey Cameron MBE, the Falkland Islands Government Representative in the UK, is to retire in October 2019.

• Monday, September 3rd 2018 - 08:32 UTC

  Falkland Islands: New titanium collector crown coins feature the crab

  

  The government and treasury of the Falkland Islands issued on 30th August new collector crown coins which feature one of the region’s most familiar side-walking sea-dwelling creatures — the ever familiar crab.

• Tuesday, August 21st 2018 - 08:35 UTC

  Falklands plans to adopt the UK Port Marine Safety Code in the maritime sector

  

  The Falkland Islands government has reported it is working with partners to strengthen the existing safety management system at FIPASS, and is looking at moving towards the adoption of the UK Port Marine Safety Code to improve the standards of safety in the maritime sector. Additionally FIG has engaged with a marine consultancy to commission works to safely vent the remaining sealed ballast tanks at FIPASS.

• Monday, June 25th 2018 - 08:13 UTC

  Falklands: Work advancing in recovery FIGAS aircraft

  

  The Falkland Islands Government has announced that its Islands' Air Service, (FIGAS), and Workboat Services Limited are working in the recovery plan of the FIGAS aircraft that was involved in an incident on Monday 11 June 2018.