Minimum wage to increase by five per cent
Government employees will also receive another flat rate pay increase of £500, as announced in today’s budget sitting of the Legislative Assembly. In what was described as “another positive step” and “significant constitutional progress”, MLA Jack Ford presented this year’s Budget to Legislative Assembly this morning. He said MLAs had been elected at the end […]
Falklands Commonwealth Games flag and baton bearers announced
Daphne Arthur-Almond and Oliver Thompson will be the flag and baton bearers at next month’s Games Baton-bearer Daphne competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. She achieved an historic first ever victory for a Falklands women’s representative beating India’s Sonia Choundry in the women’s singles lawn bowls. Oliver, fresh from the World Bowls Indoor […]
VICTORIES for the Falklands in the first men’s football tour since 1997
The national senior men’s football team have returned from Punta Arenas after winning two out of their three games, in their first visit to the region in over two decades. The squad opened their campaign against defending league champions C.D. Penguinos. After falling two goals behind, the Warrahs regrouped just on the hour mark, as […]
Jail for lifeguard who secretly filmed women and children
Sex offender Cristobal Quilodran, currently serving a sentence of four and a half years for offences including grooming and sexual activity with a child, has been sentenced to another 32 months in jail for 16 offences of voyeurism – and one charge of making indecent images of 33 children. Quilodran, described as a “skilled manipulator” […]
Falkland Islands confirm squad for the 2026 Commonwealth Games
Six athletes have been selected to represent the Falkland Islands in indoor bowls at the 2026 Commonwealth Games. The selection process was shared by the National Sports Council and the Falkland Islands Bowls Association, with the squad bringing together a blend of experience and emerging talent. Daphne Arthur-Almond returns to the Commonwealth Games squad after […]
Housing list increases by six people in five months, local housing properties decline and contractor properties increase
Housing debt has also risen by ten thousand pounds since this time last year. The figures were reported to the housing committee yesterday when it sat under the chairship of MLA Dean Dent for the first time, with Deputy MLA Cheryl Roberts also attending. The number of people on the government housing list is 77, […]
One dogs job to keep South Georgia rodent free
Hunter is one of just two dogs in the Falklands trained to upkeep the tight biosecurity measures of South Georgia, keeping it rodent free. Hunters powerful nose and agility mean he is the perfect fit for his role as detection dog with Larsen Limited, the company undertaking biosecurity work onboard cruise vessels bound for South […]
Second former leisure centre employee jailed for child abuse images and hiding evidence
Marco Leyton, 27, has been sentenced to three years in custody for making and possessing indecent photographs of youths, possessing extreme pornography and perverting the course of justice. The Senior Magistrate sentenced the Chilean national, and former leisure centre employee, for eight charges on 12 January. During Leyton’s first appearance in November of last year […]
Falklands elects new Assembly
Eight Members of the Legislative Assembly voted in and only two from the previous Assembly remain. MLA Jack Ford for the Camp constituency and MLA Roger Spink for Stanley are the only MLAs re-elected in this year’s general election. The election, on Thursday 11 December, saw a Stanley turnout of 81.4% and a Camp turnout […]
General election sees 19 hopeful candidates standing for eight seats
This is the highest number of candidates standing since 1993 and an increase of four from the last general election. The names were announced by Returning Officer Dr Andrea Clausen on 21 November. For the camp constituency where three seats are available, Jack Ford is re-running with Dot Gould, Michael Goss and Andy Watson all […]
