News

It was noted this year that the first iteration of the FIJ website was published in 2004. The site is now on it’s 4th iteration!

We are happy to report that Nikki Buxton has agreed to take on the role of Deputy Editor to share some of the editorial load of the Journal. The journal has continued to expand in range and quality and it is gratifying to know that the increased load (and technical competence required) is being shared… Read more: Deputy Editor

We are happy to report that the Journals are now on their way to the Islands (sponsorship courtesy of Richard James International)  on V541 due to arrive on 24th November. Front cover and contents etc. can be previewed on this site.

FIJ committee meeting held on 24th June 2024 in the 1982 room, Historic DockyardMuseum, Stanley. Left to right: Tasmin Tyrrell, Chloe Anderson-Wheatley, Jim McAdam, Geraldine McAdam, Nikki Buxton. Photo – Sandra Alazia. FIJ Editor, Jim McAdam and committee member Geraldine McAdam were fortunate enough to be able to get to the Falklands this winter to… Read more: Committee meeting held in Stanley

The Journal is now formally linked with, and is an official publication of the Historic Dockyard Museum, Stanley…

In what is  a substantive advance, the 2020 Journal has been printed in full colour. This is largely due to advances in printing technology and generous underpinning support from the Falklands. Readers confirm what a bonus this is and how it greatly enhances the quality of the final product.

It  is my sad duty to report the death of Ian Strange . Ian was a naturalist, wildlife artist and active promoter of sustainable land use and environmental management in the Falklands (long before either concept was fashionable). We will recognise his contribution in the 2019 issue with an appreciation  (for which I thank Stephen… Read more: Ian Strange Obituary

We regret to have to report the passing of Sir Cosmo Haskard (aged 100) in February of this year. During his time as Governor of the Falkland Islands (1964-1970) and thereafter he was a great supporter of the Falklandsand undoubtedly his interventions and representations to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office paid a large part in… Read more: Sir Cosmo Haskard Obituary

The Editor and supporting Committee of the Falkland Islands Journal made a (successful) proposal to the Stamp Committee in the Falklands that the Journal merited recognition through a commemorative stamp issue in 2017.

The Editor of this Journal is not the only celebrant of a golden jubilee. The 2016 edition of the Falkland Islands Journal is the fiftieth to be published, a really significant achievement for which all those involved, past and present, deserve our warm congratulations. This edition is bursting with even more pages, and the Journal… Read more: 50th issue of FIJ reviewed in The Upland Goose. Journal of the Falkland Islands Philatelic Study Group.

Jim McAdam to deliver the 3rd Mike Stammers Memorial Lecture in Liverpool on the evening of 12th May 2017.  Mike was a long-standing Deputy Editor of the Journal for many years. Sadly he died in 2013 and an Annual Memorial Lecture has been instigated. Current Editor, Jim McAdam is honoured to be delivering this year’s lecture.… Read more: Jim McAdam to deliver the 3rd Mike Stammers Memorial Lecture in Liverpool