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New document outlines sustainable future for Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands requires an enhanced foreign investment climate, among many other economic ‘enablers’ in order to achieve a sustainable economic future, according to the newly released Falkland Islands Economic Development Strategy (EDS). Read full article
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Jul 09th, 2010 - 04:06 am - Link - Report abuse 0Even the Malvinas PR Lassies ( http://www.sealedpr.com/ )can’t avoid noticing:
”The ‘attitude of Argentina poses challenges for the Falkland Islands’. Any economic development strategy will have to take into account the political, diplomatic and commercial ramifications of Argentine actions and foreign policy.
In addition, internally, geographic isolation, a small and aging population, a looming labour gap and skills shortage, limit the Islands ability to continue to build upon ‘its strong legacy of the past and to develop a sustainable and vibrant economy for the future.’
Immigration reform and legislative changes will cover the establishment of a clear, path towards permanent residence and Falkland Islands status, with a shorter qualifying period.
Jul 09th, 2010 - 05:19 am - Link - Report abuse 0Get planting :-) argies need not apply
And wouldn't an oil industry muck all that up Think? Lots of incomers, lots of attractions to stay. It is also notworthy that the document deals with strategies to counter the Argentine flea bites!
Jul 09th, 2010 - 06:20 am - Link - Report abuse 0Not that it really matters, as I've said before, if Argentina was the cause of evacuation and even if the penguins left, you'd still not get the islands .... 'cos as a people we're less practical than you think, Think ... and a lot more bloody minded!
this is great news, Malvinas are showing the brits we really have good land in Argentine, they get all happy about our wealth, the more I hear about Malvinas the more I support Argenina to get them back, funny how people attack cans make you sencitive about a subject, I think we should let the illegal colony stay untill they find enough oil to pay for the nukes Argentina will need for self defence, If it wasn't for UK Argentina might never have nukes, wake up people its now or never, the political arena has never being more favorable, with the WMD in Iraq being a fake britain nor USA have hardly enought political capital to bearely get BP to listen.
Jul 09th, 2010 - 06:39 am - Link - Report abuse 0oh dear gasseous, what are you smoking?
Jul 09th, 2010 - 06:48 am - Link - Report abuse 0(3) Hoyt
Jul 09th, 2010 - 06:58 am - Link - Report abuse 0No Hoyt, “Oil” has started this process.
Before Oil, the Islands could have continued in their relative isolation for ages living well from fishing licenses.
You say:
“cos as a people we're less practical than you think, Think ... and a lot more bloody minded!”
I say:
I know.
My first words on Fool's Day morning 1982 where:
Sh** they're coming with everything they got. (in Spanish, of course)
sorry to burst your wisdom bubble Think, but the quote you have in Comment 1, is copied and pasted straight out of the EDS document and not put together by SeAled PR. So the PR lassies did not write it, but the intellectual FIG Heads of Departments did (aka Superheads).
Jul 09th, 2010 - 12:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0If you scroll up to the article you will find out that it is signed by a certain:
Jul 09th, 2010 - 12:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“Lisa Johnson – SeAledPR – Stanley”
Thanks for telling me that in Malvinas you can't trust in signatures.
By the way ......... Bonnie Lassies they are!
Just so's we all remember. No Argentine ownership of land, property or business on the Falklands.
Jul 09th, 2010 - 05:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0And demolition charges in all appropriate places, particularly oil rigs, in case Argentina forces Islanders to leave. Charges should be big enough to ensure that NOTHING is left for the Argentines.
(7) M_of_FI
Jul 10th, 2010 - 07:00 am - Link - Report abuse 0Just checked SeAledPR webpage .....
Do me a favor.....
Say “Jelou” to Lisa W. from me, if you meet her.
She's a real knock-down :-)
now we are stalking
Jul 10th, 2010 - 10:20 am - Link - Report abuse 0Just admiring the natural beauty of the Islands.
Jul 10th, 2010 - 11:06 am - Link - Report abuse 0Web Tourism....
Good luck with the book you old Patagonian perv
Jul 10th, 2010 - 03:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“The book is the adventures of my life…” announced the 52-year-old “…what it is to be an ugly man in Argentina.” Argentina, of course, renowned as country obsessed by looks, where a plaster on the nose from a quick nip/tuck will not provoke even the bat of an eyelid. “They say Argentina has the most beautiful women in the world,” think informs me.
“The book chronicles how I was bullied by schoolmates, rejected by girls,” he tells me. He had spots, wore braces and thick glasses during his adolescence. He said that he could not even get a job at one stage as he was so insecure about his looks. He described himself as ‘introverted’, ‘sad’ and ‘conflicted’ as a child
One day though, Gonzalo decided that enough was enough and soon realised that no amount of dieting, sweating in the gym, nipping or tucking would help him to overcome his complex. His looks were something he would simply have to embrace, and found within himself a great personality which allowed him to do this. This is what thinknzalo calls ‘Feosexual’
(13) Sticky
Jul 10th, 2010 - 03:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Perv.?.... Me?...
She just reminds me of my second wife.........
Fine looking Sheila.........
I can see you are reading the Argentimes now!
Can warmly recommend it to all of you.
Much better than “The Sun”
argentina is not rich, your goverment is, your female leader is now a multi millionair, but you lot will remain poor, like all goverments they expext you lot to do all the fighting, and dying, and they will claim what ever is left, so either way you lot will lose, and sold down the drain by your own goverment.
Jul 10th, 2010 - 09:45 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Britain is not rich, your goverment is, your female leader is now a multi millionair, but you lot will remain poor, like all goverments they expext you lot to do all the fighting, and dying, and they will claim what ever is left, so either way you lot will lose, and sold down the drain by your own goverment.
Jul 11th, 2010 - 08:08 am - Link - Report abuse 0Argentina is not rich, your goverment is, your female leader is now a multi millionair, but you lot will remain poor, like all goverments they expext you lot to do all the fighting, and dying, and they will claim what ever is left, so either way you lot will lose, and sold down the drain by your own goverment.
Jul 11th, 2010 - 09:08 am - Link - Report abuse 0Nice Baloney Sandwich! we just made!!!!
Jul 11th, 2010 - 09:33 am - Link - Report abuse 0And Britain is the Baloney :-)
Guys,
Jul 11th, 2010 - 11:09 am - Link - Report abuse 0Think is just a troll out for a wind up, best not feed the trolls. Ignoring them is the best remedy.
Vincit Omnia Veritas
Jul 11th, 2010 - 11:14 am - Link - Report abuse 0Canis pensum meum comedit
Jul 11th, 2010 - 02:37 pm - Link - Report abuse 0If the combined annual income of a couple is US$136,000, how do they increase their assets by US$4,441,772 in one year?
backhanders are not taxed, nor declared normally, otherwise they wouldn't be called this. Of course if they were called consultancy fees then that would be a different matter, but this is not how South Amercia operates. They prefer to grease the palm of the folk that hold strings, and fill their own pockets in the process, and rip off the rest of the population.
Jul 11th, 2010 - 02:47 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Cue t
Jul 11th, 2010 - 02:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0(21) I love mathematics.....(and you are feeding the troll!)
Jul 11th, 2010 - 03:47 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Problem:
”If the combined annual income of a couple is £ 136,000, how do they increase their assets by £ 4,441,772 in one year?”
Solution:
1) The couple has stable jobs, expense account, free house, free car, free plane, free helicopter.
2) The couple owns some property that can be use as collateral and they have some friends and family that can act as guarantors.
3) They go to their Local Bank and borrow a sum amounting to the double of their annual income. (I did precisely the same some years ago, before my second divorce :-)
That gives us: £ 136,000 (income) + £ 272,000 (loan) = £ 408,000 (capital)
The couple invests their £ 408.000 in “ROCKHOPPER EXPLORATION PLC” stock, buying it at the *52 week (1 year) low price of 30p per share. (408.000 ∗ 0.30 = 1.360.000 shares)
They get 1.360.000 Rockhopper shares for their money.
The couple sells their 1.360.000 Rockhopper shares at the *52 week (1 year) high price of 369,5p per share. ( 1.360.000 x 3,695 = £ 5.025.200)
They get £ 5.025.200 for their shares.
They go to the bank and pay back their loan with a 25% interest ( £ 5.025.200 - £ 272.000 (loan) - £ 68.000(interests) = £ 4.685.000
The couple walks out of the bank with £ 4.685.000 in their pocket.
Easy
*All “ROCKHOPPER EXPLORATION PLC” stock info can be checked on following link:
http://uk.reuters.com/business/quotes/chart?symbol=RKH.L
Should we check whether they actually did that? Or did you make it up?
Jul 11th, 2010 - 04:56 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Ah nice, Think actually thought for once. So its risky speculative share dealing then. Mmmm, OK.
Jul 11th, 2010 - 07:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0How many of those come off, how many fail?
The article actually stated they bought land dirt cheap, where they just co-incidentally happened to hold political office, then sold it very expensively, to make a massive profit. But of course all perfectly legitimate, in Argentina.
But of course all perfectly legitimate, in Argentina, Costa Rica, USA, France, Russia or whatever place where you develop real estate..............
Jul 11th, 2010 - 08:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0No when you are in public office and buy publically owned land cheap, then sell it high, we call that malfeasance in public office and put them in jail.
Jul 11th, 2010 - 08:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 0where?
Jul 11th, 2010 - 09:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0And Britain is the Baloney :-) yes but not poor and stupid,
Jul 11th, 2010 - 09:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0and i live in a great country, not a backwater, and we have a military record of fighting, not running away, [baloney] yes why not,
lololol
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/no_matter_how_thin_you_slice_it,_it's_still_baloney
Jul 11th, 2010 - 09:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0this problem wil be settled soon, it cannot go on forever, sooner or later
Jul 11th, 2010 - 11:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 0things will happen,??
Breaking News:
Jul 12th, 2010 - 08:21 am - Link - Report abuse 0Falklands Oil and Gas Shares Down nearly 50% Today
I love Mondays!!!
http://www.stockopedia.co.uk/content/falkland-oil-and-gas-disappointed-by-dry-well-at-toroa-prospect-44627/
Hmmmmm....
Strange that MercoPress didn’t catch this story.....
I suppose that Venezuela’s Inflation is more “relevant” for us South Atlantickers ;-)
Are the Falklands still British?
Jul 12th, 2010 - 09:02 am - Link - Report abuse 0About Oil / no Oil:
Jul 12th, 2010 - 10:01 am - Link - Report abuse 0Funny.......
This is what Islander1 wrote last week:
4 Islander1 (#)
Jul 05th, 2010
I would not be surprised if all they get from this drill is Key Information and Knowledge - to give a better idea where to drill next time - this is a totally new geoligical area to RockHopper. But a big bonus if it does show positive as well - but not a disater if not. Its on the edge of deepwater drilling as well.
http://en.mercopress.com/2010/07/05/falkland-oil-and-gas-further-update-on-toroa-f61-5-1-exploration-well-spud#comment13775
And now, today’s official story:
Jul 12th 2010
“Whilst the results of the Toroa well are disappointing, it has to be remembered that this is the first well in a previously undrilled frontier basin. We believe that these results have helped to reduce some of the key risks of the plays in the deepwater areas of our licenses. In that respect the well is certainly encouraging for further exploration and we look forward to continuing our exploration programme....
www.stockopedia.co.uk/content/falkland-oil-and-gas-disappointed-by-dry-well-at-toroa-prospect-44627/
Different words but same story!
Could Islander1 be an Insider1 as well?
Or does he have a Crystal Bowl?
Most possible he just heard it in the Pub.
No Secrets there... Right mate?
No matter, the islanders are making money by just selling the licences :-)
Jul 12th, 2010 - 12:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“No matter, the islanders are making money by just selling the licenses ”........... and investing that same money in oil shares :-))
Jul 12th, 2010 - 12:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Go on Think treat yourself and help the Falklands third major income
Jul 12th, 2010 - 01:15 pm - Link - Report abuse 0http://www.virginholidayscruises.co.uk/destinations/falkland-islands/
Think here
Jul 12th, 2010 - 01:58 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Well lads.......
The moment finally arrived...
My account has been “Regulated” (Closed:-)
Too much “Foul language I suppose???
After too many years with censorship in Argentina I don’t “think” it’s funny so..... ....
Let’s see if they delete this farewell!
(Sending this from a new account just to say good bye to the “intelligent ones”)
Take care
One last final spam? ^_^
Jul 12th, 2010 - 02:15 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Cya, for the second time.
Nope, didnt glean it in the pub Think- just I always try and take a rational balanced look at things and some of the speculative hypers get overenthusiastic(and burnt fingers) at times. Totally new field and geological area = I understand the law of average is you find something about 10% of the time - so chances of first hit are not good. But with all the geological info they now have they will have a far better idea where to look next time. I would say today is the time to buy their shares.
Jul 12th, 2010 - 02:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Same in the north basin -1998 they first drilled and found it but not commercial in one and some traces in others. 12yrs later(and much better seismic) they get oil but not commercial and gas (still to evaluate) in one - and the good stuff seems to be appearing in No2. Lets see what they find in the rest of the drills up there?
I know nothing about the industry - just try to apply common sense and logic - one of which tells me that you dont spend that sort of money in drilling unless you are pretty damn confident either oil or gas is there somewhere in commercial volume!
Safety - one assumes a BIG lesson is now learnt from the Gulf - and in future safety backup oilspill deepwater procedures will be developed and nearby - wherever in the world.
As for the Economic Strategy review - I have to admit - we too,like you, have Government Departments that love to come up with a lot of hypothetical theories and fancy words to justify their existence at times. But the Islands will continue to develop and propser- maybe quicker-maybe slower - but we will, either with the neighbour - or without .
Lisa Watson, thought I'd heard the name, daughter of Neil and Glenda Watson of Long Island Farm.
Jul 12th, 2010 - 05:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Spirited lass, she still said no to Major Patricio Dowling when he pointed a gun at her; aged 11 at the time. What kind of man threatens a child at gun point?
,the Falkland will change beyond all recognition, this is called progress
Jul 12th, 2010 - 09:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0and nothing can stop it, what will happen
will happen, and the union jack will still be seen gently floating the south Atlantic waters for all peace loving people to see
@JustinKuntz
Jul 14th, 2010 - 12:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“What kind of man threatens a child at gun point”
Allow me to answer that question please.
The same kind of men as your British soldiers beating inoffensive Iraqis children.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMiMH2FuLWw
You have asked mate.
The same kind of men as your British soldiers beating inoffensive Iraqis children
Jul 14th, 2010 - 12:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I think you will find the poor little darlings were rioters,doesnt make it right but not innoncent children
Well seems that the flanders are in the mess right now a little bit of more pressure and they will scream “I wanna be Argentinean”
Jul 15th, 2010 - 07:13 am - Link - Report abuse 0I don’t really know if we should accept these little arrogant Brit wannabe now.
Well, may be we have to reconsider after all even the penguins and whales have rights in Argentina.
A little bunch of Brits wannabe wouldn’t harm so much and we will save the noisy protesters of Green Peace & NGO asking for mercy.
I just wonder if they can survive without saying 4 Typhoom and Royal Navy.
I can imagine Happy Argies families visiting the Malvinas and Argie’s Islands while their children asking to their moms.
Mommy, mommy Why these little Islanders look like losers, so sad, angry and upset?
Well my dear boy these people have names there is “Islander1”, “Zethe”, “JustinKuntz”, “harrier61”, “Briton” and of course “stick up your junta” I cannot see Rhaurie and Hoytred in the neighborhood. Are they ok?
Anyway, some time ago when you even were born an Evil ex Empire nation called UK encouraged them to be British and to be an independent nation. But this was just a dream and an Evil lie but these naive people believed what were told and when the Evil Rulers didn’t find oil or something valuable in the Islands they suddenly abandon them on their own luck.
A really sad story my dear son... really sad...
And what happened Mommy with Evil Empire?
Ah! This is another sad story, after the big recession that turned into a depression they got their own medicine and they where conquered by the German-Franco EU.
They are now just another province of this dominant Empire called EU. They are still struggling to preserve something from the old good days like part of their language as they now speaks Pakistani and Hindi.
Oh! Mommy that it is really a very sad story. Isn’t it?
“I just wonder if they can survive without saying 4 Typhoom and Royal Navy.”
Jul 15th, 2010 - 09:37 am - Link - Report abuse 0Thankfully, they'll never have to worry about that.
“German-Franco EU.”
“They are now just another province of this dominant Empire called EU. ”
Yeah, thats why we decided to stay out of the eurozone and the euro. Because we've been conquered.
Neither france not germany will ever tell us what to do.
They are mate Our Friends are ruling Europe including you slowly with diplomacy but they are doing a good job.
Jul 15th, 2010 - 10:57 am - Link - Report abuse 0http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-05-19/merkel-seeks-eu-rules-after-german-short-selling-ban-update2-.html
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-05-19/merkel-seeks-eu-rules-after-german-short-selling-ban-update2-.html
Then we all together will be drinking beer in Oktoberfest like we do here in Cordoba. Lovely http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-05-19/merkel-seeks-eu-rules-after-german-short-selling-ban-update2-.html
Like i JUST said. Neither france not germany will ever tell us what to do. If britian wanted a more leading role in EU we would have it, but we tend to prefer relations with the US.
Jul 15th, 2010 - 02:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Both The French and the Germans know they have to work with the British if the EU is to devise a common defence policy. so long as the UK remains outside the euro, and we prefer the Us over the EU, the Franco-German alliance is likely to endure and lead europe.
They keep asking us to become more involved with the eu. We can also opt out of the EU at any time and still recieve free trade agreements. We have kept our currency. And it would not cost us a penny to pull out of the EU.
Today Arg. is the first country to aproval de gay marriage in Latam, and 10th in the world. Gays Uruguayan and people from Malvinas (with their Arg Documents) can marry here too in a real develop country. If the Malvinas people want to leave their dictartopship regime (like Cuba) could make their documents in a real free socity in Ushuaia (Capital of TDF, Antarctica & South Atlantic Islands Province) . All press around the world have shown this new , except Mercopress of course.
Jul 15th, 2010 - 04:20 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Or they could have a gay marrage on the islands with their government they have chosen to keep.
Jul 15th, 2010 - 04:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Perhaps MercoPress didn't want to give everyone a field day about homosexual Argentines. But since you've opened the topic..........
Jul 15th, 2010 - 04:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I understand that there were lots of protests. “Thousands of demonstrators gathered outside Argentina's congress to protest against a proposal to legalise same-sex marriage.” Amongst them were a large number of deep sea squid protesting that if Argentines could now do it to each other legally, night time beach life would end as this was when the squid rose to the surface to service the Argentine population.
Now “a real develop country”. Developed into what? Let's see. Argentina is banned from the world's money markets. Argentina employs “unwritten” trade restrictions, even against fellow members of Mercosur. Argentina's GDP is only slightly better than Venezuela's.
According to Wikipedia, GDP(PPP) per capita for Argentina is $14,560
GDP(PPP) per capita for Venezuela is $12,201
GDP(PPP) per capita for Falkland Islands is $25,000
GDP(PPP) per capita for the UK is $34,619
and GDP(PPP) per capita for the USA is $46,381.
There are ways in which Argentina is “developed”. It has racism (see the Constitution), it has paranoia, it has anxiety (63%), it has more psychiatrists than any other profession and it is nationally delusional. Oh, and it had millions of its people who fled to the EU because they saw no hope for the country.
And it has the Kirchners. There's a real nail in the coffin.
@harrier61
Jul 16th, 2010 - 01:29 am - Link - Report abuse 0You are 30 years back Argentineans don’t go to Europe as you said “because they saw no hope for the country”.
In fact a little walk for Buenos Aires will prove the contrary we are invaded by Germans, Americans, French and more recently with people from northern countries like Norway, etc.
By talking with them you will find who has not any hope of improvement in their respective countries.
They complain about the state of the Economy in Europe, immigration in Europe and the lose of European values in their respective cultures.
Europe including your lovely UK is not what was used to be today is a type of EuroAfricAsia.
Many European are not happy with that except of course you may be.
So Argie land is still the promise land for some European but you mate.
Argentina is a land full of empty promises.
Jul 16th, 2010 - 10:09 am - Link - Report abuse 0May be for you but is good for me and that it is what matter in the end.
Jul 16th, 2010 - 11:40 am - Link - Report abuse 0You have your wonderful UK enjoy it while you can may be next year will gone or will become part of Pakistan. I don't know what you prefer.
I think Argentina is more likely to ecome a part of pakistan than thwe uk is.
Jul 16th, 2010 - 01:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The UK is a strong and proud nation.
@zethe,
Jul 17th, 2010 - 05:46 am - Link - Report abuse 0UK is a decadent nation full of crooks greedy bankers sucking all what they can.
Where traditional British are becoming 2nd class citizens and are being replaced by Afro-Asian population.
A nation that cannot takes any decision without previous consultation with her boss US.
A nation where it’s elected MP chose foreigners bankers and interest against her owns.
A nation that had sold her independence for a few Quids to outsiders.
Can you tell me please about what are you proud of?
None of the above are even slightly true. Try again.
Jul 17th, 2010 - 12:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@zethe
Jul 18th, 2010 - 10:48 am - Link - Report abuse 0I just wonder if these lads are not taking coca-colla everyday.
Guys you have to drink it so pullout the bottle from your nose. Would you please?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3J9v13Ihrk&feature=related
All that above is true are you living into a box?
Your MPs choose to save the bankers instead of its nationals they receive their bonus anyway while you may be are in dole living under the line of poverty.
You are going to pay with taxation, jobless, inflation among others painful measures the hole left by international bankers in UK.
They have their money quite safe in free tax heavens and they are slowly moving to Asia.
In addition you will pay the burden of the debt incurred to finance 2 wars that have left only pain a debt to UK. Just because your master US said to do so, you are the dog of US I don’t know how you cannot see that.
“A nation that had sold her independence for a few Quids to outsiders”
Well I don’t have to explain that no?
Poor Britons some time ago they used to be a wealthy nation but their leaders and own stupidity had turn the nation into a 3er world country.
Such a shame.
Nico, you can bang on about our finances all you like. Argentina's finances are in a worse state than ours, as for a third world country we are still the worlds fith(i think) top economy. You just make yourself look stupid by saying silly things.
Jul 18th, 2010 - 03:45 pm - Link - Report abuse 0As for us following the US. yes we did, as did every other of the 50 nations who have participated in the war. The US has lead the invasion therefore everyone else who participates is “following”.
As for our reasons, we were bonbed too. I was there when the london underground bombs went off.
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