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Falkland Islands s plans to make immigration policy more flexible
Becoming a resident in the Falkland Islands could soon be made easier if a paper recommending changes to the current immigration policy and points system is approved by Members of the Legislative Assembly next month. Read full article
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Jul 08th, 2011 - 01:28 am - Link - Report abuse 0Of course, it was not so long ago that the FIG was discussing how the islands could cope with an increase in population up to 10,000. If there is oil and the majority of support services stay in-island, then growth is inevitable.
I suppose whether that's good or bad depends on your perspective.
Bet I know what the Argies will think :-)
What the Argies think is irrelevant. They have no jurisdiction over the islands and no legal claim.
Jul 08th, 2011 - 05:58 am - Link - Report abuse 0Beef, you are right, what we think is irrelevant. Falklands deserve the best and I hope you will get it. I also hope to see Falkland and Argentina working together with economics benefits for both of them. Do you remember the 60's, in some way it was happening.
Jul 08th, 2011 - 08:03 am - Link - Report abuse 0lt could happen again if your country dropped its ridiculous claims.
Jul 08th, 2011 - 09:52 am - Link - Report abuse 0Most sensible comment I have seen on here for a ling time Rob. Animosity breeds animosity. It is time your president and her cronies see that they have dine nothing for Argentina's supposed claim and have by default cut their country out of any potential economic partnerships.
Jul 08th, 2011 - 10:21 am - Link - Report abuse 0Oil and gas will flow from the FI and Argentina could do with an alternative local supply from a territory that can be reliable and ultimaty more cost effective than other regional partners.
To Isolde and Beef: firstly let's me say I am proud of being Argentine in spite of my own govermment and in spite of lot of argentines supporting “peronista” govermments. I hope some day my own people will stop supporting or voting “peronistas” and everything will be better for Argentina. In the other hand if you open the immigration lot of argies will try to move to Falkland, be sure!!
Jul 08th, 2011 - 11:09 am - Link - Report abuse 0If Argentines did move to the Falklands they'd soon move out again. There's a reason why northern Argentina is so heavily populated - you don't see them flocking to Patagonia.
Jul 08th, 2011 - 12:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I think the beer is cheaper and the weather warmer in northern Argentina. I wouldn't move to the FI but wouldn't mind a short visit to BA or the warmer parts of South America.
Jul 08th, 2011 - 01:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Wow recover malvinas will be easier than we thought jaja...
Jul 08th, 2011 - 03:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 07# we have people living in Tierra del fuego and its much cooler weather than malvinas... and there is more than 100.000 persons in there...
Dick Sawle becoming extremely frustrated with the lack of progress in USA a few days ago.
Jul 08th, 2011 - 03:45 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Is Gavin Short trying to bring more females to immigrate to Malvinas?
Who in the hell cut his hair? Isolde?
Marcos my dear fellow, I am gutted that you didnt like my slightly unkempt look. I guess in a few years I may be sporting a “Twitterman” whether I like it or not :-)
Jul 08th, 2011 - 10:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0And as for more ladies - I dare not answer whilst my wife is looking over my shoulder !!!
:-)))
Jul 08th, 2011 - 10:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0But there was lots of progress MoreCrap, in the USA, in Canada and of course in the UK.
Jul 09th, 2011 - 12:16 am - Link - Report abuse 0The truth will out!
Oh yes Rotted, I almost forgot that you have the international support from Pocklington :-)))
Jul 09th, 2011 - 05:15 am - Link - Report abuse 0The UK has enough international support to be able to ignore Argentina and the C-24 over the Falkland Islands. That's enough :-)
Jul 09th, 2011 - 07:10 am - Link - Report abuse 0;) Anthony Browne
Jul 09th, 2011 - 05:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Sunday May 12, 2002
The Observer
It is a modern day version of Romeo and Juliet set not in fair Verona, but the chilly south Atlantic. A pair of star-crossed lovers have been forced into exile from the Falkland Islands for the ultimate sin: falling in love with the enemy.
Now the story looks set to become the closely-knit island's first human rights case.
The cast includes James Peck, a sixth-generation Falkland Islander, and the only professional artist in the British territory; his father Terry Peck MBE, a decorated war hero who was the only islander to take up arms against the Argentine army; James's best friend Michael, an Argentine conscript who fought Terry in battle; and James's pregnant girlfriend María, who happens to be Argentine.
María moved in to James's home in the former battleground of Goose Green, and kept a low profile. But the relationship between the son of the island's only war hero and the Argentine woman has caused such controversy that the island's hospital has refused to give treatment to María during the birth, and the church has refused to let them marry. With claims of official cold-shouldering, James and María have been forced to leave and stay in a borrowed apartment in Buenos Aires, the enemy capital, to await the birth of their baby. 'We had to leave and that was it,' said James from his Argentine hideaway. 'Most of my friends can't believe this awful treatment.' Now human rights monitors working for the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office have intervened in the case, and James has instructed a solicitor in the Falklands to take legal action against the island government.
James suspects that the Falklands government simply didn't want his baby born on the island at this sensitive time. 'I guess it would not look too good to have a baby born between an Argentine and a Falkland Islander whilst the twenty-year celebrations are happening,' he said. 'People cold-shoulder me. I get accosted in bars. They call me
Sorry, Mal, did you say 2002? And you only just noticed? Have you been in prison, or the loony bin perhaps?
Jul 09th, 2011 - 05:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0;) They call me Argentino-lover.' Nobody in the Falklands would buy his war pictures, which often depict Argentine conscripts huddled against the snow. 'That's just what I remember of the war,' he says. 'I don't mean to be waving any political banners, but anything to do with Argentina is seen as suspicious.'
Jul 09th, 2011 - 06:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 0He was forced to exhibit in Buenos Aires, which is where he met María, who was last year given permission to live with him on the island, but not permission to work. James's exile has been particularly upsetting for his father Terry Peck, a former chief of police who guided British soldiers over the island and took part in the battle of Mount Langdon and the liberation of the capital Stanley.
Having risked his life for the other islanders, he is now upset at how they are treating his son. 'It is discrimination,' he said. 'It's a political issue because of his relationship with an Argentine. Sometimes I find the politics very difficult.'
Terry insists that - like Romeo and Juliet, scions of two warring families - you cannot choose where you find love. 'People don't understand there are no barriers between a man and woman, and the sooner they accept that the happier we'll all be. There's many a British soldier who fell in love with a German girl after the world war.' Two British human rights monitors on the islands have looked into the case and are expected to report to the British government.
Since this has all moved on a bit since then, you might want to update us on the results of the legal action and the investigations of the human rights monitors. And what happened to that naughty priest who wouldn't let Romeo marry in church when he was already married to someone else.
Jul 09th, 2011 - 09:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0You could also let us know what happened to Romeo and his Juliet. Just don't forget the cabbages.
@ searinox
Jul 09th, 2011 - 10:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“we have people living in Tierra del fuego and its much cooler weather than malvinas... and there is more than 100.000 persons in there...”
Yeah, I've been there, and when the temp drops below 15 degrees or there's more than 10 knots of wind all the latin 'locals' start bundling themselves up in down jackets, gloves and scarves and bitch constantly about how 'muy frio' it is, you thin blooded types don't belong in these latitudes.
West, are you a penguin?
Jul 09th, 2011 - 11:47 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Malvinarsehole....
Jul 10th, 2011 - 08:35 am - Link - Report abuse 0I see you conveniently left out the bit where James Peck also stood for election in 2008 in the Islands......ooops, looks like your assumptions are looking shakey...
20 “muy frío” people of Ushuaia said..................hmmmmmmmmm
Jul 10th, 2011 - 10:41 am - Link - Report abuse 0take care where you go, argentines dont speak so bad spanish........
and they wore jackets gloves and scarves what strange in winter!!
so malvineros and malvineras prefer to be all day in swimming suits and t-shirts at winter you are so brave!!
send a photo plisssssss
Never let the truth stand in the way of a good(to you)story, eh Malvinense?
Jul 10th, 2011 - 10:41 am - Link - Report abuse 023 malen
Jul 10th, 2011 - 12:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 0http://www.kpadgett.org.uk/falklands/Pages/images1/0103.htm
thats a one day winter competition and its treacky some are wearing socks
Jul 10th, 2011 - 01:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0There are many places here where the cold is equally or more intense than in the islands.
Jul 10th, 2011 - 07:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0This winter, in some parts of northern Argentina was colder than in the islands.
Isolde, Is invited for a cup of chocolate in argieland, many kisses for you.
Monty 69 how is called the salad you prepared?
Ingredients? sorry my bad english.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/video_fotos/2011/06/110615_video_falkland_malvinas_ciudadania_argentina_lh.shtml
its tricky not treacky
Jul 10th, 2011 - 10:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0We love the snow...do we?
Jul 10th, 2011 - 11:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TF0x_69yu6k&feature=related
It is very nice,mate!!!!!
Jul 11th, 2011 - 10:08 am - Link - Report abuse 0James Peck moved to the Argentina to be near to his kids that is commendable, well it would be if he were to mention that he as a son that he ran off and left in the Falklands, or did he forget that.
Jul 11th, 2011 - 09:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@29 Marcos Excellent, almost died of laughter jajajajaja Santa Fe and Paraná are beautiful cities.
Jul 12th, 2011 - 11:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The English think that there's no snow in Argentina. We like the snow and enjoy drinking mate.
We know there is snow in Argentina, Malvin. lts taught in our geography lessons.
Jul 13th, 2011 - 12:11 am - Link - Report abuse 0Do you know that there is permanent snow on the island of New Guinea?
Lol who would want to immigrate to the Falklands haha,
Jul 14th, 2011 - 06:36 pm - Link - Report abuse 0unless you enjoy extreme weather conditions and the occasional penguin at your door any one for tea.
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