Stories for December 2011

Monday, December 19th 2011 - 07:22 UTC
UK ambassador underlines close historic links between Falklands and Punta Arenas

British ambassador in Chile Jon Benjamin met this week in Punta Arenas with a group of local students from municipal managed schools who were recently part of an exchange program with the Falkland Islands and underlined the close links between the two communities.
Monday, December 19th 2011 - 07:06 UTC
“Falklands’ flag remains an internationally recognized registry”

Surprise and perplexity has surfaced from the Falkland Islands following the announcement by President Jose Mujica that Falklands’ flagged vessels are barred from Uruguayan ports.
Monday, December 19th 2011 - 03:30 UTC
Mujica “submissive”, “obsequious” with Argentina, claim Uruguayan opposition

Uruguayan opposition called the government of President Jose Mujica “submissive” and “obsequious” with Argentina for having announced it was barring Falkland Islands flagged vessels from the port of Montevideo.
Monday, December 19th 2011 - 03:15 UTC
Storm sinks Russian oil drilling rig off Sakhalin in 20 minutes: 49 crew lost

An oil drilling rig with 67 crew members on board capsized and sank off the Russian far eastern island of Sakhalin (North Pacific, Sea of Okhotsk) when it ran into a storm while being towed, leaving 49 of the crew unaccounted for, the regional Emergencies Ministry said.
Monday, December 19th 2011 - 03:11 UTC
Argentina appeals to sniffer dogs to detect capital flight at border crossings

Argentina attempt to control capital flight through strict foreign exchange measures including the tax revenue office which gives its approval or denial to foreign money transactions have added another tool: sniffer dogs.
Monday, December 19th 2011 - 01:35 UTC
Spain criticizes Argentina for trying to intercept fishing vessel when leaving Montevideo

Spanish ambassador in Uruguay Aurora Diaz-Rato criticized Argentina following an incident with an Argentine Coast Guard unit which tried to intercept a Spanish flagged vessel when exiting Montevideo en route to the Falkland Islands.
Monday, December 19th 2011 - 01:08 UTC
Uruguayan navy air patrol escorts Spanish fishing vessel heading for Falklands

As Spanish vessel with Falkland Islands fishing licence was harassed Saturday morning by the Argentine Coast Guard on leaving the port of Montevideo for the South Atlantic and had to reroute course in Uruguayan waters until reaching the high seas.
Saturday, December 17th 2011 - 06:06 UTC
NZ Air Force to the rescue of Russian fishing vessels caught in Antarctic ice

A Royal New Zealand Air Force C130 Hercules is making an emergency flight, laden with life-saving supplies, for sinking Russian fishing vessel Sparta stranded in Antarctica.
Saturday, December 17th 2011 - 05:49 UTC
Uruguayan Foreign Minister says Falklands are an “inadmissible colonial enclave”

Uruguay considers that British control over the Falklands or Malvinas Islands constitutes a “colonial enclave”, which is “inadmissible”, and that is why Falklands’ flagged vessels are barred from entering Uruguayan ports, said on Friday Foreign Affairs minister Luis Almagro.
Saturday, December 17th 2011 - 05:00 UTC
First CFK reply to Moyano: “best way to defend workers is to look after government”

”The best way to defend workers is to look after the government” said Argentine Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo, the first official response to organized labour union boss Hugo Moyano speech on Thursday to a packed stadium of 80.000 roaring teamsters