Stories for February 2012

Wednesday, February 8th 2012 - 06:06 UTC
“Unlikely” Peru would back Argentina in a new Malvinas conflict

Peru’s former Foreign Affairs minister, Jose Antonio Garcia-Belaunde, says it is unlikely that Peru would back Argentina if there were a new conflict with the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands, newspaper El Comercio reported.
Wednesday, February 8th 2012 - 05:57 UTC
Deadly bacteria that resist antibiotics found in Antarctica seawater

Bacteria that can resist nearly all antibiotics have been found in Antarctic seawater, reports the New Scientist.
Wednesday, February 8th 2012 - 04:21 UTC
Lawmaker says Chile should keep distance from the Malvinas issue

Lawmaker Ivan Moreira from the ruling coalition junior partner UDI said that Chile should not get involved in the Falklands/Malvinas issue which has to be addressed between Argentina and the UK, and recalled that Chile has its own problem with the coming International Court of Justice dispute with neighbouring Peru.
Wednesday, February 8th 2012 - 01:19 UTC
Argentina will accuse UK of South Atlantic and Malvinas militarization before UN

In a much expected speech President Cristina Fernandez announced a further escalation of the Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty diplomatic dispute with the UK including formal ‘militarization’ complaints before the United Nations, a personal attendance with a delegation from all parties next June 14 to the UN decolonization committee and called on PM David Cameron to “give peace a chance”
Wednesday, February 8th 2012 - 01:11 UTC
Falklands’ lawmakers lobby Caribbean nations in support of self-determination

Members of the Falklands Islands Legislative Assembly, Sharon Halford and Roger Edwards, have visited Grenada in the Caribbean to discuss the Falkland Islands right to self-determination with government ministers and senior officials.
Tuesday, February 7th 2012 - 16:57 UTC
Oil rig operating in the Falklands signs three year contract off Norway

A consortium of companies appears to be spending a large day-rate on an Ocean Rig unit which has been fixed for a firm three years off Norway. The semi-submersible Leiv Eiriksson, currently operating in Falklands waters has been wrapped up for a 15-well program over a minimum of 1070 days on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, Greek rig owner Ocean Rig said on Monday.
Tuesday, February 7th 2012 - 16:51 UTC
Only the Falklands can determine its political future “not London, not Buenos Aires”

“We are well aware that Chile has a different position to us regarding the Falklands and this we understand, but it must be the Islanders who determine their political future, not London, not Buenos Aires or third countries”, said UK ambassador in Chile Jon Benjamin in an interview with the Chilean media.
Tuesday, February 7th 2012 - 12:57 UTC
“There is a point where Islanders will say to the Argentines, 'To hell with you.'”

The following piece was published by The Independent, an interview of the Falkland Islands Governor Nigel Haywood by Falklands-born writer, journalist and expert in Latin American and defense affairs, Graham Bound.
Tuesday, February 7th 2012 - 06:15 UTC
Argentina/Brazil admit ‘good understanding’ in round of trade talks to lift restrictions

The meeting between Argentine and Brazilian officials to discuss the new trade legislation implemented by the government of President Cristina Fernandez ended in a “good understanding”, said participants of the Monday meeting.
Tuesday, February 7th 2012 - 06:09 UTC
China growth could drop by half in 2012 because of the Euro crisis warns IMF

Economic growth in China could drop by half this year in the event of a sharp recession in Europe, the IMF predicted on Monday in a report that underscored the importance of global trade to the world's second largest economy.