Stories for March 2012

Thursday, March 29th 2012 - 01:25 UTC
“Malvinas and the ‘Gallegos’ (Spaniards) always get the blame” in Argentina

“Malvinas and the Spaniards (‘gallegos’) are always to blame” warned UK PM David Cameron to his peer Mariano Rajoy when they met in London over a month ago to talk bilateral issues and the growing irritation caused to both countries by Argentina with its claims over Falklands’ sovereignty and natural resources.
Wednesday, March 28th 2012 - 19:14 UTC
Nobel Peace laureates should visit Falklands before reaching any conclusion

The Falkland Islands expressed disappointment with six Nobel Prize winners who urged the UK government to open sovereignty negotiations with Argentina over the Islands but seem to by pass the right of Islanders to self determination.
Wednesday, March 28th 2012 - 17:14 UTC
US retailers stop selling Antarctic toothfish

Three major US retailers announced that they have pledged not to stock endangered Antarctic toothfish. According to an article published by the environmental science and conservation news site, mongabay.com, Safeways, Wegmans and Harris Teeter have announced that they will not source fish coming from the Ross Sea.
Wednesday, March 28th 2012 - 17:06 UTC
Argentine radicals planned to ‘capture” Falklands’ conflict vessel in Montevideo

An Argentine extremist group is planning to ‘capture’ a vessel which was involved in the Falklands conflict and currently flies the Uruguayan flag and operates in the port of Montevideo, as an act of vindication ahead of the coming 30th anniversary of the Argentine invasion of the Islands.
Wednesday, March 28th 2012 - 05:55 UTC
Incident with Poland: Argentine official refers to Poles as “bums” and “stinking feet”

Argentina has picked a diplomatic incident with Poland following on alleged coarse expressions from a top Argentine official towards members of the local Polish community in the north of the country, most of them farmers involved in growing ‘yerba mate’ the popular infusion tea of the region.
Wednesday, March 28th 2012 - 05:49 UTC
US/Argentina spat “comes as no surprise” and is a “serious bump in the road”

The US government said on Tuesday that their recent decision to suspend Argentina from the Generalized System of Preferences, GSP, program, which waives import duties on thousands of goods from developing countries “is a serious bump in the road”, but “should not come as much of a surprise.”
Wednesday, March 28th 2012 - 01:11 UTC
Six Nobel Peace Prize winners call on UK to open talks on Falklands’ sovereignty

Six Nobel Peace Prize winners called for Britain to open talks with Argentina over the sovereignty of the Aflklands/Malvinas Islands, ahead of the 30th anniversary of the war between the two nations. The call came in the form of a letter directed to the UK's Prime Minister David Cameron.
Wednesday, March 28th 2012 - 00:41 UTC
CFK promises to address “trade wars and guerrillas” in a most civilized and legal way possible

President Cristina Fernández questioned US president Barack Obama’s recent decision to suspend trade benefits for Argentina, while complaining that “we can’t even manage to get one of our lemons to enter the US market.”
Wednesday, March 28th 2012 - 00:36 UTC
Argentina again warns Repsol-YPF as provinces terminate production concessions

Amidst raising tensions between the Argentine government and Spain’s Repsol-YPF oil company, Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo warned on Tuesday that the administration led by President Cristina Fernández will take “all necessary measures to guarantee the country's energy self-supply”.
Wednesday, March 28th 2012 - 00:32 UTC
UK accuses Argentina of “rattling cages” regarding nuclear submarines in Falklands

Britain has denied sending a nuclear-armed submarine to the South Atlantic amid rising tensions with Argentina over the Falklands and accused Argentina of “rattling cages in any way they can”.