Stories for June 2012

Tuesday, June 12th 2012 - 09:41 UTC
Young Falkland Islanders want to present strong message to Cristina Fernandez

A group of young Falkland Islanders hope to present Argentine President Cristina Fernandez with a firm message at the UN in New York that they want to remain British subjects and continue their current way of life.
Tuesday, June 12th 2012 - 09:35 UTC
YPF will no longer contract British-flagged vessels for the transport of oil

A small group of protesters burned a British flag Monday outside the headquarters of Argentina's oil company in Buenos Aires, saying YPF SA should stop using tankers that fly flags from the British Commonwealth.
Tuesday, June 12th 2012 - 09:30 UTC
Members of a gospel group caught sowing barley in Antarctica, reports IAATO

Two members of a gospel group were caught this last austral summer sowing barley in Antarctica in a bio-security breach that highlights calls for tougher controls on growing tourism to the continent.
Tuesday, June 12th 2012 - 09:25 UTC
Argentina blasts UK arrogance and “end of war celebration” in Falklands

Argentine Defence Minister Arturo Puricelli said on Monday that the United Kingdom maintains its “arrogance and haughtiness” over the Malvinas sovereignty issue as the 30th anniversary of the end of the war approaches.
Tuesday, June 12th 2012 - 09:09 UTC
C24 chair says Falklands issue is over sovereignty, not exactly decolonization

The UN Special Committee on Decolonisation launched on Monday a new round of sessions with much attention focused on the Falklands/Malvinas dispute since Argentine president Cristina Fernandez next Thursday will become the first head of state to address the C24.
Tuesday, June 12th 2012 - 09:04 UTC
UK reply to Argentina on Falklands/Buenos Aires flights and fisheries next week

Foreign Office minister for Latin American affairs Jeremy Browne anticipated that next week there will be a “substantial reply” to Argentina’s proposal for three monthly flights between Buenos Aires and the Falklands and the resumption of negotiations over fisheries conservation in the South Atlantic, but in noy way linked to any sovereignty discussions.
Tuesday, June 12th 2012 - 09:00 UTC
Massive outburst of support for Chavez as he registered for October 7 presidential election

Thousands of supporters thronged the streets of Caracas Monday to join cancer-stricken Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez as he registered to seek re-election amid ongoing concerns about his health.
Tuesday, June 12th 2012 - 08:53 UTC
A museum paying homage to those who fought on both sides

Over the last thirty years the National Malvinas War museum of Argentina in the city of Oliva in the province of Cordoba, has become the country’s largest and most important of its sort
Tuesday, June 12th 2012 - 08:46 UTC
Argentine May inflation 1.71% and 23.85% in twelve months, according to private estimates

Argentine opposition lawmakers unveiled on Monday the inflation index based on the analysis of nine private agencies, which in May reached 1.71%. The unofficial consumer price index has accumulated 23.85% in the last twelve months, twice the volume registered by the Indec national statistics bureau.
Tuesday, June 12th 2012 - 08:41 UTC
Maximo, probably the most influential advisor of Cristina Fernandez, but king of the lows profile

Maximo Kirchner, 36, since the death of his father Nestor Kirchner in October 2010 in the main support of his mother both affectionately and politically, although his political aspirations are not well known because of his very low profile.