Stories for 2012

Friday, June 15th 2012 - 19:16 UTC
Euro-zone financial turmoil will have significant impact on global economy, says Fitch

Fitch Ratings says a new round of adverse shocks centred on the Euro zone is slowing the fragile global economic recovery. In its latest quarterly Global Economic Outlook (GEO), Fitch forecasts real GDP growth of major advanced economies (MAE) to remain weak at 1.1% in 2012, before only a modest rebound to 1.7% in 2013 and 2.2% in 2014.
Friday, June 15th 2012 - 19:10 UTC
Falklands “incredibly disappointed” with Argentines refusal of dialogue invitation

The Falkland Islands Government is “incredibly disappointed” that despite claims from Argentine president Cristina Fernandez, before the United Nations, of “only wanting to sit down and discuss about Falklands”, her government rejected point blank an invitation to dialogue.
Friday, June 15th 2012 - 11:16 UTC
Falklands taking steps to establish licensed fishery for grenadier

The Falkland Islands fishing industry is taking steps are to establish a licensed fishery for grenadier for an initial period of three years. In 2009 the option of converting the grenadier fishery from exploratory status to an ITQ fishery was considered, but not progressed.
Friday, June 15th 2012 - 06:23 UTC
Argentina refuses to receive invitation to dialogue from the Falklands’ government

A letter from the Falkland Islands government inviting the Argentine government to enter into a dialogue and which was to be delivered directly to President Cristina Fernandez’ delegation during the Decolonization Committee debate was frustrated by the passivity of the C24 chair and by Foreign Minister Hector Timerman.
Friday, June 15th 2012 - 06:19 UTC
Cristina Fernandez calls for an end to colonialism and blast UN Security Council

In a strong speech claiming sovereignty over the Falklands/Malvinas issue addressing the UN Decolonization Committee, Argentine president Cristina Fernandez called on the UK “to leave this history of colonialism behind and start building a new history based on dialogue” but at the same time blasted the recent announcement of a referendum in the Islands do decide on their political status.
Friday, June 15th 2012 - 06:17 UTC
Colombia passes law that could pave the way for peace talks with guerrillas

Colombia's Congress on Thursday passed a law that could pave the way for peace talks with Marxist oriented guerrillas, raising hopes for an end to the war, but drawing criticism from human rights groups that say the law is too lenient toward rebel leaders.
Friday, June 15th 2012 - 03:26 UTC
Mexican billionaire Slim holds 8.4% of re-nationalized YPF shares

The family of Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim owns 8.4% of YPF shares, Argentina's recently re-nationalized oil and gas company said in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday.
Friday, June 15th 2012 - 03:18 UTC
Summers invites Argentina to sit down and enter into a dialogue with the people of the Falklands

In his speech to the UN Decolonization Committee MLA Mike Summers recalled that Article 1 of the UN Charter sets out the importance of respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of all peoples, which Argentina ignores and the Commission, which tries to be neutral, does not express this in its resolutions.
Friday, June 15th 2012 - 02:55 UTC
Do human beings not have human rights if they reside on a piece of land that Argentina wants?

The first petitioner for the Falkland Islands MLA Roger Edwards before the UN Decolonization Committee said that Argentina claims to fight against colonialism yet wishes to annex the Islands and “subject our people to alien subjugation and domination”, which is the very definition of colonialism.
Friday, June 15th 2012 - 01:36 UTC
British Prime Minister boost for the Falkland Islands

On the thirtieth anniversary of its liberation from Argentine occupation (June 14), the Falkland Islands was given its biggest boost by any British Prime Minister since Margaret Thatcher.