Stories for 2012

Friday, November 30th 2012 - 19:39 UTC
RAF honour guard at former Falklands’ governor Sir Rex Hunt funeral

Personnel from 34 Squadron RAF Regiment and No 609 (West Riding) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force (RAuxAF) have attended the funeral of Sir Rex Hunt, former Governor of the Falkland Islands.
Friday, November 30th 2012 - 19:24 UTC
EU Court of Justice confirms Spain has a listed nature site in Gibraltar waters

British Government has lost a crucial appeal before the European Court of Justice [ECJ] relating to Gibraltar’s territorial waters. Britain was seeking to overturn an earlier judgement dismissing its legal challenge to the European Commission’s approval of a Spanish EU nature site in British waters.
Friday, November 30th 2012 - 18:50 UTC
Falklands debates full time lawmakers and how to attract younger generations to elected posts

With the next general election for Legislative Assembly Members for the Falkland Islands Government less than a year away, public consultation has begun on whether the posts should become full time with an appropriate salary paid.
Friday, November 30th 2012 - 08:40 UTC
YPF takes over Argentina’s main gas distribution company belonging to BG

Argentina’s nationalized oil and gas company YPF announced it has taken control of Metrogas, after acquiring 54.67% of the shares of Gas Argentino (GASA) from the company British Gas (BG). The takeover leaves the oil company as the main stockholder and controller of 70% of the largest gas distribution company in Argentina.
Friday, November 30th 2012 - 06:39 UTC
Unasur summit will address Paraguay situation; Brazil and Argentina absent

The Union of South American Nations, Unasur leaders meet on Friday in Peru to consider advances to the integration process and a report on the political and electoral situation in Paraguay, which remains suspended from the group since last June.
Friday, November 30th 2012 - 06:26 UTC
FARC satisfied with first round of peace talks; Santos and Colombian public opinion cautious

Colombia's FARC rebels said their peace talks with the government were going well, but the lead negotiator for President Juan Manuel Santos was more reserved as the two sides finished the first round of meetings aimed at ending their protracted conflict.
Friday, November 30th 2012 - 06:15 UTC
Falklands’ fishing company seeking good management label from MSC

For the first time a Falkland Islands fishing company is seeking to have its good management certificated by the internationally recognised Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).
Friday, November 30th 2012 - 06:02 UTC
Seabourn Cruise Line no longer will call at the Falklands, reports Ushuaia media

The Bahamas flagged cruise vessel ‘Seabourn Sojourn’ that on Thursday berthed at Ushuaia reported to Argentine port authorities it has no plans to visit the Falklands/Malvinas Islands according to press reports from the capital of Argentine Tierra del Fuego.
Friday, November 30th 2012 - 02:30 UTC
UN approves ‘non member observer’ status for the Palestine authority

The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday endorsed an upgraded UN status for the Palestinian Authority, despite intense opposition from the United States and Israel.
Thursday, November 29th 2012 - 22:23 UTC
Brazil calls on Argentina to integrate and consolidate world’s fifth largest economy

The presence this week of Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff next to Cristina Fernandez at Argentina’s Industrial Union, UIA annual conference was considered a major integration success and highlights the growing interaction of the two leading Mercosur partners.