Stories for April 2015

Monday, April 6th 2015 - 08:33 UTC
Falklands' RAF MPA complex allegedly technically exposed by UK defense blunder

A new report says a UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) blunder has put the Falkland Islands at risk of attack from Argentina, which claims sovereignty over the archipelago and in 1982 invaded the Islands militarily until they were defeated and ousted 74 days later.
Monday, April 6th 2015 - 06:20 UTC
International legal actions against Petrobras keep climbing

One of Sweden’s largest investors has pledged to take direct legal action against Petrobras, becoming the third large investor to seek damages individually from the Brazilian oil group.
Monday, April 6th 2015 - 06:02 UTC
UK ratifies support for Falklands' oil and gas industry development

The British government has dismissed a reported threat from Argentina to prosecute oil firms drilling near the  Falkland Islands. Argentine authorities said that the explorations “carry a huge environmental risk” and claimed that the London-registered companies, which announced last week they had found oil and gas in a remote field off the Islands, should be tried in Argentina
Friday, April 3rd 2015 - 08:04 UTC
US warning to vacation and business travellers about the advance of Chikungunya

The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) is warning vacation and business travelers to the Caribbean about the importance of protecting themselves from mosquitoes that may transmit Chikungunya virus and other mosquito-borne illnesses like dengue.
Friday, April 3rd 2015 - 07:56 UTC
Multi-year drought forces California to impose mandatory water restrictions

California Governor Jerry Brown, acting in the face of a devastating multiyear drought, ordered the first statewide mandatory water restrictions this week, directing cities and communities to reduce usage by 25%.
Friday, April 3rd 2015 - 07:49 UTC
Caribbean countries hold for fifth consecutive time OAS Permanent Council chair

The Permanent Representative of Trinidad and Tobago to the Organization of American States (OAS), Neil Parsan DVM, MBA, CACM, RFC, was inaugurated on Thursday as Chair of the Permanent Council of the hemispheric institution, a position he will hold for the next three months and in which he follows the Ambassador of Suriname, Niermala Badrising.
Friday, April 3rd 2015 - 07:08 UTC
Falklands first well of current drilling program declared “oil and gas discovery”

The Falkland Islands government welcomed on Thursday the announcement by Premier Oil and partners that the 14/15b=5 “Zebedee” well has been declared an oil and gas discovery following the completion of its evaluation program, Zebedee is the first of six wells from the current drilling campaign planned to take place in Falklands waters during 2015.
Friday, April 3rd 2015 - 06:52 UTC
Cable & Wireless consolidates in the Caribbean and targets Latin America

British telecommunication company, Cable and Wireless Communications, Plc (CWC) Tuesday announced it had completed its US$1.85 billion acquisition Columbus International Inc (CII).
Friday, April 3rd 2015 - 06:32 UTC
“Argentina poses no military threat to Malvinas. We need dialogue”, says Ambassador Castro

On the occasion of the 2nd April, when Argentina commemorate the veterans and those fallen in the Malvinas conflict, and following the UK government’s recent announcement to increase military spending in the South Atlantic, the Embassy of Argentina wishes to reiterate the following statements from Ambassador Alicia Castro.
Friday, April 3rd 2015 - 06:03 UTC
Argentina poses no military threat to the Malvinas Islands. So why is the UK ratcheting up tension?

The following column by Alicia Castro (*) was published 02 April by the Independent - On 24 March, the day that a debate was held in Parliament over the increase in defense expenditure for the Malvinas Islands, Argentina was commemorating the anniversary of the 1976 military coup.