Tierra del Fuego fears the significance of Falkland Islands new port

Wednesday, August 4th 2021 - 07:03 UTC

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The province of Tierra del Fuego, on Tuesday, denounced UK's construction company BAM Nuttall for operating with no authorization in the Falkland/Malvinas Islands district, currently under British control but over which Argentine claims sovereignty. Read full article

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Judge Jose
Yet another pointless non story, and a statement packed with fantasy,
Aug 04th, 2021 - 08:34 am - Link - Report abuse -1
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Swede
Funny comment from TDF: ““The fact that they are momentarily 'invaded' by the UK in no way impedes that we may take actions against those who do not abide by the law”, insists Zachary.”

How could they “take action”? Argentine laws are not enforceable in the Falklands. Do they think they could just arrest people from BAM Nutall? I have no idea if that company has any projects going on in Argentina. In that case it could of course be local problems there. If not they should just ignore the “threats”.
Aug 04th, 2021 - 09:31 am - Link - Report abuse -1
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Steve Potts
“The fact that they are momentarily 'invaded' by the UK in no way impedes that we may take actions against those who do not abide by the law”, insists Dachary.

Laws made by the Republic of Narnia mean nothing outside Narnia.
Aug 04th, 2021 - 10:17 am - Link - Report abuse -1
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Swede
Of course not. But if the company is active in Argentina they could perhaps harass the company and its staff in some way. If not, they can do nothing, I presume
Aug 04th, 2021 - 12:20 pm - Link - Report abuse -1
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Guillote
“Tierra del Fuego fears the significance of Falkland Islands new port” mmmmmm title
I read the whole article and I don't see what it has to do with the title
i can´t see fear of tierra del fuego about a new port
sorry you are more smart than me. :)
Aug 05th, 2021 - 04:49 am - Link - Report abuse +1
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Swede
What they (the TDF government) fear is that a new port and new infrastructure in the F.I. could make the archipelago more competitive as a “Gateway to Antarctica” for European and North American polar research institutes. As the Falklands are more stable and reliable than Argentina such institutes may choose Stanley before Ushuaia as a base.
Aug 05th, 2021 - 08:15 pm - Link - Report abuse -1
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Quebec forever
The new port means that Stanley will be amble to eat Ushuaia's lunch regarding Antarctica tourism. Good for them and Ushuaia can be left dry for all I care.
Aug 06th, 2021 - 12:16 pm - Link - Report abuse -1
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